When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

1960
1h 21m
6.2

6.2/10

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"You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny"

Overview

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

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Robert Youngson Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date March 29, 1960
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0054468

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)

Key Crew

Robert Youngson
Director
Robert Youngson
Writer