When Comedy Was King - Comedy Classic Movies on DVD (1959) Starring Charlie Chaplin; Wallace Beery; Buster Keaton; Charley Chase & Fatty Arbuckle; Directed by Robert Youngson; Wham!USA : OLDIES.com

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DVD Features:

Encoding: Region 0; Can be played worldwide
Package Type: Keep Case

Audio:

(unspecified) - English

Product Description:

A potpourri of silent comedy clips featuring giants of the genre including Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Laurel and Hardy, Ben Turpin, Buster Keaton, Gloria Swanson, the Keystone Cops and many others.

Plot Synopsis:

"When Comedy Was King" is a compilation of film clips and complete shorts from the great stars of silent film comedy, along with commentary on the lives and works of the performers.

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Clips And Highlights | Comedy | Silent | Vintage

Production Notes:

Original aspect ratio: 1.66:1.
The Jimmy Finlayson short was directed by Leo McCarey and photographed by George Stevens.
Variety listed the running time as 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Charlie Chaplin, Wallace Beery, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase & Fatty Arbuckle
Directed by		Robert Youngson

DVD Details:

Label: Wham!USA
Originally Released in: 1959
Number of Discs: 1
Rated: Not Rated
Run Time: 1 hours, 22 minutes
Video: Black & White
Region: Region 0 encoding; Can be played worldwide, NTSC-format.
Release Date: September 11, 2007
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 10,170
Item UPC: 018619832837
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item(s) for International Shipping.

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When Comedy Was King Starring: Charlie Chaplin; Wallace Beery; Buster Keaton; Charley Chase & Fatty Arbuckle Director: Robert Youngson

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When Comedy Was King
Starring: Charlie Chaplin; Wallace Beery; Buster Keaton; Charley Chase & Fatty Arbuckle Director: Robert Youngson