When Comedy Was King
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⭐ 7.4 / 10(383)
A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Released
- 1960
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1960
Storyline
A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
Top credits
Directors
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Cast
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Charles Chaplin — edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.'
Buster Keaton — edited from 'Cops'
Oliver Hardy — edited from 'Big Business'
Stan Laurel — edited from 'Big Business'
Did you know
• One 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.
User reviews
⭐ 8/10
REALLY tough to rate,...plus, it's missing something
👍 12 · 4/26/2006
⭐ 8/10
Excellent primer to the silent comedians
👍 3 · 7/6/2009
⭐ 8/10
Another good one from Youngson
👍 1 · 3/10/2019
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
