Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)

6.0/10 93 min Documentary

Overview

An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Self (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Self (archive footage)

Pearl White

Self (archive footage)

Mabel Normand

Self (archive footage)

Roscoe Arbuckle

Self (archive footage)

Ruth Roland

Self (archive footage)

Harry Langdon

Self (archive footage)

Ben Turpin

Self (archive footage)

Harry Houdini

Self (archive footage)

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Self (archive footage)

Mack Sennett

Self (archive footage)

Ford Sterling

Self (archive footage)

Boris Karloff

Self (archive footage)

Warner Oland

Self (archive footage)

Monty Banks

Self (archive footage)

Al St. John

Self (archive footage)

Charley Chase

Self (archive footage)

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