A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
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Charles Chaplin
- edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.'
- (archive footage)
- (as Charlie Chaplin)
Buster Keaton
- edited from 'Cops'
- (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
- edited from 'Big Business'
- (archive footage)
- (as Hardy)
Stan Laurel
- edited from 'Big Business'
- (archive footage)
- (as Laurel)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
- (archive footage)
- (as Fatty Arbuckle)
Wallace Beery
- Henry Black
- (archive footage)
Charley Chase
- edited from 'Movie Night'
- (archive footage)
- (as Charlie Chase)
Edgar Kennedy
- edited from 'A Pair of Tights'
- (archive footage)
Harry Langdon
- edited from 'The First 100 Years'
- (archive footage)
Mabel Normand
- edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
- (archive footage)
The Sennett Girls
- edited from 'Yukon Jake'
- (archive footage)
Gloria Swanson
- Gloria Dawn - Bobby's Sweetheart
- (archive footage)
Ben Turpin
- edited from 'Yukon Jake'
- (archive footage)
Chester Conklin
- edited from 'The Masquerader'
- (archive footage)
Vernon Dent
- edited from 'Wall Street Blues'
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaOne of the glaring omissions from this film is the absence of Harold Lloyd. Despite being good friends with Director Robert Youngson, Lloyd did not permit Youngson to use his films. Lloyd owned the copyright to most of his films and produced his own compilations.
- GoofsAt one point, narrator Dwight Weist remarks that a quarter century has passed since the death of Harry Langdon. In fact, he died in December of 1944, just over 15 years before this film was released.
- ConnectionsEdited from Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914)
- SoundtracksDance of the Cuckoos
Music by Marvin Hatley
Featured review
hilarious feature doco
Really astonishing feature length footage of the greatest silent comedy stars and the stunt films that thrilled millions, all lovingly set in a nickelodeon and chapters for each personality and type of film. The voice over is the 'radio with pictures' type that suits and I guess seems like the Joe MacDoakes shorts or some inventor- cartoon narrator. The scenes are hilarious and exciting and reveal a rich heritage of silent movie history and the recognizable stars that made them justly famous. Each sequence is different and equally terrific. The Harry Langdon maid in the kitchen clip is fall down funny; My personal favorite is the awesome train stunt with Gloria Swanson tied to the tracks which had me screaming.
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- Apr 3, 2004
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- Als Lachen Trumpf war
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- Runtime1 hour 21 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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