Classic comedies

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THERE MAY NOT BE A PERSON ON EARTH WHO DOESN'T LAUGH (OR DOESN'T KNOW IT). EVER SINCE THE ART OF CINEMA WAS DISCOVERED COMEDY WAS A PART OF IT. LUMIERE BROTHERS TRAIN ARRIVAL ITSELF IS AN EXAMPLE.

Here let us start our journey through classic comedies, esp. from early era and bring out rare performances and lighter moments.

To start with, the famous duo Abbott and Costello feature here.

To introduce them, wikipedia takes initiative:


William "Bud" Abbott and Lou Costello (born Louis Francis Cristillo) performed together as Abbott and Costello, an American comedy duo whose work on stage, radio, film and television made them the most popular comedy team during the 1940s and 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits.
--- More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbott_and_Costello

The scene we are going to see is an argument on the multiplication of two numbers. 7 into 13 makes 28 - hilarious enough.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo4NCXOX0p8

... tbc...

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The next one

Bustor Keaton and Charlie Chaplin in The Limelight


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUpiD8vEw2Y

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Next one

The great Nagesh of Hollywood = JERRY LEWIS =

Jerry Lewis wanted and did this in a single shot, as per the comments posted in the youtube video. Just watch the video. Nostalgia later.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuVVvEig2ic&feature=related

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BUD SPENCER AND TERENCE HILL


Bud Spencer (born Carlo Pedersoli on 31 October 1929) is an Italian actor, filmmaker and former swimmer (he was the first Italian to swim 100m in less than a minute). He is known for past roles in spaghetti westerns together with his long time filmpartner Terence Hill. Growing from a successful swimmer in his youth, he got a degree in law, and has registered several patents.

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Spencer met Terence Hill, with whom he made a large number of Italian Westerns and other films together, including (named using their most common US titles):

Hannibal (1959)
God Forgives... I Don't! (1967)
Ace High (1968)
Boot Hill (1969)
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
Blackie the Pirate (1971)
Trinity Is Still My Name (1971)
All the Way, Boys (1972)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Two Missionaries (1975)
Crime Busters (1976)
Odds and Evens (1978)
I'm For the Hippopotamus (1979)
Who Finds a Friend Finds a Treasure (1981)
Go For It! (1983)
Double Trouble (1984)
Miami Supercops (1985)
Troublemakers (1994)
.... INFO SOURCE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Spencer)...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1ADphhMo3Y&feature=related

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The Marx Brothers


The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act, originally from New York City, that enjoyed success in Vaudeville, Broadway, and motion pictures from the early 1900s to around 1950. Five of Marx Brothers’ thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them (Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera) in the top twelve.
The core of the act was the three elder brothers, Chico, Harpo and Groucho; each developed a highly distinctive stage persona. The two younger brothers, Gummo and Zeppo, did not develop their stage characters to the same extent, and eventually left the act to pursue other careers. Gummo was not in any of the movies; Zeppo appeared only in the first five.

...more at wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers)...

Marx Brothers ruled the lot during their period in the genre of humor. A Night at the Opera is an all time classic.

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For those who do not know much of Marx Brothers (includes me), there is some information available at the wiki.

Here is an interesting scene of humor from the film Animal Crackers (1930), of Marx Brothers.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMBBhyV3sME

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It's Jerry Lewis again.

JERRY LEWIS CONDUCTS in THE BELL BOY (1960)

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The Bellboy is a 1960 comedy film starring, written by and directed by Jerry Lewis. The film was released on July 20, 1960 by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

The movie opens with a movie studio executive introducing the movie. He explains that the film itself has no plot, but simply shows Jerry Lewis as Stanley, the bellboy, getting in many ridiculous situations, bumbling his way from one scene to the next. Stanley does not speak, except for the very end of the movie.

Directed by Jerry Lewis
Produced by Jerry Lewis
Ernest D. Glucksman
Written by Jerry Lewis
Starring Jerry Lewis
Alex Gerry
Bob Clayton
Milton Berle
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 20, 1960
Running time 72 minutes
Country United States
Language English

A clip of this film was used in one of Apple's iPhone commercials, where Jerry and other notable actors pick up the phone and say "Hello?"



From the pages of wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bellboy)

A classic performance by Jerry Lewis. Watch the video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8ndNSiIASg

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Norman Wisdom

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http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/58/MPW-29407

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The Window Dressing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwDQhxSh91Q