This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.
Acting
W.C. Fields' deadpan anarchic genius.
Production
Rare Mack Sennett cameo — his final bow.
Director
Phil Karlson
Steve Allen
Steve Allen
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Marjorie Kane
Marian Bradley
Franklin Pangborn
Gilbert Sinclair
Frank Nelson
Mr. Jeffers
Toby Wing
Blonde at poolside
Gloria Swanson
The Reluctant Bride
W.C. Fields
(archive footage)
Mabel Normand
(archive footage)
Irving Bacon
(archive footage)
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
Ben Turpin
(archive footage)
Phyllis Haver
(archive footage)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mack Sennett invented the Keystone Cops and practically built slapstick as we know it — this cameo was his last filmed appearance before his death in 1960.
This 1949 release rode a nostalgia wave for silent cinema just as television began threatening Hollywood's dominance.
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