Drama ·Comedy ·Documentary · United States of America · 1960 · 1h 21m

When Comedy Was King

Director

Cast

Roscoe Arbuckle as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage) Wallace Beery as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage) Charlie Chaplin as edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' (archive footage) Charley Chase as edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage) Buster Keaton as edited from 'Cops' (archive footage) Edgar Kennedy as edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage)

Crew

Robert Youngson — Writer

Tagline

You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny

Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes

slapstick comedy pratfall

Key Collaborators

Robert Youngson Director Robert Youngson Writer

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