
Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. An anarchist's bomb lands in his carriage. After lighting his cigarette with it, he tosses it into the ranks of police. When it explodes the police chase him all over town.... (Full plot summary below)
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Through a series of mistaken identities Buster winds up with a load of furniture in the middle of parade of policemen. An anarchist's bomb lands in his carriage. After lighting his cigarette with it, he tosses it into the ranks of police. When it explodes the police chase him all over town.
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| All Movie GuideDan JardineBuster Keaton's brilliantly subversive two-reeler film boils with frantic anarchic hilarity. |
| User ReviewJosh GShort, sweet, and damn near perfect. Who is good? I am good. |
| User ReviewJohn SHilarious. Very clever beginning leading to an epic chase. |
| User Reviewvictor lThe copy I saw was a little damaged but I found it hilarious and daring. This short film is part of Keaton's best period, the years that made him an immortal legend. Keaton proves he was a terrific acrobat in the ladder scene and during the chasing by lots of policemen. |
| User ReviewChris BWhile Buster Keaton never thought much of "Cops" it has become one of the greatest comedy two-reelers of all time! The film is another chase film but this time there are literally dozens and dozens of cops giving chase to Buster after another series of unfortunate events. The idea of Buster evading literally a town of cops in athletic superiority is almost like watching a culmination of Buster's entity as the confident and always one step ahead being that he had become. The ending, which I won't spoil, isn't the traditional "happy ending" and is hilarious for being so! The film consists of a setup first reel that is still gag filled but slower in it's build up that leads and adds to the second reel in which the full chase takes place. While not consistently frantic the whole film the buildup is definitely the reason the second half is so brilliant! |
| User ReviewAj VHilarious movie with a fantastic chase scene. |
| User ReviewLJ LUn cortometraje poderoso, bien hecho y cargado de humor, donde al pobre Buster Keaton lo persiguen un gentio de policias. |
| User ReviewKevin M. WFans of the movie "The Blues Brothers" will no doubt admire that one of their fav chase films has as one of its roots the diminutive and rarely spoken Joseph Keaton (who himself was not too enamored of this greatest of chases ... all done on foot) no less. Through no fault of his own, all while no angel himself, our hero finds himself a subject of not just an all points bulletin, but an all personnel police department parade. How can he hope to escape? And yet he does hope. Great cinema! |
| User ReviewDan MAnother fun movie from Buster Keaton. Not his best but still a good flick. I was a little shocked by the ending but it was good to see a non-stereotypical ending. |
| User Reviewa;slkfj aPlenty of memorable gags, including the ladder/cop see-saw and Buster's cartoon-like getaway, on a speeding vehicle. Darkly sublime ending. |