The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) on Netflix
Approved19571h 19mComedyDocumentary
Nine acts draw on silent shorts made at the Mack Sennett and Hal Roach studios. Laurel and Hardy, Will Rogers, Carole Lombard and Jean Harlow appear in scenes from their early comedies.
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Plot summary
The footage comes from shorts made at the Mack Sennett and Hal Roach studios and arranged in nine acts, each introduced by its own title card. It begins with a run of Sennett shorts before turning to Laurel and Hardy comedies, among them a pie fight. Will Rogers appears in Uncensored Movies, while other acts feature Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Ben Turpin and Harry Langdon. One section gathers animal comedy, with dogs, cats and lions sharing the screen alongside Billy Bevan, Charley Chase, Andy Clyde and Harry Gribbon. Laurel and Hardy are the performers featured most heavily, and further scenes come from their shorts Two Tars and You're Darn Tootin'.
Cast
- Ward Wilsonas Self - Narrator(voice)
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- Madalynne Fieldas Fat Girl Track Competitor(archive footage)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
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- The film is often regarded as bringing Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy back into the public's notice after years of obscurity, and its commercial success led Robert Youngson to make further silent-comedy compilations over the next decade. Oliver Hardy died around the time of the film's August 1957 release.
- Robert Youngson had already produced several award-winning short documentaries when he made The Golden Age of Comedy, which was the first compilation of its kind in feature-length form.
- The film's main musical theme is derived from a Chopin piano piece, the Etude Op. 10, No. 3, which is often known as "Tristesse".
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