A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to the present.A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to the present.A retrospective look at 60 years of great moments in film comedy, from the 1920s to the present.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total
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Bud Abbott
- Actor - 'In Society'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Eddie Acuff
- Actor - 'Leave It to Blondie'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Judith Allen
- Actress - 'The Old Fashioned Way'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Woody Allen
- Actor - 'Casino Royale'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
- Actor - 'You Can't Take It with You'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
- Actor - 'Fatty Joins the Force'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Asta
- Dog - Unidentified 'Thin Man' Film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Baby LeRoy
- Actor - 'The Old-Fashioned Way'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Lucille Ball
- Actress - Unidentified Film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Anne Bancroft
- Actress - Unidentified Film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Matthew 'Stymie' Beard
- Actor - Unidentified 'Our Gang' Film
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Louise Beavers
- Actress - 'She Done Him Wrong'
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- Jack Haley Jr.(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaThe test footage of Peter Sellers as Napoléon Bonaparte is from an undetermined film... possibly Stanley Kubrick's proposed 1969 film on the French emperor, which was never made. In Casino Royale (1967), Peter Sellers played Evelyn Tremble, who was supposed to impersonate James Bond. While being tested by Vesper Lynd, he was required to dress as Napoleon, which is where this footage may have come from.
- Quotes
Opening prologue: This film is dedicated to the thousands of filmmakers, craftsmen, and technicians who accomplished the most difficult job in motion pictures... they made us laugh.
- Crazy creditsThis film is dedicated to those thousands of filmmakers, artists, craftsmen, and technicians who accomplished the most difficult job in motion pictures...They made us laugh.
- Alternate versionsThe documentary was shown both in full length and later in three installments of 47 minutes each with the same opening and closing montages repeated.
- ConnectionsFeatures A Noise from the Deep (1913)
- SoundtracksComedy Tonight
(uncredited)
Written by Stephen Sondheim
Performed by Zero Mostel
Heard under lengthy opening comedic montage
Featured review
Excellent montage of great comedy clips
Although dated due to its original release date, this is a funny collection of great bits from films ranging from silents to then new releases. As an example, there are multiple variations on "walk this way" going back to William Powell. I used to have a home-recorded snowy VHS copy of this:; would happily buy a newer version of it to enjoy again.
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- Aug 20, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- L'univers du rire
- Filming locations
- Hollywood Boulevard & Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Carol Burnett's segment)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982) officially released in Canada in English?
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