Silent movie comedy was all about slapstick and sight gags. Slipping on banana peels, falling from moving cars, ... It’s probably the most famous image of the silent era.

“Buster’s mother and father were both vaudeville comedians with a very popular variety act,” says Burch. The famous silent film actor may have been born in Kansas, but some of his fondest ...

National Silent Movie Day was started in 2021 by three film archivists Brandee Cox of the Academy Film Archive in Hollywood, Chad Hunter of the Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival, and Steven K. Hill ...

Chaplin at Essanay. In 1915, Essanay made history by signing Charlie Chaplin, then a rising star in silent comedy. During his brief tenure at the studio, Chaplin created 15 films that solidified ...

Silent-movie comedians like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, as well as Mel Brooks and Blake Edwards, inspired John Woo comic films such as Money Crazy. Advertisement.

Hundreds of Beavers is the funniest new movie of 2024, taking comedy back to the silent era but with new video game influences. Watch it now on digital. And you can finally watch it at home ...

“Buster’s mother and father were both vaudeville comedians with a very popular variety act,” says Burch. The famous silent film actor may have been born in Kansas, but some of his fondest ...