Hoffmeyer's Legacy

1912 American film
  • Ford Sterling
  • The Keystone Cops
Release date
  • December 23, 1912 (1912-12-23)
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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

Hoffmeyer inherits $500, and his wife tries to prevent him from spending it all.

Cast

  • 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

  1. ^ 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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