Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
Top billed cast
Douglas FairbanksSelf (archive footage)
Charlie ChaplinSelf (archive footage)
Stan LaurelSelf (archive footage)
Oliver HardySelf (archive footage)
Pearl WhiteSelf (archive footage)
Mabel NormandSelf (archive footage)
Roscoe 'Fatty' ArbuckleSelf (archive footage)
Ruth RolandSelf (archive footage)
Harry LangdonSelf (archive footage)
Ben TurpinSelf (archive footage)
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