A compilation of scenes featuring some of the best-known comics from the silent era in their best films.A compilation of scenes featuring some of the best-known comics from the silent era in their best films.A compilation of scenes featuring some of the best-known comics from the silent era in their best films.
Stan Laurel
- Stan
- (archive footage)
- (as Laurel)
Oliver Hardy
- Ollie
- (archive footage)
- (as Hardy)
Ben Turpin
- Rodney St. Clair
- (archive footage)
Andy Clyde
- Andy
- (archive footage)
Ward Wilson
- Self - Narrator
- (voice)
Edgar Dearing
- Policeman at Car Fight
- (archive footage)
Madalynne Field
- Fat Girl Track Competitor
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- GoofsThe narrator cites a clip of Laurel and Hardy as coming from "We Slip Up." Laurel and Hardy never made a movie with that title. The actual movie referenced is We Faw Down (1928).
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA Srl: "CAVALCATA DELLA RISATA (1957) + LA BOMBA COMICA (Ça c'est du cinéma, 1951)" (2 Films on a single DVD, with "Ça c'est du cinéma" in double version, with alternative cut titled "I terribili antenati di James Bond"), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Dare-Devil (1923)
Featured review
Priceless!
Personally, I wasn't all that keen on Chaplin, so his omission here doesn't bother me as it seems to others? Robert Youngson probably just never had the rights to use any of the material from those left out, although Keaton and Chaplin appeared in his next compilation. This is priceless entertainment, I think the music and added sound effects make these clips all the more enjoyable, plus the very witty and informative narration. Stan & Ollie are the standouts of course, for me the lengthy 'Two Tars' clips are the best, and the rest isn't far behind! Don't analyse it, just enjoy!
- girvsjoint
- Mar 9, 2019
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- Also known as
- The First Kings of Comedy
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- Runtime1 hour 19 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) officially released in Canada in English?
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