Hoffmeyer's Legacy
Appearance
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Directed by | Mack Sennett |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Hoffmeyer's Legacy is a 1912 comedy short directed by Mack Sennett and notable for being the first Keystone Cops comedy.[1] However, many consider the first real Keystone Cop comedy to be The Bangville Police (1913).
Plot
[edit]Hoffmeyer inherits $500, and his wife tries to prevent him from spending it all.
Cast
[edit]- Ford Sterling ... Hoffmeyer
- Charles Avery ... Keystone Kop
- Bobby Dunn ... Keystone Kop
- Chester M. Franklin ... Man in police station
- George Jeske ... Keystone Kop
- Fred Mace ... Hoffmeyer's wife (in drag)
- Edgar Kennedy ... Keystone Kop
- Hank Mann ... Keystone Kop
- Mack Riley ... Keystone Kop
- Mack Sennett ... Police Chief
- Slim Summerville ... Keystone Kop
References
[edit]- ^ Walker, Brent E. (2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Inc. p. 271. ISBN 9780786457076. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
External links
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Categories:
- 1912 films
- 1912 comedy films
- Silent American comedy films
- American silent short films
- American black-and-white films
- Films directed by Mack Sennett
- Keystone Studios films
- 1912 short films
- American comedy short films
- 1910s English-language films
- 1910s American films
- English-language short films
- 1910s short comedy film stubs