When Comedy Was King (1960)
March 29, 1960
Drama, Comedy, Documentary
1h 21m
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You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Robert Youngson
- edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage) Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage) Wallace Beery
- edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' (archive footage) Charlie Chaplin
- edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage) Charley Chase
- edited from 'Cops' (archive footage) Buster Keaton
- edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage) Edgar Kennedy
- edited from 'The First 100 Years' Harry Langdon
- edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage) Stan Laurel
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Keywords
- slapstick comedy
- pratfall