When Comedy Was King
A compilation classic of classic silent film clowns, When Comedy Was King is a very funny introduction to some of the great silent clowns.
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Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes
In Wise Guys Prefer Brunettes stuffy college dean JAMES FINLAYSON wants to shut down the “outrageous” female behavior – until he sits on Ted Healy’s […]
The Adventurer
In The Adventurer, we find Charlie the Little Tramp as an escaped convict who hides out in a high society party crawling with cops.
Lucy and Paul Winchell
When the bank needs a last-minute entertainer for the bank dinner, Lucy gets ventriloquist Paul Winchell. But she neglects to bring his dummies to the […]
Somewhere in Wrong
Somewhere in Wrong (1925) a silent comedy where Stan Laurel, in a solo outing, as a tramp who comes to a farmhouse looking for donuts […]
Prayer for Good Humor
Prayer for Good Humor, by St. Thomas More Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest.Grant me a healthy body, and the […]
Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft
Lucy Gets Caught Up in the Draft – instead of Lou C. Carmichael, it’s Lucy who gets drafted! And drives her poor sergeant to the […]
Instant Democracy
Instant Democracy – McHale’s Navy season 1 Instant Democracy – Binghamton needs the natives to work on the base’s airstrip, but Urulu decides to use […]
Three Ages
Buster Keaton‘s Three Ages (1923) is a hilarious, silent film. It looks at the same scenario – protagonist vying for the lady’s heart – in […]
The Second 100 Years
In The Second 100 Years, convicts Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy paint their way out of prison, paint everything in sight, and then …