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When Comedy Was King

6.519601h 21mMovieDramaComedyDocumentary

A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Charley Chase, and Laurel and Hardy.

DirectorRobert Youngson
WriterRobert Youngson

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Cast · Directed by Robert Youngson

RARoscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle
(archive footage) (uncredited)
WBWallace Beery
Wallace Beery
(archive footage) (uncredited)
CCCharlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
(archive footage) (uncredited)
CCCharley Chase
Charley Chase
(archive footage) (uncredited)
BKBuster Keaton
Buster Keaton
(archive footage) (uncredited)
EKEdgar Kennedy
Edgar Kennedy
(archive footage) (uncredited)
HLHarry Langdon
Harry Langdon
(archive footage) (uncredited)
SLStan Laurel
Stan Laurel
(archive footage) (uncredited)
OHOliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
(archive footage) (uncredited)
MNMabel Normand
Mabel Normand
(archive footage) (uncredited)
GSGloria Swanson
Gloria Swanson
(archive footage) (uncredited)
BTBen Turpin
Ben Turpin
(archive footage) (uncredited)

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When Comedy Was King hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 17, 1960. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.