If you're a connoisseur of great silent comedy, then "4 Clowns" is probably already a title you're well familiar with.
If you're not familiar with it, get familiar already!
The "Clowns" of the title are Laurel and Hardy, Keaton and the lesser-known but still hilarious Charley Chase, and the clips here show them all at the peak of their form.
These no-frills presentations by Robert Youngson keep the clips and their contents at the forefront, with music and narration as perfect none-too-intrusive accompaniment.
I can't very well cite highlights here; this whole film is one big highlight unto itself. Stop it anywhere and you're bound to find something to make you laugh.
So, all you fans of the good-old-days of comedy (before lewd, crude and rude took over), meet your new favorite movie: "4 Clowns".
Ten stars. "4 Clowns" - 2 good 2 be 4-gotten!
If you're not familiar with it, get familiar already!
The "Clowns" of the title are Laurel and Hardy, Keaton and the lesser-known but still hilarious Charley Chase, and the clips here show them all at the peak of their form.
These no-frills presentations by Robert Youngson keep the clips and their contents at the forefront, with music and narration as perfect none-too-intrusive accompaniment.
I can't very well cite highlights here; this whole film is one big highlight unto itself. Stop it anywhere and you're bound to find something to make you laugh.
So, all you fans of the good-old-days of comedy (before lewd, crude and rude took over), meet your new favorite movie: "4 Clowns".
Ten stars. "4 Clowns" - 2 good 2 be 4-gotten!