Hollywood and the Stars The Funny Men: Part 1 (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Documentary

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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35 cast members

Name	Known for
Fred Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's in the Bag! (1945)
Gracie Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Coney Island (1917)
Wallace Beery Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Date with Judy (1948)
Joe E. Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Some Like It Hot (1959)
George Burns Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Oh, God! (1977)
Joseph Cotten Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator See fewer	The Third Man (1949)
Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Jimmy Durante Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Louise Fazenda Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Bat (1926)
W.C. Fields Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's a Gift (1934)
James Finlayson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Way Out West (1937)
Lloyd Hamilton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Self-Made Failure (1924)
Harry Langdon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	His First Flame (1927)
Carole Lombard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	My Man Godfrey (1936)
Charles Murray Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gorilla (1927)
Mabel Normand Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mickey (1918)
Larry Semon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Show (II) (1922)
Mack Sennett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Small Town Idol (1921)
Red Skelton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
Ford Sterling Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
Mack Swain Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Gold Rush (1925)
Gloria Swanson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Ben Turpin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
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	The Wizard of Oz (1925)
Willie Best Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Janitor (clip from Feet First (1930)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Hidden Hand (1942)
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	The Lost City (I) (1935)
Eric Campbell The Bully (clip from Easy Street (1917)) (archive footage) (uncredited) The Bully (clip from Easy Street (1917)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Behind the Screen (1916)
Charles Chaplin Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Great Dictator (1940)
Chester Conklin Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Modern Times (1936)
Virginia Fox Mayor's Daughter (clip from Cops (1922)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Mayor's Daughter (clip from Cops (1922)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Haunted House (1921)
Buster Keaton Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The General (1926)
Harold Lloyd Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Safety Last! (1923)
Constantine Romanoff Sandoni (clip from The Kid Brother (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited) Sandoni (clip from The Kid Brother (1927)) (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927)
Slim Summerville Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)