The movies may be silent, but your laughter will be loud, thanks to star turns from Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Mabel Normand, and others. This collection of vintage silent comedy shorts includes "The Speed Kings" (1913), featuring Norman and Arbuckle in the story of a young woman choosing between two racecar drivers; "Out of Control" (1917), a farce about a movie production gone haywire; "Back to the Woods" (1923), featuring John Walkerton as a lumber man fighting to save his empire; "The Fraidy Cat" (1924), with Chase's Jimmy Jump character meeting the "Our Gang" kids; and "Half-Back Hannah" (1928), starring Anne Cornwall as the head of an all-girl football squad. 55 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.
The movies may be silent, but your laughter will be loud, thanks to star turns from Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Charley Chase, Mabel Normand, and others. This collection of vintage silent comedy shorts includes "The Speed Kings" (1913), featuring Norman and Arbuckle in the story of a young woman choosing between two racecar drivers; "Out of Control" (1917), a farce about a movie production gone haywire; "Back to the Woods" (1923), featuring John Walkerton as a lumber man fighting to save his empire; "The Fraidy Cat" (1924), with Chase's Jimmy Jump character meeting the "Our Gang" kids; and "Half-Back Hannah" (1928), starring Anne Cornwall as the head of an all-girl football squad. 55 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.
