Direction: Robert Youngson
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Robert Youngson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Clark Gable · Greta Garbo · Jean Harlow · Cary Grant
Plot A compilation of scenes from classic MGM comedies from the silent era up to 1948's "A Southern Yankee." Among the films showcased are "The Thin Man," "A Night at the...
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This Mechanical Age (S)
1954 · Documentary · 10 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Dwight Weist
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When Comedy Was King
1960 · Documentary · 81 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle · Wallace Beery · Charles Chaplin · Charley Chase
Plot A feature-length documentary devoted to the great clowns of silent comedy.
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Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965 · Documentary · 90 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Oliver Hardy · Jay Jackson · Stan Laurel · Vivien Oakland
Plot A compilation of primarly Laurel and Hardy shorts --From Soup to Nuts, Wrong Again, Putting Pants on Philip, The Finishing Touch, Sugar Daddies and short clips from others-- plus Max...
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World of Kids (S)
1951 · Documentary · 10 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Dwight Weist
Plot Youngsters demonstrate their skill at a wide variety of sports.
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The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 · Documentary · 79 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Stan Laurel · Oliver Hardy · Will Rogers · Carole Lombard
Plot A compilation of scenes featuring some of the best-known comics from the silent era in their best films.
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The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967 · Documentary · 99 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Charley Chase · William Courtright · Kay Deslys · Tom Dugan
Plot Film historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films by comedy legends Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Along with clips from many of the shorts that...
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When the Talkies Were Young (S)
1955 · Documentary · 20 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Dwight Weist
Plot Warner Brothers looks back to the early days of talking pictures. Dwight Weist narrates film clips from five movies: "Sinner's Holiday," introducing James Cagney with a glimpse of Joan Blondell,...
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Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 · Documentary · 93 min. · United States
Direction Robert Youngson
Cast Douglas Fairbanks · Charles Chaplin · Stan Laurel · Oliver Hardy
Plot An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century through the 1920s. It starts with a 1905 look at French comedy, goes through the...
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