When Comedy was King, Keystone, Clash by Night, Tit for Tat, Cops, and Midnight Mischief Film, c1920 - 1929
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Hal Roach Studios. 350 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films, and TV commercials. Includes Horse racing. Nude from striphouse. Charley Chase in the opening from 'When Comedy was King'. Charles Chaplin in 'Keystone'. Barbara Standwyck, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe and Robert Douglas in 'Clash by Night'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Chalie Hall in 'Tit for Tat'. Buster Keaton in 'The Great Stone Face from Cops' . Glamour finale in Midnight Mischief.
Dates
- Creation: c1920 - 1929
Creator
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Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
From the Series: German
From the Series: French
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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