
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Documentary
Overview
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s.
Top Cast


Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self (archive footage)


Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)


Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Self (archive footage)


Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Self (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Self (archive footage)


Pearl White
Pearl White
Self (archive footage)
Pearl White
Self (archive footage)


Mabel Normand
Mabel Normand
Self (archive footage)
Mabel Normand
Self (archive footage)


Roscoe Arbuckle
Roscoe Arbuckle
Self (archive footage)
Roscoe Arbuckle
Self (archive footage)


Ruth Roland
Ruth Roland
Self (archive footage)
Ruth Roland
Self (archive footage)


Harry Langdon
Harry Langdon
Self (archive footage)
Harry Langdon
Self (archive footage)


Ben Turpin
Ben Turpin
Self (archive footage)
Ben Turpin
Self (archive footage)
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