When Comedy Was King
7.4
“You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny”
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
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Cast
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Roscoe Arbuckle
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
The Cook
Coney Island
Wallace Beery
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
Robert Youngson
John E Allen
Charlie Chaplin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
Modern Times
The Great Dictator
Alfred Dahlem
Charley Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
Sons of the Desert
His New Profession
Charles Chaplin
edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.'
Herbert Gelbspan
Buster Keaton
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
The General
Sherlock Jr.
Edgar Kennedy
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Known for
Duck Soup
Cruel, Cruel Love
Robert Youngson Director
United States release March 29, 1960 · Produced in United States
Production
Robert Youngson Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 29, 1960
TV
Austria
November 11, 1960
Denmark
December 13, 1960
Finland
May 13, 1960
France
July 20, 1960
Germany
January 11, 1963
Japan
December 17, 1961
Mexico
August 13, 1960
Sweden
October 31, 1960
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