Hollywood and the stars.
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Broadcast date: December 20, 1963.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Production co-ordinator, Jim Schmerer ; film editor, Melvin Shapiro.; Narrated by Joseph Cotten.; In this anthology of screen comedians, excerpts from many films give the flavor of silent and sound comedy. Some of the stars shown are: Charlie Chaplin, Red Skelton, W.C. Fields, Bob Hope, Peter Sellers, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello with clips from Dr. Strangelove, Under the yum yum tree and It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world.; PFA 1612-01-10695. D0418; PFA 1612-01-10695. CONDITION NOTE: Last checked: January 14, 2004 scratched; includes commercial slugs.
Credits
- Joseph Cotten (1905–1994)
- Jack Haley Jr. (1933–2001)
- Irwin Rosten
- Melvin Shapiro
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977)
- Red Skelton (1913–1997)
- W. C. Fields (William Claude, 1880–1946)
- Bob Hope (1903–2003)
- Peter Sellers (1925–1980)
- Jack Lemmon
- Bud Abbott (1895–1974)
- Lou Costello
- Dean Martin (1917–1995)
- Jerry Lewis (1926–2017)
- Wolper Productions
- United Artists Television (Firm)
- National Broadcasting Company
- Funny men. Part 2
- Dr. Strangelove or
- How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb--excerpt; Under the yum yum tree--excerpt; It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world--excerpt
Sources
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
Record added 2026-09-14 14:03:12