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Hollywood and the Stars

The Funny Men: Part 2 (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Documentary

In this part, the comedians of the sound era are looked at, including a sequence from another W.C.Fields short, "The Barber Shop"(1933), the Red Skelton feature "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948) and Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" ...See moreIn this part, the comedians of the sound era are looked at, including a sequence from another W.C.Fields short, "The Barber Shop"(1933), the Red Skelton feature "The Fuller Brush Man" (1948) and Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First?" routine from an Army-Navy screen magazine sequence. Also seen are Bob Hope at golf, Martin and Lewis greeting fans, and the car chase from "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" (1963) Written by WesternOne See less
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Updated Dec 16, 1963

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Dec 16, 1963 (United States)
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72 cast members
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Bud Abbott
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Edie Adams
Dr. Irene Wilson (clip from Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)) (archive footage) Dr. Irene Wilson (clip from Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Mischa Auer
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Lucille Ball
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Robert Benchley
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Edgar Bergen
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Milton Berle
J. Russell Finch (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) J. Russell Finch (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe E. Brown
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sid Caesar
Melville Crump (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Melville Crump (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Eddie Cantor
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Jack Carson
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Charles Chaplin
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Lou Costello
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Joseph Cotten
Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator   See fewer
Jimmy Durante
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Leon Errol
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W.C. Fields
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Billy Gilbert
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Sid Grauman
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Jack Haley
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Hugh Herbert
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Judy Holliday
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Bob Hope
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Edward Everett Horton
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Danny Kaye
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Edgar Kennedy
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Dorothy Lamour
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Jerry Lewis
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Shirley MacLaine
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Dean Martin
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The Marx Brothers
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Chico Marx
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Groucho Marx
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Harpo Marx
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Charlie McCarthy
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Frank McHugh
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Donald Meek
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Ethel Merman
Mrs. Marcus (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Mrs. Marcus (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Victor Moore
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Chester Morris
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Jack Norton
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Jack Oakie
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Franklin Pangborn
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Joe Penner
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Martha Raye
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The Ritz Brothers
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Al Ritz
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Harry Ritz
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Jimmy Ritz
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Will Rogers
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Mickey Rooney
Ding Bell (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Ding Bell (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles Ruggles
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Jane Russell
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Rosalind Russell
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S.Z. Sakall
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Dick Shawn
Sylvester Marcus (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Sylvester Marcus (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Silvers
Otto Meyer (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Otto Meyer (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Red Skelton
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Arthur Treacher
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Mae West
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Bert Wheeler
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Jonathan Winters
Lennie Pike (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage) Lennie Pike (clip from It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)) (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Woolsey
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Ed Wynn
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Keenan Wynn
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Henry Bergman
Pawnbroker (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Pawnbroker (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Bull
Russian Ambassador Alexei de Sadesky (clip from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Russian Ambassador Alexei de Sadesky (clip from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Elise Cavanna
Mrs. Grace Dilweg (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Mrs. Grace Dilweg (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Si Jenks
First Checker Player (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) First Checker Player (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Marjorie Kane
Priscilla Dilweg (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Priscilla Dilweg (clip from The Pharmacist (1933)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
Edna Purviance
Pawnbroker's Daughter (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Pawnbroker's Daughter (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
John Rand
Other Assistant (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Other Assistant (clip from The Pawnshop (1916)) (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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