Silent Comedy Slapstick - Part 1

Keystone Cops (Keystone Kops) on roof, cannonball fired at cops station house, villain launches another cannonball, cop in pajamas catches cannonball and flies across city (early special effects). Dazed bad boy tries to shake himself awake.

Man on street gets hat caught on pole sticking out of truck and is dragged along street dangling from pole. Man intercepted by motorcycle and falls into sidecar.

Little kid (Jackie Cooper) falls down stairs and tries to chase bouncing hat, kid crawls under fence and loses pants.

Bad Boss stops worker on street, argues. Worker tells boss to knock stick off shoulder, he does, asks him to do it again, and again with increasingly bigger sticks. Fade to pile of lumber at feet of boss who is so weary from knocking them off worker's shoulder.

Man on stage gets caught on rising curtain and falls over, audience in theatre roars with laughter.

Family in open road and series of trailers takes off for California ("California or Bust" sign painted on side of truck). Man (Snub Pollard) in truck tries to play pool while moving, balls move everywhere but into pockets.

Man in trailer park steps on milk dish and splashed with milk, goes back to tent and throws pan off camera, it comes back and hits him in the face. Car enters camp and is stopped by man hanging from tollbooth arm, takes toll and arm goes up.

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Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Silent
• Comedy
• Keystone
• Cops
• Kops
• Slapstick
• Humor
• Vintage