The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy

The Golden Age of Comedy was a compilation of silent comedy films (fromthe Mack Sennett and Hal Roach studios),released in 1957, written and produced by Robert Youngson. Youngson had previously produced several award-winning short documentaries beforehand, and this was the first compilation of its kind in feature-length form. Initially,the film was only distributed by a small independent company (DCA) before being taken up by one of Hollywood's best known film studios, 20th Century Fox. Its commercial success led Youngson to follow suit with other silent film compilations over the next decade. The film is often regarded as particularly bringing Laurel and Hardy back into the public's notice after years of obscurity (they are the film's most predominately featured performers), but sadly Oliver Hardy died around the time of the film's release in August 1957. The film was released (along with several other Youngson compilations) on DVD for the first time in the USA in 2007. Its main musical theme is derived from Chopin's "Ètude Op. 10,No. 3", often known as "Tristesse".

Cast

(Featured Performers)

* "Stan Laurel"
* "Oliver Hardy"
* "Will Rogers"
* "Ben Turpin"
* "Harry Langdon"
* "Carole Lombard"
* "Jean Harlow"
* "Charley Chase"
* "Edgar Kennedy"
* "Billy Bevan"
* "Andy Clyde"
* "Harry Gribbon"
* "Charles Murray"
* "Louise Carver"
* "Kewpie Morgan"
* "Daphne Pollard"
* "Madeline Hurlock"
* "Keystone Cops"
* "Vernon Dent"
* "Mack Sennett"

Plot Details

The film is divided into nine separate acts, each with their own title card.

Act One - "The Laugh Factory". Featuring several Mack Sennett comedies. Films included are "The Hollywood Kid","Wandering Willies","Musclebound Music","Wall Street Blues" and "Circus Today".

Act Two - "Nobody Liked Them But The Public". Laurel and Hardy comedies,including "Habeas Corpus","The Second Hundred Years","We Faw Down" (identified by its British title "We Slip Up") and the famous climactic pie fight from "The Battle of the Century".

Act Three - "The Cowboy Who Became a Legend".Featuring Will Rogers in "Uncensored Movies".

Act Four - "Two Unforgotten Girls". Featuring Carole Lombard in "Run Girl Run" and Jean Harlow in the Laurel and Hardy comedy "Double Whoopee".

Act Five - "The Great Actor". Highlighting Ben Turpin in several shorts he made for Mack Sennett.

Act Six - "A Comedy Classic". Laurel and Hardy's "Two Tars".

Act Seven - "So Funny,So Sad". An extract from a Harry Langdon comedy, "The Luck O' The Foolish.

Act Eight - "Animal Comedy". Several examples of humour from animals such as dogs, cats and lions, with Billy Bevan, Charley Chase, Andy Clyde, Harry Gribbon and Kewpie Morgan. Titles featured include "The Sting of Stings" and "Nip and Tuck".

Finale - "Two Men On a Street". The shin-kicking, pants-ripping street battle sequence from Laurel and Hardy's "You're Darn Tootin'.

Crew

* Narrated by Dwight Weist and Ward Wilson
* Music By George Steiner
* Written and Produced by Robert Youngson

External links

*imdb title|id=0129119|title=The Golden Age of Comedy


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