The Ragtime Band
“The result cannot be described, and must be seen to be enjoyed.”
About The Ragtime Band
Professor Smelts, played by Ford Sterling, throws a trumpeter, Nick Cogley, out of the concert band because both men want Mabel Normand. At the next performance the audience throws vegetables and eggs. Smelts answers with a fire hose.
Cast & crew
More about The Ragtime Band
Mack Sennett directed and produced the Keystone short, released May 1, 1913, and distributed by the Mutual Film Corporation. It is also titled That Ragtime Band. Alice Davenport plays Mabel's mother. Edgar Kennedy plays the stage manager.
Themes
Notes
- Laura Oakley plays a Tall Fatima Sister. William Hauber is a man in the audience.
Scenes
- The audience pelts Professor Smelts with vegetables and eggs, and he turns a fire hose on them.
Also available
- Internet Archive (TheRagtimeBand1913)
