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'''''In the Clutches of the Gang''''' (also known as '''''In the Clutches of a Gang''''') is a 1914 American [[Short film|short]] [[comedy film]] featuring [[Roscoe Arbuckle]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/InTheClutchesOfTheGang1914.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: In the Clutches of the Gang |accessdate=2008-02-28|work=Silent Era}}</ref> The majority of the film is believed to be [[Lost film|lost]].<ref name="silentera"/> However, a fragment of the film exists and is held by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="Keystone">{{cite book |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Lon |editor2-last=Davis |editor2-first=Debra |title=Chase! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops |publisher=BearManor Media |page=254 |isbn=978-1629335438}}</ref>
'''''In the Clutches of the Gang''''' (also known as '''''In the Clutches of a Gang''''') is a 1914 American [[Short film|short]] [[comedy film]] featuring [[Roscoe Arbuckle]] and the [[Keystone Cops]].<ref name="silentera">{{cite web |url=http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/I/InTheClutchesOfTheGang1914.html |title=Progressive Silent Film List: In the Clutches of the Gang |accessdate=2008-02-28|work=Silent Era}}</ref> The majority of the film is believed to be [[Lost film|lost]].<ref name="silentera"/> However, a fragment of the film exists and is held by the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref name="Keystone">{{cite book |editor1-last=Davis |editor1-first=Lon |editor2-last=Davis |editor2-first=Debra |title=Chase! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops |date=March 19, 2020 |publisher=BearManor Media |page=254 |isbn=978-1629335438}}</ref> This film is considered to be a "high point" for the Keystone Cops, as the entire movie focuses on the slapstick police force.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lahue |first1=Kalton C. |title=Mack Sennett's Keystone: The Man, the Myth and the Comedies |date=1971 |publisher=A.S. Barnes and Co. |page=195 |isbn=978-0-498-07461-5 |url=https://archive.org/details/macksennettskeys0000lahu/page/194/mode/2up |access-date=22 February 2024}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle]]
* [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle]] as Keystone Cop
* Robert Cox as Keystone Cop<ref name="Keystone"/>
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* [[Charles Avery]]
* [[Bobby Dunn]] as Keystone Cop<ref name="Keystone"/>
* [[Nick Cogley]]
* [[George Jeske]] as Keystone Kop
* [[George Jeske]] as Keystone Cop
* [[Edgar Kennedy]]
* [[Edgar Kennedy]] as Keystone Cop
* [[Virginia Kirtley]] as The Girl<ref name="Keystone"/>
* [[Hank Mann]]
* [[Harry McCoy]]
* [[Hank Mann]] as Keystone Cop
* [[Rube Miller]]
* Rube Miller as Keystone Cop
* [[George Nichols (actor)|George Nichols]]
* [[George Nichols (actor)|George Nichols]] as The Detective
* [[Mabel Normand]]
* [[Ford Sterling]] as Chief Tehiezel
* [[Ford Sterling]] as Chief Tehiezel
* [[Alfred St. John|Al St. John]]
* [[Alfred St. John|Al St. John]] as Keystone Cop
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* [[Charles Avery (actor)|Charles Avery]]


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 01:25, 24 December 2024

In the Clutches of the Gang
Directed byGeorge Nichols
Mack Sennett
Produced byMack Sennett
StarringRoscoe Arbuckle
Release date
  • January 17, 1914 (1914-01-17)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

In the Clutches of the Gang (also known as In the Clutches of a Gang) is a 1914 American short comedy film featuring Roscoe Arbuckle and the Keystone Cops.[1] The majority of the film is believed to be lost.[1] However, a fragment of the film exists and is held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[2] This film is considered to be a "high point" for the Keystone Cops, as the entire movie focuses on the slapstick police force.[3]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: In the Clutches of the Gang". Silent Era. Retrieved February 28, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Davis, Lon; Davis, Debra, eds. (March 19, 2020). Chase! A Tribute to the Keystone Cops. BearManor Media. p. 254. ISBN 978-1629335438.
  3. ^ Lahue, Kalton C. (1971). Mack Sennett's Keystone: The Man, the Myth and the Comedies. A.S. Barnes and Co. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-498-07461-5. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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