Mack Sennett Collection Volume One
The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of classic American slapstick comedy. This historic studio was at one time home to a staggering number of silent screen luminaries including Mabel Normand, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Harold Lloyd, Gloria Swanson, Wallace Beery, Harry Langdon, Marie Dressler, Ben Turpin, The Keystone Cops, Ford Sterling, Charley Chase, Al St. John, Mack Swain, Edgar Kennedy, Billy Bevan, Louise Fazenda, Eddie Quillan, and countless others. Even Hollywood icon Charlie Chaplin, still the world's most recognized actor, introduced his beloved Tramp character under the auspices of Keystone. Later, under the Mack Sennett Comedies banner, Sennett went on to produce a new generation of sound comedies, some in early color, featuring the likes of W.C. Fields, Bing Crosby, Lloyd Hamilton, Andy Clyde, and more.
Now, for the first time, thanks to Flicker Alley, CineMuseum, and Keystone Films, over 100 of the best surviving Sennett comedies have been gathered from around the world, fully restored, and digitally re-mastered.
These new editions have been painstakingly reconstructed by CineMuseum and Keystone Films using original 35mm nitrate, archival negatives, preservation materials, and sometimes the lone known surviving film print, from the collections of the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Blackhawk Films, Lobster Films, the Richard M. Roberts Collection, Gierucki Studios, and dozens of privately held archives.
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The Curtain Pole
'The Curtain Pole' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Manicure Lady
'The Manicure Lady' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
A Dash Through the Clouds
'A Dash Through the Clouds' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was…
The Water Nymph
'The Water Nymph' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
A Grocery Clerk's Romance
'A Grocery Clerk's Romance' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
On His Wedding Day
'On His Wedding Day' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Bangville Police
'Bangville Police' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
A Fishy Affair
'A Fishy Affair' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Speed Kings
'The Speed Kings' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Thief Catcher
'The Thief Catcher' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Great Toe Mystery
'The Great Toe Mystery' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Recreation
'Recreation' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of classic…
Shot in The Excitement
'Shot in The Excitement' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
The Noise of Bombs
'The Noise of Bombs' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Ambrose's First Falsehood
'Ambrose's First Falsehood' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
A Birds's Bird
'A Birds's Bird' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Gussle's Day of Rest
'Gussle's Day of Rest' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
DO-RE-MI-BOOM!
'DO-RE-MI-BOOM!' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of classic…
A Lover's Lost Control
'A Lover's Lost Control' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
A Submarine Pirate
'A Submarine Pirate' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Fatty and Mabel Adrift
'Fatty and Mabel Adrift' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
His Bitter Pill
'His Bitter Pill' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Madcap Ambrose
'Madcap Ambrose' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
Teddy at the Throttle
'Teddy at the Throttle' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Her Torpedoed Love
'Her Torpedoed Love' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
A Clever Dummy
'A Clever Dummy' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Hearts and Flowers
'Hearts and Flowers' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Down on the Farm (feature)
'Down on the Farm (feature)' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was…
Don't Weaken
'Don't Weaken' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
Gymnasium Jim
'Gymnasium Jim' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
The Extra Girl (feature)
'The Extra Girl (feature)' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
The Dare-Devil
'The Dare-Devil' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
Black Oxfords
'Black Oxfords' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
Galloping Bungalows
'Galloping Bungalows' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
His Marriage Wow
'His Marriage Wow' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies
'Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
A Rainy Knight
'A Rainy Knight' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Saturday Afternoon
'Saturday Afternoon' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
A Sea Dog's Tale
'A Sea Dog's Tale' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Hoboken to Hollywood
'Hoboken to Hollywood' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Ice Cold Cocos
'Ice Cold Cocos' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Broke in China
'Broke in China' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Pride of Pikeville
'The Pride of Pikeville' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the…
Fiddlesticks
'Fiddlesticks' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of classic…
Run, Girl, Run
'Run, Girl, Run' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
Taxi for Two
'Taxi for Two' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace…
The Dentist
'The Dentist' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
The Bluffer
'The Bluffer' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett, was the birthplace of…
Don't Play Bridge with your Wife (sound)
'Don't Play Bridge with your Wife (sound)' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack…
The Fatal Glass of Beer (sound)
'The Fatal Glass of Beer (sound)' is part of a series of films from Flicker Alley. The Keystone Film Company, under the guidance of pioneering producer and director Mack Sennett,…
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So much fun.