Unreal that these were genuine stunts they were actually doing. They had to be serious athletes and acrobats. Even running in front of moving trains. Wow.
Henry Murdock 1891-1928 - his death certificate states he died by "Strangulation by piece of meat lodged in the larynx". One can assume that if he was eating with other persons present that no one knew how to dislodge an obstruction in the airway... a sad reflection of the era. He has a Find a Grave site, listed as "PVT. Henry G. Murdock".
Ok I had to come look this up...i was reading an article about the death of Andrew Kissel and the police detectives working on the case said they were hurt because Andrews father referred to them as the "Keystone Kops" ..i had to come see...yeah that was definitely an insult 😂😭
@@DaveGlass wth. I must be on some heavy drugs - I coulda sworn that's where I saw it...I guess I need to change this by writing "Funny - I just watched this on your channel." (which doesn't have quite the same punch.)
Thanks for your good work! A fair number of films Roscoe directed and wrote for Educational Pictures are turning up on RU-vid. My favorites are those starring the very funny Lloyd Hamilton, definitely the inspiration for Jackie Gleason's subsequent "The Poor Soul" character.
Received my copy the other day and got through the first disc so far. Highly enjoyable. The treasure trove of familiar faces at the beginning of the disc was a true treat as was getting a genuine Arbuckle Comique short I’ve never seen. The LKO stuff was truly surreal in parts. When we’re getting into official starring vehicles, it’s fascinating watching him develop and I look forward to where he’ll go on disc two. Some of the cartoonish hunting gags feel like silent comedy comfort food - I swear this stuff turned up in Stooge shorts. That fragment of Monty shaving on his bike while going to work was a riot. Again, really looking forward to disc two and thank you Dave for all your hard work. It’s much appreciated. - Doug Sarnecky
Fantastic! With apologies to canine comedienne Cameo, I personally am partial to Pepper the cat, who co-starred with Madcap Mabel Normand in the Keystone comedy A LITTLE HERO.
This video and the old footage are totally priceless! What I'd give to go back in time, and watch all these old movies...when comedy really was funny! Thank You for your work, the finished product shines.
Its a funny thing, we dont tend to think of it, but the legacy of Keystone cops continued on with the bumbling cop genre. From Professor Cluso in the Pink Panther series, to Naked Gun, Police Academy, and even one must consider cop films like Bad Boys, Ride Along, that are indeed less direct slap-stick but stick in part comedic in nature.
If I had to guess, I'd say they used different takes mostly when it was only practical to film with one camera due to angles or confined spaces such as in the van. It also would reduce the amount of times the same negative would have to be used for reprints
