When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny

Mar 29, 1960 · 1h 21m · Drama, Comedy, Documentary

⭐ 6.2· 10 votes

Director Robert Youngson

Writer Robert Youngson

Overview

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

Cast

Roscoe Arbuckle

Roscoe Arbuckle

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

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

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

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

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

Charley Chase

Charley Chase

edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)

Edgar Kennedy

Edgar Kennedy

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

Harry Langdon

Harry Langdon

edited from 'The First 100 Years'

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

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

Gloria Swanson

Gloria Swanson

edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)

Ben Turpin

Ben Turpin

edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)