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.
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- 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
a sketch
Each film of Buster Keaton, for me, is support of reflection. "Cops" is not a reflection. But a sketch about motifs, choices, situations and fine art of birth of comedy. A film about manner to survive to adversary situations. And to build a form of happiness in the most inspired manner. The furniture, the horse, the cops and the innocent victim of unhappy situations are good pieces of a realistic and profound useful portrait of near reality. The same after almost a century.
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- Kirpianuscus
- Jan 30, 2019
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- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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