The Story:
In the golden age of silent cinema from 1914 to 1929, journey back to the manic world of slapstick masters as this tribute anthology unleashes the Keystone Cops’ chaotic chases, Charlie Chaplin’s (Charlie Chaplin) trampish antics in barroom brawls from The Masquerader, and the seafaring mishaps of Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle) and Mabel Normand (Mabel Normand) whose house drifts to sea in Fatty and Mabel Adrift.
As comedy evolves, face escalating gags with Buster Keaton’s (Buster Keaton) stone-faced escapes from hordes of cops in Cops, Harry Langdon’s (Harry Langdon) childlike whimsy, Ben Turpin’s (Ben Turpin) frozen north follies, Billy Bevan’s (Billy Bevan) auto wrecks, and unsung heroes like Snub Pollard (Snub Pollard) as a mad inventor in It’s a Gift and Edgar Kennedy’s (Edgar Kennedy) slow burns, all clashing in pie fights and tit-for-tat destructions that test the limits of hilarity and havoc.
Relive the uproarious nostalgia of silent laughs in this curated reel of preserved gems, culminating in Laurel and Hardy’s (Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy) explosive Christmas tree feud with James Finlayson (James Finlayson) in Big Business, a timeless teaser of comedy’s wild, pie-slinging pinnacle that’ll have you roaring with delight.
