Slapstick, too! / Shanachie presents, Castle Hill Productions presents a Killiam Shows presentation ; written and directed by John Rogers and Bruce Lawton.
Publisher:
Shanachie,
Copyright Date:
2004
Description:
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fatty Arbuckle, Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields. Compilation originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Summary:
An illuminating, fun-filled look back at early film comedy and the great masters of the art. Features the hilarious antics of Charlie Caphlin, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, Fatty Arbuckle, the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields and many more. These comic legends drew their characters and style from the raucous humor of the vaudeville stage where the wild anarchy of slapstick was king. Loaded with non-stop, side-splitting scenes from early films that show these greats at the peak of their powers.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.