The Sound of Laughter

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The Sound of Laughter

"A Star-Studded Parade of the Classic Clowns at Their Most Hilarious!"

1963

1h 12m

5.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Documentary

Overview

A compilation of film clips of comedies from 1930's.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Ed Wynn

College Professor

Directing

Buster Keaton

Elmer Butts

Acting

Bob Hope

Bing Fawcett - Plumber

Acting

Bing Crosby

Bob (Singer in Grocery Store)

Acting

Danny Kaye

Nikolai Nikolayevich

Acting

Bert Lahr

Egbert Bunting / Roland Montague

Acting

Harry Ritz

Harry - Hotel Manager

Acting

Al Ritz

Al - Hotel House Detective

Acting

Jimmy Ritz

Jimmy - Hotel Bellboy

Acting

Shirley Temple

La Belle Diaperina (Saloon Singer)

Acting

Milton Berle

Elmer Brown (Singer with Cocktail Glasses)

Acting

Imogene Coca

Miss Klutz (Ballerina)

Acting

Joan Davis

Jennie Kurtz (Hillbilly Singer)

Acting

Roy Rogers

Band Member (Hillbilly Guitarist)

Acting

Harry 'Snub' Pollard

Plumber's Assistant

Acting

Vernon Dent

Adolph (Airplane Passenger) / Football Coach

Acting

Dewey Robinson

The Umpire

Acting

Harry Langdon

The Hitchhiker

Acting

Andy Clyde

Man with Faulty Umbrella

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Billy Gilbert

Billy (Large Duck Hunter)

Acting

Vince Barnett

Vince (Small Duck Hunter)

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