Keystone Kops

Silent film comedies featuring a incompetent group of policemen. Produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917.

The idea came from Hank Mann, who also played police chief Teeheezel in the first film before being replaced by Ford Sterling. Their first film was Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912) but their popularity came from the 1913 feature The Bangville Police. However as early as 1914 they were being pushed out by Sennett in favour of comedians like Charlie Chaplin and [Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle]?.