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7.6/10
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A series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force.A series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force.A series of mishaps manages to make a young man get chased by a big city's entire police force.
- Awards
- 1 win
Buster Keaton
- The Young Man
- (as 'Buster' Keaton)
Edward F. Cline
- Hobo
- (uncredited)
Virginia Fox
- Mayor's Daughter
- (uncredited)
Steve Murphy
- Conman Selling Furniture
- (uncredited)
Joe Roberts
- Police Chief
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaA "goat gland specialist" was a quack who purported to treat erectile dysfunction with goat glands. In the 1920s, John R. Brinkley, a Kansas pharmacist and self-proclaimed "doctor," used the new medium of radio to make a name for himself, claiming he could cure male impotence with a goat gland transplant. His quack treatments attracted many patients, including several prominent Hollywood movie stars.
- Quotes
Police Chief: Get some cops to protect our policemen!
- Crazy creditsThe "THE END" text appears on a tombstone, which has Keaton's signature pork pie hat on top.
- Alternate versionsSome prints, notably those made by Blackhawk Films, are missing the "goat gland" sequence.
- ConnectionsEdited into When Comedy Was King (1960)
Featured review
Buster Keaton's "Cops" is a very funny and very well-crafted short comedy with a wide range of comic material, ranging from subtle timing gags to hilarious slapstick, and featuring some impressive choreography as well. It takes a short while to set everything up, and then it is very humorous the rest of the way. Keaton's character is involved in a series of misunderstandings at the beginning of the film that eventually lead to him driving across town in a rickety carriage filled with things that don't belong to him. Soon he is being pursued by (literally) every policeman in the city. There are plenty of laughs from Keaton's own comic skills, and a lot of large-scale chase scenes that are carefully filmed and very entertaining.
This is a movie not to be missed for anyone who enjoys silent comedies.
This is a movie not to be missed for anyone who enjoys silent comedies.
- Snow Leopard
- Jul 12, 2001
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- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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