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[[File:BusterKeatonCops_1638.jpg|frame|Fuck da police]] |
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In this 1922 short, [[Buster Keaton]] is trying to become a successful businessman in order to woo the mayor's daughter ([[Virginia Fox]]), but unwittingly gets into a series of steadily escalating mishaps with members of the LAPD. Eventually he wanders into a policemen's parade, obliviously tosses a bomb into the crowd, and ends up chased by the entire police force. |
In this 1922 short, [[Buster Keaton]] is trying to become a successful businessman in order to woo the mayor's daughter ([[Virginia Fox]]), but unwittingly gets into a series of steadily escalating mishaps with members of the LAPD. Eventually he wanders into a policemen's parade, obliviously tosses a bomb into the crowd, and ends up chased by the entire police force. |
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This film is in the public domain |
This film is in the public domain. |
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=== "Cops" provides examples of === |
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* [[All-Natural Snake Oil]]: "Dr. Smith, Goat Gland Specialist" |
* [[All-Natural Snake Oil]]: "Dr. Smith, Goat Gland Specialist" |
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* [[Angry Guard Dog]] |
* [[Angry Guard Dog]]{{context}} |
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* [[Black Comedy]]: Specifically, [[Kafka Komedy]]. |
* [[Black Comedy]]: Specifically, [[Kafka Komedy]]. |
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* [[Bomb-Throwing Anarchists]] |
* [[Bomb-Throwing Anarchists]]{{context}} |
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* [[Cartoon Bomb]] |
* [[Cartoon Bomb]]{{context}} |
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* [[Chase Scene]] |
* [[Chase Scene]]{{context}} |
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* [[Con Man]] |
* [[Con Man]]{{context}} |
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* [[Couldn't Find a Lighter]]: Buster lights his cigarette off the fuse of a bomb. |
* [[Couldn't Find a Lighter]]: Buster lights his cigarette off the fuse of a bomb. |
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* [[Did Not Get the Girl]] |
* [[Did Not Get the Girl]]{{context}} |
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* [[Downer Ending]] |
* [[Downer Ending]]{{context}} |
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* [[Dressing as the Enemy]] |
* [[Dressing as the Enemy]]{{context}} |
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* [[Hot Pursuit]] |
* [[Hot Pursuit]]{{context}} |
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* [[Irony]]: "Maybe he was arrested for speeding." |
* [[Irony]]: "Maybe he was arrested for speeding." |
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* [[Lemming Cops]] |
* [[Lemming Cops]]{{context}} |
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* [[Nobody Here but Us Statues]] |
* [[Nobody Here but Us Statues]]{{context}} |
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* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]] |
* [[Non-Fatal Explosions]]{{context}} |
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* [[Outside Ride]]: Combined with a [[Vehicle Vanish]] (see below). |
* [[Outside Ride]]: Combined with a [[Vehicle Vanish]] (see below). |
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* [[Short Con]] |
* [[Short Con]]{{context}} |
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* [[Spurned Into Suicide]] (Implied) |
* [[Spurned Into Suicide]] (Implied) |
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* [[Suicide by Cop]] (Implied) |
* [[Suicide by Cop]] (Implied) |
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* [[Tap on the Head]] |
* [[Tap on the Head]]{{context}} |
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* [[Under Crank]]: Used sporadically in the big [[Chase Scene]]. |
* [[Under Crank]]: Used sporadically in the big [[Chase Scene]]. |
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* [[Vehicle Vanish]]: Buster grabs a passing truck with one hand. It happens in plain sight of the camera, but it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. |
* [[Vehicle Vanish]]: Buster grabs a passing truck with one hand. It happens in plain sight of the camera, but it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment. |
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Revision as of 05:45, 14 March 2015
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{{#ev:dailymotion|http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xjydkb_buster-keaton-cops-1922_shortfilms%7C480%7Cright%7CAlternate YouTube link.|frame|}} In this 1922 short, Buster Keaton is trying to become a successful businessman in order to woo the mayor's daughter (Virginia Fox), but unwittingly gets into a series of steadily escalating mishaps with members of the LAPD. Eventually he wanders into a policemen's parade, obliviously tosses a bomb into the crowd, and ends up chased by the entire police force.
This film is in the public domain.
Tropes used in Cops (film) include:
- All-Natural Snake Oil: "Dr. Smith, Goat Gland Specialist"
- Angry Guard Dog[context?]
- Black Comedy: Specifically, Kafka Komedy.
- Bomb-Throwing Anarchists[context?]
- Cartoon Bomb[context?]
- Chase Scene[context?]
- Con Man[context?]
- Couldn't Find a Lighter: Buster lights his cigarette off the fuse of a bomb.
- Did Not Get the Girl[context?]
- Downer Ending[context?]
- Dressing as the Enemy[context?]
- Hot Pursuit[context?]
- Irony: "Maybe he was arrested for speeding."
- Lemming Cops[context?]
- Nobody Here but Us Statues[context?]
- Non-Fatal Explosions[context?]
- Outside Ride: Combined with a Vehicle Vanish (see below).
- Short Con[context?]
- Spurned Into Suicide (Implied)
- Suicide by Cop (Implied)
- Tap on the Head[context?]
- Under Crank: Used sporadically in the big Chase Scene.
- Vehicle Vanish: Buster grabs a passing truck with one hand. It happens in plain sight of the camera, but it's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment.
- Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Buster packing a vase and a pitcher.
- Wire Fu: When Buster is launched from a seesaw.