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Buster Keaton (forward).
Frame enlargement: Silent Era image collection.
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Cops
(1922) United States of America
B&W : Two reels / 1725 feet
Directed by ‘Buster’ Keaton (Buster Keaton) and Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline)
Cast: Buster Keaton [Buster], Virginia Fox [his girl], Joe Roberts [the detective], Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline) [sitting in front of pawnshop], Steve Murphy [the conman selling furniture]
Comique Film Corporation production; distributed by Associated First National Pictures, Incorporated. / Produced by Joseph M. Schenck. Scenario by ‘Buster’ Keaton (Buster Keaton) and Eddie Cline (Edward F. Cline). Technical direction by Fred Gabourie. Cinematography by Elgin Lessley. Presented by Joseph M. Schenck. / © 15 February 1922 by Comique Film Corporation [LP17630]. Released March 1922. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / One of ten Keaton films under a distribution contract with First National.
Comedy.
Survival status: Print exists in the film holdings of Cohen Media Group (Raymond Rohauer collection) [35mm positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Anarchists - Animals: Horses - Bombs - Chases - Fences - Keys - Ladders - Police: Policemen, Police stations - Tobacco: Cigarettes
Listing updated: 24 September 2013.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 213; Bohn-Light p. 101; Brownlow-Parade p. 476; Dardis-Keaton pp. 89, 90-92, 289; Everson-American p. 355; Fell-History pp. 96, 97; Kerr-Silent pp. 142, 145, 149, 154; Lahue-World pp. 132b, 142; Schelly-Langdon p. 134; Sherwood-Best p. 121; Shipman-Cinema p. 78; Sinyard-Silent pp. 112, 115; Sklar-Movie p. 119 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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