When Comedy Was King

67 %|Mar 29, 1960|Drama, Comedy, Documentary

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

Featured Crew

Robert Youngson

Director

Robert Youngson

Writer

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)

Mabel Normand

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

Gloria Swanson

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

Ben Turpin

edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)