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Days of Thrills and Laughter

  • 19611961
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 33m
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7.1/10
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Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
  • Documentary
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with S... Read allAn appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with Sennett, Chaplin, and Fairbanks, and into the 1920s with Max Roach, Snub Pollard, Harry Lan... Read allAn appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with Sennett, Chaplin, and Fairbanks, and into the 1920s with Max Roach, Snub Pollard, Harry Langdon, Al St. John, Charlie Chase, and the teaming of Laurel and Hardy. Thrillers feature H... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
194
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  • Director
    • Robert Youngson
  • Writer
    • Robert Youngson
  • Stars
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(archive footage)
    • Charles Chaplin(archive footage)
    • Charley Chase(archive footage)
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  • Director
    • Robert Youngson
  • Writer
    • Robert Youngson
  • Stars
    • Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle(archive footage)
    • Charles Chaplin(archive footage)
    • Charley Chase(archive footage)
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    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Chaplin
    Charles Chaplin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Charley Chase
    Charley Chase
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Stan Laurel
    Stan Laurel
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Douglas Fairbanks
    Douglas Fairbanks
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Oliver Hardy
    Oliver Hardy
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Houdini
    Harry Houdini
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Houdini)
    Pearl White
    Pearl White
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Harry Langdon
    Harry Langdon
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ben Turpin
    Ben Turpin
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    'Snub' Pollard
    'Snub' Pollard
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Snub Pollard)
    Mack Sennett
    Mack Sennett
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Mabel Normand
    Mabel Normand
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ford Sterling
    Ford Sterling
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Warner Oland
    Warner Oland
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ruth Roland
    Ruth Roland
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    Monty Banks
    Monty Banks
    • Selfas Self
    • (archive footage)
    • Director
      • Robert Youngson
    • Writer
      • Robert Youngson
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    An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the 1910s with Sennett, Chaplin, and Fairbanks, and into the 1920s with Max Roach, Snub Pollard, Harry Langdon, Al St. John, Charlie Chase, and the teaming of Laurel and Hardy. Thrillers feature Houdini and serials, with special attention to Pearl White, Ruth Roland, and Monty Banks. The film often lets the silent pictures speak for themselves, running entire one-reelers or significant chunks of an old movie. —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
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      • Hollywood's Wildest, Most Wonderful Era!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Comedy
      • Documentary
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This film makes extensive use of Chopin's "Tristesse" and Franz Von Suppe's "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna".
    • Goofs
      In the opening sequence, a filmed fight between the hero and the villain is supposedly projected in slow motion. Yet, the villain's coat moves in real time, indicating that the actors had staged the slow-motion effect.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [Porters drop a crate at a party, revealing a lion inside] This is a coming-out party, and look what's coming out.

    • Crazy credits
      "Days of Thrills and Laughter" opens with what the narrator calls "the first double-feature title" in which the opening credits are shown on the right-hand side of the screen while an excerpt from the 1922 Snub Pollard comedy "The Movies" is displayed on the left.

      When the credit for the film's composer-conductor appears, the narrator calls out, "Hold it!" and both sides of the frame freeze. "OK, bring up that name," intones the narrator, as "Jack Shaindlin" expands to nearly the full width of the frame. The narrator declares, "That's enough!," the name shrinks back to its original size, and the movie starts up again, with the narrator explaining, "Sorry, folks, it's in his contract."

      At the end of the credits sequence, the movie freezes once again so producer-writer Robert Youngson's name can do a cartwheel while expanding to large size. To which the narrator exclaims, "What a showoff! Take Youngson down - all the way down!" as the name shrinks and disappears.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Cure (1917)

    User reviews5

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    Top review
    7/10
    Unsatisfying compilation, but the best bits are cherishable.
    Robert Youngson compilation of excerpts from silent movies. The 'thrills' feature some bizarre Hollywood action films, daredevil stunts, villainous villains, terrifying cliffhangers, hurtling trains, impassive heroes and knowing, smiling, up-for-it heroines. The 'laughter' is by far the most pleasurable section, recovering sadly obscure comics such as Snub Pollard, and paying testament to their bounteous invention, thoughtfulness and sheer good humour. The presentation of the film grates, especially with a narrator far too pleased with himself.
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    • alice liddell
    • Oct 27, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 5, 1961 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jubel, Trubel, Sensationen
    • Production company
      • Robert Youngson Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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