Duration: 26
Year Published: 1963
Creator: Funny men. Part 2 sponsored by Purex and Timex ; a David L. Wolper production ; United Artists Television ; production executive, Al Ramrus ; associate producer, Julian Ludwig ; written and produced by Irwin Rosten ; series producer- director, Jack Haley, Jr.
Format: 16mm
Color: B&W
Sound: sound
Credits: Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994.; Haley, Jack, Jr., 1933-2001.; Rosten, Irwin.; Shapiro, Melvin.; Chaplin, Charlie, 1889-1977.; Skelton, Red, 1913-1997.; Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946.; Hope, Bob, 1903-2003.; Sellers, Peter, 1925-1980.; Lemmon, Jack.; Abbott, Bud, 1895-1974.; Costello, Lou.; Martin, Dean, 1917-1995.; Lewis, Jerry, 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.
Description: 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.
Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
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