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Days of Thrills and Laughter

Days of Thrills and Laughter

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Documentary
📜 Overview: An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
🌏 Languages Available:
📆 Date Released: 1961-03-21
⌚ Running Time: 93 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Douglas Fairbanks original image
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Charlie Chaplin original image
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Stan Laurel original image
Self (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy original image
Self (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Pearl White original image
Self (archive footage)
Pearl White
Mabel Normand original image
Self (archive footage)
Mabel Normand
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle original image
Self (archive footage)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
Ruth Roland original image
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Roland
Harry Langdon original image
Self (archive footage)
Harry Langdon
Ben Turpin original image
Self (archive footage)
Ben Turpin
Harry Houdini original image
Self (archive footage)
Harry Houdini
Harry 'Snub' Pollard original image
Self (archive footage)
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Mack Sennett original image
Self (archive footage)
Mack Sennett
Ford Sterling original image
Self (archive footage)
Ford Sterling
Boris Karloff original image
Self (archive footage)
Boris Karloff
Warner Oland original image
Self (archive footage)
Warner Oland
Monty Banks original image
Self (archive footage)
Monty Banks
Al St. John original image
Self (archive footage)
Al St. John
Charley Chase original image
Self (archive footage)
Charley Chase
Jay Jackson original image
Narrator (voice)
Jay Jackson
Edna Purviance original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
Vernon Dent original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Vernon Dent
Marie Mosquini original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marie Mosquini
Eileen Percy original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eileen Percy
Martha Sleeper original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martha Sleeper
Madeline Hurlock original image
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madeline Hurlock

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