Hennefeld had long been interested in comedy and film. But seeing the 1903 movie "Mary Jane's Mishap" inspired her research into the early days of silent film, when female stars used slapstick for ...

The manic, frantic world of slapstick, Keystone Cops chases, and pies in the face has been lovingly recreated in "Silent Laughter," an unabashedly affectionate homage to the early days of Hollywood.

Silent Film’s Comedic Soul This year’s edition of MOMA’s annual series “Cruel and Unusual Comedy” (Jan. 13-26) offers off-the-cuff rowdiness from overlooked artists, including Mabel Normand.

The silent comedy film “Our Hospitality” was released 100 years ago this November. The film is the second feature directed by and starring Buster Keaton, one of the central silent filmmakers of his ...

Comedy duo Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, who started off in silent film, also utilized broad swaths of L.A., including the now-hipster enclave of Silver Lake on the eastern side of town.

The unheralded silent film studio Vitagraph is given its proper due in new Blu-ray collection VItagraph Comedies, curated by the Library of Congress. Vitagraph Comedies Bluray: Silent Comedy, Drew ...

15-plus Cedar Rapids theaters raced to show silent films in early 1900s. By Mark Stoffer Hunter. Nov. 25, 2017 11 ... the Princess advertised the comedy 'Tillie's Punctured Romance” and a ...

A University of Minnesota professor wrote the book on female actors in slapstick comedies during the early days of film. See a dozen of her favorites Thursday at the Trylon.