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The Hollywood Clowns (1979) — Ligoscope

The Hollywood Clowns

Film · 1979

The Hollywood Clowns

49 min

Documentary Comedy

Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

(archive footage)

Eric Campbell

Eric Campbell

(archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

(archive footage)

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

(archive footage)

Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

(archive footage)

Crew

Writer: Bill Gleason, Arthur Knight

Details

Studios: Simcon International
Countries: United States of America
Release: March 23, 1979

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Margaret Dumont

Margaret Dumont

(archive footage)

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

(archive footage)

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Narrator (voice)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

(archive footage)

Bob Hope

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Betty Hutton

Betty Hutton

(archive footage)

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye

(archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lloyd

(archive footage)

Peter Lorre

Peter Lorre

(archive footage)

Dean Martin

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett

(archive footage)

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Self (archive footage)

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

(archive footage)

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

(archive footage)

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