Shot in the Excitement

19141914
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12m

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5.6/10

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Short Comedy

A girl and her suitor are interrupted by the pranks of a rival (who rigs a booby trap which fires a cannon). Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Presented by CineMuseum (on behalf ... Read allA girl and her suitor are interrupted by the pranks of a rival (who rigs a booby trap which fires a cannon). Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Presented by CineMuseum (on behalf of Keystone Films).A girl and her suitor are interrupted by the pranks of a rival (who rigs a booby trap which fires a cannon). Music composed and performed by Donald Sosin. Presented by CineMuseum (on behalf of Keystone Films).

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

149

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- Rube Miller(unconfirmed)
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Alice Howell, Rube Miller, and Al St. John in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

Rube Miller in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

Alice Howell and Al St. John in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

Al St. John in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

Alice Howell in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

Alice Howell, Al St. John, and Josef Swickard in Shot in the Excitement (1914)

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Included in "The Mack Sennett Collection Vol. One" Blu-Ray set, released by Flicker Alley.

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6/10

Escalation

This early Keystone, about the rivalry between two goonish suitors over goonish Alice Howell, starts out with with the suitors attacking each other with spiders and quickly escalates with attacks by rocks, water and soon, a civil war cannon. It shows no subtlety in its humor ... all it lacks is a mushroom cloud at the end.

There is quite a lot of comedy talent on display, including Charley Chase, the forgotten -- and very funny -- Alice Howell, Chester Conklin and, to round out the pack, Al St. John. It won't make any fans, but if you enjoy the early Keystones or want to see these players in their earlier, rawer phases, it will be worth your time.

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