Cops

Duration: 22

Genre: Short Comedy Family

Year Published: 1922

Creator: Joseph M. Schenck

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Features Buster Keaton as he tries to make it in big business but is either taken or outsmarted at every turn. Contains the largest gathering of police ever involved in a film chase., Since Buster Keaton's girl won't marry him until he's a success, he becomes involved in big business and is outsmarted at every turn. Unwittingly, he becomes involved with the police department, in one of the greatest chase scenes on film.

Complete Record: Features Buster Keaton as he tries to make it in big business but is either taken or outsmarted at every turn. Contains the largest gathering of police ever involved in a film chase., Buster's girl will not marry him until he is successful, a dandy motivation for his new business enterprise. Keaton unwittingly tangles with the police department and the resulting riot is one of the grandest chase sequences ever filmed. The fatalistic conclusion provides an ironic commentary on the American dream. , , , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.