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'''''Our Country Cousins''''' is a 1914 American [[short film|short]] [[comedy film]]. Directed by [[Mack Sennett]], it starred [[Roscoe Arbuckle|Fatty Arbuckle]]. |
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==History== |
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The film's working title was ''Rube Elopement''.<ref name="Walker2010">{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Brent E. |date=2010 |title=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 |url=https://archive.org/details/macksennettsfunf0000unse/page/295/ |location=Jefferson, North Carolina |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=2 |page=295 |isbn=978-0-7864-7711-1 |accessdate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> It was filmed between May 8, 1914, and May 18, 1914, and [[post-production]] was completed on May 24, 1914.<ref name="Walker2010"/> The film was released on June 6, 1914, and had a length of 943 out of 1,000{{nbsp}}feet.<ref name="Walker2010"/> It was directed by [[Mack Sennett]] for [[Keystone Studios]].<ref name="Walker2010"/> |
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The author Brent E. Walker wrote that a [[secondary source]] known for being inaccurate had wrongly said [[Dell Henderson]] was the film's director and [[Rube Miller]] and [[Charley Chase]] were members of the film's cast. Walker said Miller's and Chase's appearance in the film was "unverified but unlikely".<ref name="Walker2010"/> |
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==Cast== |
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* Rube Miller |
* Rube Miller |
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* [[Alfred St. John|Al St. John]] |
* [[Alfred St. John|Al St. John]] |
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==Plot summary== |
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The farmer has two sons. His niece visits the farm and the two sons fall in love with her. She and one of the sons elope. The priest declines to marry them, and the [[Keystone Cops]] chase after the couple. The couple tumble off a cliff and the police officers try numerous times to save her. Their attempts to save her lead to their falling off the cliff too. |
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==Reception== |
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''[[Motion Picture News]]'' said, "The comedy is sure to produce a laugh, but is not equal to the usual Keystone."<ref name="MPN1914-06-27">{{cite news |date=1914-06-27 |title=Mutual Program: Our Country Cousins |url=https://archive.org/details/motionp09moti/page/n1038/ |newspaper=[[Motion Picture News]] |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=9 |number=25 |page=[https://archive.org/details/motionp09moti/page/n1105/ 68] |accessdate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> ''[[The Moving Picture World]]'' praised the film, writing, "Farm characters and an elopement that has the Keystone flavor and is sure to make laughter. It has unexpected and very funny incidents and will surely make an excellent offering."<ref name="MPW">{{cite journal |date=1914-07-04 |title=Comments on the Films |url=https://archive.org/details/movingpicturewor21newy/page/65/ |journal=[[The Moving Picture World]] |volume=21 |number=1 |page=65 |accessdate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> ''[[Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly]]'' said "the whole thing ends in a glorious scrimmage".<ref name="Kinematograph1914-11-05">{{cite news |date=1914-11-05 |title=The Story of the Films |journal=[[Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly]] |volume=16 |issue=393 |page=xxv |id={{ProQuest|2594735242}} }}</ref> |
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''[[Maitland Mercury]]'' stated, "The niece falls down a cliff, and most of the rest fall down a great number of times in the attempt to rescue her, their antics being certain to cause tumultuous laughter."<ref name="Mercury1914-11-19">{{cite news |date=1914-11-19 |title=Pictoria |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/maitland-mercury/135430414/ |newspaper=[[Maitland Mercury]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2023-11-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119100449/https://www.newspapers.com/article/maitland-mercury/135430414/ |archivedate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> In a mixed review, ''[[The Riverine Grazier]]'' said, "was like many comic films, somewhat overdone, but it was most successful as a mirth producer"<ref name="Grazier1914-10-20">{{cite news |date=1914-10-20 |title=The Lyceum Picture Co. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-riverine-grazier/135430455/ |newspaper=[[The Riverine Grazier]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2023-11-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119100840/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-riverine-grazier/135430455/ |archivedate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> ''Lewistown Daily News'' stated that the film is "another of those screaming Keystone comedies only this is said to be even better than a good many of them".