That Ragtime Band
Bandleader Professor Smelts gets into a romantic rivalry with one of his musicians over a pretty girl's affections.
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"Unless you happen to be an especially ardent Ford Sterling fan, able to enjoy his antics in absolutely anything -- and what are the odds of that? -- you may not find much to enjoy in That Ragtime Band, which is one of the earliest surviving Keystone comedies but far from the best. There are no gags as such, and no real laughs, just a lot of mugging, gesticulating, and food-fighting. The plot hinges on a romantic rivalry between band conductor Sterling and musician Nick Cogley over a pretty girl, Mabel Normand, but nothing much of interest develops. The pioneer filmmakers who produced this shor..."
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This is often touted as the first film in which a pie was throne. It is first thrown by Raymond Hatton and it hits Ford Sterling. Later he picks it up and throws it, errantly hitting Mabel Normand, whom he was courting.
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Bandleader Professor Smelts gets into a romantic rivalry with one of his musicians over a pretty girl's affections.