Lifetime of Comedy
Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings of Hollywood's silent era
Genres
Overview
Compilation of comedy sketches from the comedy kings Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye & Bing Crosby.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
60 min
Release Date
1960-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
6
Bob Monkhouse
Narrator
Charlie Chaplin
(archive footage)
Buster Keaton
(archive footage)
Harold Lloyd
(archive footage)
Eddie Quillan
(archive footage)
Ben Turpin
(archive footage)
Bing Crosby
(archive footage)
Danny Kaye
(archive footage)
5.0
An Engagement of Convenience
A man fakes an engagement to a typist to please his rich aunt.
1914-03-27 | en
5.3
Blankman
Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.
1994-08-19 | en
5.2
Hearts and Flowers
A flirtatious hotel orchestra leader provokes conflict.
1919-06-22 | en
5.7
Africa Screams
When bookseller Buzz cons Diana into thinking that his friend Stanley knows all there is to know about Africa, they are abducted and ordered to lead Diana and her henchmen to an African tribe in search of a fortune in jewels.
1949-05-04 | en
6.6
Swimming with Sharks
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn, has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment.
1994-09-10 | en
6.8
Swing Time
Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go to New York where they run into dancing instructor Penny. She and Lucky form a successful dance partnership, but romance is blighted by his old attachment to Margaret and hers for Ricky.
1936-08-28 | en
6.6
Postcards from the Edge
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress, Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother, herself once a star and now a champion drinker. Such a set-up is bad news for Suzanne who has struggled for years to get out of her mother's shadow, and who still treats her like a child. Despite these and other problems, Suzanne begins to see the funny side of her situation, and also realises that not only do daughters have mothers—mothers do too.
1990-09-14 | en
7.1
The Women
A happily married woman lets her catty friends talk her into divorce when her husband strays.
1939-09-01 | en
6.4
Hair High
Bill Plympton's gothic '50s high-school comedy about a love-triangle that goes terribly wrong. Two murdered teens return from the grave, then go to their prom to get revenge.
2004-04-17 | en
0.0
Flying Luck
A naive young man joins the Army in order to become a pilot.
1927-12-04 | en
6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
Disaster strikes when a criminal mastermind reveals the identities of all active undercover agents in Britain. The secret service can now rely on only one man - Johnny English. Currently teaching at a minor prep school, Johnny springs back into action to find the mysterious hacker. For this mission to succeed, he’ll need all of his skills - what few he has - as the man with yesterday’s analogue methods faces off against tomorrow’s digital technology.
2018-09-13 | en
6.7
Buck Privates
Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.
1941-01-31 | en
5.6
One Night in the Tropics
Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.
1940-11-15 | en
6.5
The Black Cat
Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.
1941-05-02 | en
5.0
Crazy House
Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson are Broadway stars who return to Universal Studios to make another movie. The mere mention of Olsen and Johnson's names evacuates the studio and terrorizes the management and personnel. Undaunted, the comedians hire an assistant director and unknown talent, and set out to make their own movie.
1943-10-08 | en
7.0
Hole Lotta Trouble
Elmer Fudd chases Bugs down a rabbit hole, but Bugs has a few tricks up his sleeve.
2021-01-29 | en
6.8
A Night in Casablanca
The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
1946-05-10 | en
7.1
Way Out West
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
1937-04-16 | en
5.5
The Golem and the Dancing Girl
As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous. A lost film.
1917-07-10 | de
6.4
The Bat
A masked criminal who dresses like a giant bat terrorizes the guests at an old house rented by a mystery writer.
1926-03-14 | en