4 Clowns (1970)
Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era. Laurel and Hardy are shown battling a gum machine, and Hardy is a debaucherous Romeo whose amorous plans are thwarted by Rex, the Wonder Horse. Charley Chase is hampered by hiccups and a female professor, and he fleeces a drunken Oliver Hardy with a mannequin in a nightclub. The third part finds bachelor Buster Keaton desperately trying to get married by 7:00 PM in order to collect a $7-million-dollar inheritance. Keaton is pursued by money-hungry prospects in one of the best chase scenes ever filmed. Narration is provided by Jay Jackson.
- Date of release
- 1970-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Director
- Robert Youngson
Casting
- Stan Laurel — (archive footage)
- Oliver Hardy — (archive footage)
- Buster Keaton — (archive footage)
- Jay Jackson — Narration (voice)
- Charley Chase — (archive footage)
Interesting facts
4 Clowns is a 1970 documentary compilation film written and directed by Robert Youngson that studies the golden age of comedy through a compilation of rare silent film footage of the works of Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase and Buster Keaton. It was the last feature film project of producer, director, and writer Robert Youngson.
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