When Comedy Was King

"You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny"

Mar 29 1960 N/A 1h 21m
Comedy, Documentary

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

Plot

Robert Youngson's affectionate, nostalgic retrospective of the Golden Age of Silent Comedy with special attention to the three acknowledged comic geniuses of the period: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keatonm and Harry Landon. The two major comedy studios of the era, Mack Sennett and Hal Roach, especially Laurel an Hardy, are given credit as the great innovators of slapstick visual comedy.

Written by

Robert Youngson

Directed by

Robert Youngson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Robert Youngson Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
378
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA