Product Description
The most exhaustive and exhilarating compilation of silent film's funniest moments, the SlapHappy TV series showcases 75 famous and forgotten screen clowns in over 400 clips from their wildest comedies. This fast-paced excursion through the prime years of slapstick cinema profiles the studios, directors and performers who shaped the art of silent comedy. Produced for PBS and syndicated around the world, each SlapHappy episode includes up to 18 clips of superb print quality, lively narration, rare stills, sound effects, and a hot jazz soundtrack from the acclaimed Stomp Off Records.
VOLUME 1
3 Funnymen,
The Fun Factory,
Great Gags
VOLUME 2
Hal Roach Studios,
The Comedy Chase,
Help Wanted
VOLUME 3
Al Christie Studios,
Larry Semon,
Supporting Comics
VOLUME 4
Educational Pictures,
Charley Chase,
Vaudeville Greats
VOLUME 5
Funshops,
Buster Keaton,
Dynamite Teams
VOLUME 6
More Funshops,
Great Gags 3,
Thrill Comedians
VOLUME 7
Keystone Studios,
Great Gags 2,
Family Fun
VOLUME 8
Surreal Comedy,
Charlie Chaplin,
Getting The Girl
VOLUME 9
Our Gang,
Comedy Directors,
Hollywood Spoofs
VOLUME 10
Stan And Ollie: Before 'The Boys',
Battling Clowns,
Comediennes.
THE SLAPHAPPY COLLECTION features over 75 famous and forgotten screen clowns including Lloyd Hamilton, Lupino Lane, Charley Chase, Mabel Normand, Fatty Arbuckle, Charlie Chaplin, Louise Fazenda, Dorothy DeVore, Colleen Moore, Snub Pollard, Paul Parrott, A Ton of Fun, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Ray, Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, Harry Langdon, Clyde Cook, Larry Semon, Stan Laurel, Our Gang, The Smith Family, Bobby Vernon, Jimmy Adams, Billy Dooley, Jack Duffy, W.C. Fields, Will Rogers, Bert Williams, Buster Keaton, Cliff Bowes, Al St. John, The Keystone Cops, Ford Sterling, Ben Turpin, Monty Banks, Syd Chaplin, Billy Bletcher, Little Moritz, Chester Conklin, Max Linder, Poodes Hanneford, Carter deHaven, Billy West, Billy Franey, Slim Summerville, Raymond Griffith and many more!
