That Ragtime Band is a 1913 American short comedy film directed by Mack Sennett. In the plot, a professor (Ford Sterling) ejects a trumpeter (Nick Cogley) from his concert band because they both like the same woman (Mabel Normand). The professor is pelted with vegetables and eggs when the band next performs; he responds with a fire hose. "The result cannot be described, and must be seen to be enjoyed," according to the film's publicity.
Cast
Ford Sterling as Prof. Smelts
Mabel Normand as Mabel
Nick Cogley as Rival musician
Alice Davenport as Mabel's mother
Laura Oakley as Tall Fatima Sister
Edgar Kennedy as Stage Manager
William Hauber as Man in Audience (uncredited)