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When Comedy Was King (1960)

"You Never Dreamed a Film Could Be So Funny"

6.7/10 1h 21m 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.

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Movie Details

Original Title When Comedy Was King
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2

Cast

Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.5
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
edited from 'Teddy at The throttle' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.4
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
edited from 'His Trysting Place, ' 'The Masqurader, ' and 'Kid Auto at Venice.' (archive footage)
Popularity: 4.5
Charley Chase
Charley Chase
edited from 'Movie Night' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.4
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
edited from 'Cops' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.7
Edgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
edited from 'A Pair of Tights' (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.2
Harry Langdon
Harry Langdon
edited from 'The First 100 Years'
Popularity: 2.2
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.9
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)
Popularity: 1.0
Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.3
Gloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.5
Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin
edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Director Robert Youngson
Writer Robert Youngson

Production

Robert Youngson Productions

Videos & Trailers

John Landis on WHEN COMEDY WAS KING
John Landis on WHEN COMEDY WAS KING
Featurette

Keywords

slapstick comedy pratfall

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Rating
6.7
/10

Based on 6 votes

Details
Release Date March 29, 1960
Runtime 1h 21m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.2
Links
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