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Hollywood and the Stars

The Funny Men: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Documentary

A look at the stars of the early years of American slapstick, with a special emphasis on Mack Sennett's productions, from the Keystone Kops era into the talkies of the 1930's. Also, footage from Keaton's Cops (1922) and Fields' The ...See moreA look at the stars of the early years of American slapstick, with a special emphasis on Mack Sennett's productions, from the Keystone Kops era into the talkies of the 1930's. Also, footage from Keaton's Cops (1922) and Fields' The Barbershop (1933), an a mad montage of Sennett's famous chase sequences. Written by WesternOne See less
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Updated Nov 25, 1963

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Nov 25, 1963 (United States)
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35 cast members
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Fred Allen
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Gracie Allen
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Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
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Wallace Beery
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Joe E. Brown
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George Burns
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Joseph Cotten
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
Bing Crosby
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Jimmy Durante
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Louise Fazenda
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W.C. Fields
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James Finlayson
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Lloyd Hamilton
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Harry Langdon
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Carole Lombard
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Charles Murray
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Mabel Normand
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Larry Semon
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Mack Sennett
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Red Skelton
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Ford Sterling
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Mack Swain
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Gloria Swanson
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Ben Turpin
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Frank Alexander
Steam Room Visitor - Before (clip from The Barber Shop (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Steam Room Visitor - Before (clip from The Barber Shop (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Willie Best
Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Bletcher
Steam Room Visitor - After (clip from The Barber Shop (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Steam Room Visitor - After (clip from The Barber Shop (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Campbell
The Bully (clip from Easy Street (1917)) (archive footage) (uncredited) The Bully (clip from Easy Street (1917)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Chaplin
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Chester Conklin
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Fox
Mayor's Daughter (clip from Cops (1922)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Mayor's Daughter (clip from Cops (1922)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Buster Keaton
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Lloyd
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Constantine Romanoff
Sandoni (clip from The Kid Brother (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Sandoni (clip from The Kid Brother (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Slim Summerville
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