When Comedy Was King
DirectorRobert Youngson
“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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Trailer
John Landis on WHEN COMEDY WAS KING
Cast
Roscoe Arbuckle
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Wallace Beery
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Charley Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Buster Keaton
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Langdon
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Stan Laurel
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Oliver Hardy
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Mabel Normand
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria Swanson
(archive footage) (uncredited)
Ben Turpin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
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