Comments on: A Time Before Talkies http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/24/a-time-before-talkies/ Arts and Culture for North Texas and Far Beyond Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:48:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom Hendricks http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/2008/10/24/a-time-before-talkies/#comment-2715 Tom Hendricks Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:14:14 +0000 http://www.kera.org/blogs/culture/?p=1825#comment-2715 These three silent comedians - often listed with Harry Langdon - represent the top of a golden age of film comedy. I'm not sure why this Golden Age of art has never received it's rightful due. Silent comedies, unlike many classic silent dramas, hold up very well today. And, add to that the first talking comedians like WC Fields, Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy, and you have an unrivaled run of classic comedian films that has never been equaled. These three silent comedians – often listed with Harry Langdon – represent the top of a golden age of film comedy. I’m not sure why this Golden Age of art has never received it’s rightful due.
Silent comedies, unlike many classic silent dramas, hold up very well today.

And, add to that the first talking comedians like WC Fields, Marx Brothers, and Laurel and Hardy, and you have an unrivaled run of classic comedian films that has never been equaled.

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