Hollywood Comedy: A Serious Business (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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Comedy: A Serious Business (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The art of silent comedy is highlighted with a focus on the work of the four great clowns of the era: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon.

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
James Mason Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Lolita (1962)
Frank Capra Self Self See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jackie Coogan Self Self See fewer	Oliver Twist (I) (1922)
Georgie Harris Self Self See fewer	Strictly Illegal (1935)
William Hornbeck Self Self See fewer	It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Buster Keaton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The General (1926)
Harold Lloyd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Safety Last! (1923)
Marion Mack Self Self See fewer	The General (1926)
Harvey Parry Self Self See fewer	Escape from New York (1981)
Hal Roach Self Self See fewer	One Million B.C. (1940)
Charles Chaplin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Max Linder Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Seven Years Bad Luck (1921)
Mack Sennett Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)