Collection of originally silent films with new music soundtracks, English intertitles and introductory essays. Fatty Arbuckle, Charley Bowers, Augustus Carney, Charlie Chaplin, Charley Chase, Dorothy Devore, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Oliver Hardy, Gale Henry, Alice Howell, Buster Keaton, The Keystone Kops, Harry Langdon, Stan Laurel, Max Linder, Harold Lloyd, Mabel Normand, Billie Ritchie, Will Rogers, Billy Ruge, Larry Semon, Mack Sennett, Al St. John, Gloria Swanson, Ben Turpin, Fay Tincher, Bert Williams. Originally produced as separate silent motion pictures, 1909-1929. Includes three films (All night long, His marriage wow, and Haunted spooks) not included in the videocassette version released in 1998. Accompanying booklet ([12] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.), The whole custard pie catalog / by Joe Adamson, is inserted in the container for disc 1.
Contents:
Disc 1: v. 1, In the beginning: One too many. The wrong Mr. Fox. Mr. Flip. Alkali Ike's auto. Fox trot finesse. A cure for pokeritis. Be my wife. A natural born gambler -- v. 2, Keystone tonight: Mabel's dramatic career. Barney Oldfield's race for a life. The rounders. A muddy romance. A movie star. Teddy at the throttle. Disc 2: v. 3, Sennett in the twenties: Saturday afternoon. Super-Hooper-Dyne Lizzies. Wandering Willies. Circus today. His marriage wow. All night long -- v. 4, Funny girls: The detectress. One wet night. Know thy wife. Rowdy Ann. Hearts and flowers. Disc 3: v. 5, Keaton, Arbuckle and St. John: Fatty and Mabel adrift. Oh, Doctor! The garage. The boat. The iron mule -- v. 6, Hal Roach's all-star comedians: Oranges and lemons. Get out and get under. Mighty like a moose. Big moments from little pictures. Haunted spooks. Disc 4: v. 7, Hal Roach: Laurel and Hardy Lafftoons. Dogs of war. Fluttering hearts. It's a gift -- v. 8, Chaplin and the music hall tradition: A night in the show. A rare Chaplin snippet. The rink. Live wires and love sparks. He's in again. Pie-eyed. Only me. Disc 5: v. 9, The race is on: Water wagons. Outbound. Chasing choo-choos. Danger ahead -- v. 10, Tons of fun: Yukon Jake. Three of a kind. Dry and thirsty. Family life. Now you tell one. The grocery clerk.
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