When Comedy Was King

When Comedy Was King

81 mins | Drama, Comedy, Documentary | March 29, 1960

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

When Comedy Was King

81 mins | Drama, Comedy, Documentary | March 29, 1960

When Comedy Was King
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Robert Youngson Productions
Original title When Comedy Was King
Directors Robert Youngson
Writers Robert Youngson

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)

Harry Langdon

as edited from 'The First 100 Years'

Stan Laurel

as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

as edited from 'Big Business' (archive footage)

Mabel Normand

as edited from 'Fatty & Mabel Adrift' (archive footage)

Gloria Swanson

as edited from 'Teddy at the Throttle' (archive footage)

Ben Turpin

as edited from 'Yukon Jake' (archive footage)