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| Thomas Ince | known as the "Father of the Western" |
| Inceville | the first modern Hollywood Studio |
| Inceville | this studio eventually became part of MGM |
| Inceville | this studio became the prototype for the studio system |
| Mack Sennett | known as "The King of Comedy" |
| Mack Sennett | known as "The Master of Slapstick Comedy" |
| Mack Sennett | the founder of Keystone Studio |
| Mack Sennett | creator of the new screen genre "The Silent Slapstick Comedy" |
| Over the Fence (1917) | first film to feature Harold Lloyd's "Glasses Character" |
| Our Gang (1937-1944) | also known as "The Little Rascals" after it was sold to MGM |
| Mack Sennett's Filming Technique | shooting pictures at a slow camera speed and then accelerating the frames in the projector at playback to give a frenzied action |
| Our Gang (1937-1944) | the longest running short series in Hollywood histroy |
| Mack Sennett | discovered and produced the first films of Charlie Chaplin |
| Mack Sennett | discovered and produced the first films of Buster Keaton |
| Mack Sennett | discovered and produced the first films of Fatty Arbuckle |
| Mack Sennett | discovered and produced the first films of Harry Langdon |
| Plot of The Rounders (1914) | Two drunks live in the same hotel. One beats his wife, the other is beaten by his. They go off and get drunk together. They try to sleep in a restaurant using tables as beds and are thrown out. They lie down in a row boat which fills with water, drowning them (a fate apparently better than going home to their wives). |
| Plot of Over the Fence (1917) | Snitch steals Ginger's baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. |
| Elements of a Slapstick Comedy | wild slapstick chase finales, visual gags and stunts, and speedy, zany actions |
| Thomas Ince | known for his untimely death aboard William Hearst's yacht |