<ref name="Lewiston1914-07-04">{{cite news |date=1914-07-04 |title=Features At Bijou Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewistown-daily-news/135430471/ |newspaper=Lewistown Daily News |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2023-11-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101047/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lewistown-daily-news/135430471/ |archivedate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> ''Folkestone Herald'' called '' Our Country Cousins'' "a very funny Keystone release featuring the famous Keystone Police".<ref name="Folkestone1914-12-19">{{cite news |date=1914-12-19 |title=Central Picture Theatre |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/folkestone-herald/135430517/ |newspaper=Folkestone Herald |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=2023-11-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231119101430/https://www.newspapers.com/article/folkestone-herald/135430517/ |archivedate=2023-11-19 }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of American films of 1914]] |
* [[List of American films of 1914]] |
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* [[Fatty Arbuckle filmography]] |
* [[Fatty Arbuckle filmography]] |
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==References== |
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| Our Country Cousins | |
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| Directed by | Mack Sennett |
| Starring | Fatty Arbuckle |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Our Country Cousins is a 1914 American short comedy film. Directed by Mack Sennett, it starred Fatty Arbuckle.
History
The film's working title was Rube Elopement.[1] It was filmed between May 8, 1914, and May 18, 1914, and post-production was completed on May 24, 1914.[1] The film was released on June 6, 1914, and had a length of 943 out of 1,000 feet.[1] It was directed by Mack Sennett for Keystone Studios.[1]
The author Brent E. Walker wrote that a secondary source known for being inaccurate had wrongly said Dell Henderson was the film's director and Rube Miller and Charley Chase were members of the film's cast. Walker said Miller's and Chase's appearance in the film was "unverified but unlikely".[1]
Cast
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- Charley Chase
- Edgar Kennedy
- Rube Miller
- Al St. John
Plot summary
The farmer has two sons. His niece visits the farm and the two sons fall in love with her. She and one of the sons elope. The priest declines to marry them, and the Keystone Cops chase after the couple. The couple tumble off a cliff and the police officers try numerous times to save her. Their attempts to save her lead to their falling off the cliff too.
Reception
Motion Picture News said, "The comedy is sure to produce a laugh, but is not equal to the usual Keystone."[2] The Moving Picture World praised the film, writing, "Farm characters and an elopement that has the Keystone flavor and is sure to make laughter. It has unexpected and very funny incidents and will surely make an excellent offering."[3] Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly said "the whole thing ends in a glorious scrimmage".[4]
Maitland Mercury stated, "The niece falls down a cliff, and most of the rest fall down a great number of times in the attempt to rescue her, their antics being certain to cause tumultuous laughter."[5] In a mixed review, The Riverine Grazier said, "was like many comic films, somewhat overdone, but it was most successful as a mirth producer"[6] Lewistown Daily News stated that the film is "another of those screaming Keystone comedies only this is said to be even better than a good many of them".[7] Folkestone Herald called Our Country Cousins "a very funny Keystone release featuring the famous Keystone Police".[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e 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. Vol. 2. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-7864-7711-1. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Mutual Program: Our Country Cousins". Motion Picture News. Vol. 9, no. 25. 1914-06-27. p. 68. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Comments on the Films". The Moving Picture World. 21 (1): 65. 1914-07-04. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
- ^ "The Story of the Films". Kinematograph and Lantern Weekly. Vol. 16, no. 393. 1914-11-05. p. xxv. ProQuest 2594735242.
- ^ "Pictoria". Maitland Mercury. 1914-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Lyceum Picture Co". The Riverine Grazier. 1914-10-20. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Features At Bijou Tonight". Lewistown Daily News. 1914-07-04. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Central Picture Theatre". Folkestone Herald. 1914-12-19. Archived from the original on 2023-11-19. Retrieved 2023-11-19 – via Newspapers.com.
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