When Comedy Was King (1960)

03/29/1960 (US) • 1h 21m

Drama, Comedy, Documentary

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.

Top Billed Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' 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)

Oliver Hardy

edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

slapstick comedy

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