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When Comedy Was King

BBC One
on BBC One London

Written and produced by Robert Youngson.
A pageant of the screen's most famous laughter-makers.
Including: Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, Harry Langdon, Ben Turpin, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chase, Chester Conklin, Andy Clyde, Billy Bevan, Gloria Swanson, Mabel Normand, Wallace Beery, Snub Pollard

This hilarious film explores the era of silent screen comedy and, in particular, the period of the 1920s.
(First shown on BBC-2)
See page 57

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
Robert Youngson
Narrator:
Dwight Weist
Music composed by:
Ted Royal
Source: Radio Times

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