When Comedy Was King

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.

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Kun nauru oli valttia

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La edad de oro de la comedia

Robert Youngson führt uns in die Zeit unbeschwerten Gelächters und der grotesken Komik des Stummfilms. Erleben Sie brillante Episoden aus der Zeit als die “Bilder laufen lernten”.

Трогательная, ностальгическая ретроспектива Роберта Янгсона о Золотом веке немой комедии с особым вниманием к трем признанным гениям комиксов того времени: Чарли Чаплину, Бастеру Китону и Гарри Лэндону. О двух крупнейших комедийных студиях той эпохи, Мака Сеннетта и Хэла Роуча. О комиках Лореле и Харди, которые считаются великими новаторами в области визуальной комедии-фарса.

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 195388
Status Released
Released United States of America March 29, 1960 Finland May 13, 1960 France July 20, 1960 Mexico August 13, 1960 Sweden October 31, 1960 Austria November 11, 1960 Denmark December 13, 1960 Japan December 17, 1961 Germany January 11, 1963
Content Rating Sweden ALL Japan G Australia G Norway A United States of America NR
Runtime 81 minutes
Genres Documentary Drama Comedy
Original Country United States of America
Original Language English
Production Company Robert Youngson Productions
Distributor 20th Century Studios Genius Entertainment
Trailers English John Landis on WHEN COMEDY WAS KING
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
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Wallace Beery
as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle'
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Charles Chaplin
as edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.'
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Charley Chase
as edited from 'Movie Night'
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Buster Keaton
as edited from 'Cops'
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Edgar Kennedy
as edited from 'A Pair of Tights'
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Keystone Kops
as (archive footage) (as The Keystone Cops)
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Harry Langdon
as edited from 'The First 100 Years'
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Stan Laurel
as edited from 'Big Business'
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Oliver Hardy
as edited from 'Big Business'
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Mabel Normand
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
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The Sennett Girls
as edited from 'Yukon Jake'
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Gloria Swanson
as Gloria Dawn - Bobby's Sweetheart
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Ben Turpin
as edited from 'Yukon Jake'
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Billy Bevan
as edited from 'Super Duper Dyne Lizzies, ' 'The Lion's Whiskers, ' 'Wall Street Blues, ' and' Wandering Willies'
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Name
Robert Youngson

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Robert Youngson

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John E Allen
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Herbert Gelbspan
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' * needs role-specific image

Wallace Beery as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' * needs role-specific image

Charles Chaplin as edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' * needs role-specific image

Charley Chase as edited from 'Movie Night' * needs role-specific image

Buster Keaton as edited from 'Cops' * needs role-specific image

Edgar Kennedy as edited from 'A Pair of Tights' * needs role-specific image

Keystone Kops as (archive footage) (as The Keystone Cops) * needs role-specific image

Harry Langdon as edited from 'The First 100 Years' * needs role-specific image

Stan Laurel as edited from 'Big Business' * needs role-specific image

Oliver Hardy as edited from 'Big Business' * needs role-specific image

Mabel Normand as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' * needs role-specific image

The Sennett Girls as edited from 'Yukon Jake' * needs role-specific image

Gloria Swanson as Gloria Dawn - Bobby's Sweetheart * needs role-specific image

Ben Turpin as edited from 'Yukon Jake' * needs role-specific image

Billy Bevan as edited from 'Super Duper Dyne Lizzies, ' 'The Lion's Whiskers, ' 'Wall Street Blues, ' and' Wandering Willies' * needs role-specific image

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
* needs role-specific image

Wallace Beery
as edited from 'Teddy at The throttle'
* needs role-specific image

Charles Chaplin
as edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.'
* needs role-specific image

Charley Chase
as edited from 'Movie Night'
* needs role-specific image

Buster Keaton
as edited from 'Cops'
* needs role-specific image

Edgar Kennedy
as edited from 'A Pair of Tights'
* needs role-specific image

Keystone Kops
as (archive footage) (as The Keystone Cops)
* needs role-specific image

Harry Langdon
as edited from 'The First 100 Years'
* needs role-specific image

Stan Laurel
as edited from 'Big Business'
* needs role-specific image

Oliver Hardy
as edited from 'Big Business'
* needs role-specific image

Mabel Normand
as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift'
* needs role-specific image

The Sennett Girls
as edited from 'Yukon Jake'
* needs role-specific image

Gloria Swanson
as Gloria Dawn - Bobby's Sweetheart
* needs role-specific image

Ben Turpin
as edited from 'Yukon Jake'
* needs role-specific image

Billy Bevan
as edited from 'Super Duper Dyne Lizzies, ' 'The Lion's Whiskers, ' 'Wall Street Blues, ' and' Wandering Willies'
* needs role-specific image