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The Keystone Cops (often spelled "Keystone Kops") were fictional incompetent policemen, featured in silent film comedies in the early 20th century. The movies were produced by Mack Sennett for his Keystone Film Company between 1912 and 1917. The idea came from Hank Mann who also played police chief Tehiezel in the first film before being replaced by Ford Sterling. Their first film was ''Hoffmeyer's Legacy'' (1912) but their popularity stemmed from the 1913 short ''The Bangville Police'' starring Mabel Normand. As early as 1914, Sennet shifted the Keystone Cops from starring roles to background ensemble, in support of comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle. The Keystone Cops serve as supporting players for Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, and Chaplin in the first full-length Sennett comedy feature, ''Tillie's Punctured Romance'' (1914), as well as in ''Mabel's New Hero'' (1913) with Normand and Arbuckle; ''Making a Living'' (1914) with Chaplin in his first screen appearance (pre-Tramp); ''In the Clutches of the Gang'' (1914) with Normand, Arbuckle, and Al St. John; and ''Wished on Mabel'' (1915) with Arbuckle and Normand, among others. Comedian/actors Chester Conklin, Jimmy Finlayson, Ford Sterling and director Del Lord were also Keystone Cops. In 2010, the previously lost short ''A Thief Catcher'' was rediscovered at an antique sale in Michigan. The short, filmed in 1914, stars Ford Sterling, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, and Al St. John and includes a previously unknown appearance of Charlie Chaplin as a Keystone Kop. ==Tropes== * There is always a chase. * Filmed at slow speed so that the action would appear faster than normal in playback. * The cops never ran in a straight line, but rather in a zig-zag pattern as if bouncing off invisible walls. * Although there are collisions and disasters aplenty, nobody is ever truly hurt. * One of every four frames of film was removed to provide a sort of jerky motion.〔Ackroyd, Peter (2014); ''Charlie Chaplin: a brief life'', Disc 2, Track 9, audio book edition 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Keystone Cops」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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