Mar 29, 1960
81 min
Full-HD

When Comedy Was King (1960)

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.

Category

Drama Comedy Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Robert Youngson Productions

Roscoe Arbuckle

edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' (archive footage)

Charley Chase

edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)

Edgar Kennedy

edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage)

Harry Langdon

edited from 'The First 100 Years'

Stan Laurel

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

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