Police Clippings 25/38
New York Clipper, New York, June 3, 1916.
Police Scenes
„A first-rate comedy“
Editorial content. „,POLICE! POLICE!‘
Produced by Essanay. Two reels.
Released May 22. By General Film.
STORY – Movie farce.
DIRECTION – Very good.
ACTION – Fast and furious.
SITUATIONS – Funny.
CONTINUITY – Even.
SUSPENSE – Great.
DETAIL – Fine.
ACTING – Good cast supports Charlie Chaplin.
PHOTOGRAPHY – Good.
EXTERIORS – Right.
BOX OFFICE VALUE – A much better picture in every way
than „Carmen.“ Chaplin at his funniest.
REMARKS.
„Police“ is an excellent comedy. Based on a very old but
tried and true bit of burlesque „nokem..“ It has all the
necessary essentials to laugh making in the person of the
inimitable Charlie Chaplin and numerous howlingly
funny situations.
Any old timer will recall Hall and Staley‘s vaudeville act,
wherein two burglars endeavored to rob a house, and
in so doing dropped their tools, knocked over pieces of furniture
and statuary, and generally created such a noisy
disturbance that the police arrived.
Chaplin, in the opening of the picture, is seen emerging
from jail. A very laughable incident occurs through
a serious looking individual accosting him and preaching
the doctrine of the ,straight and narrow path.‘ Chaplin
listens attentively and saunters away apparently impressed.
Later he misses his watch, and the inference
is plain. The pseudo reformer has slipped one over on him.
It may be a coincidence, but the aforementioned
serious looking individual looks for all the world like a typical
would-be censor of the sort that is making such a howl
at present about the much discussed decadence of picture
entertainments in general.
Chaplin meets an old prison mate in the course of his travels
and they decide to rob a house. Getting into the domicile
which they intend to burgle gives rise to ten minutes‘ excellent
low comedy, and when they finally effect an entrance
through an open door, after strenuously trying to open a window,
the fun becomes riotous. All in all, a first-rate comedy,
with just the proper sort of film fun and – Chaplin. Hex.“
Police is released by Essanay May 27, 1916.
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