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.
  • Hoffmeyer's Legacy at IMDb
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