The Big Parade of Comedy

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1964 PG-13 1h 30m
6.6 /10
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The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
Genre
ComedyDocumentary
Plot

Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.

Director
Writers
Robert Youngson
Stars
Clark GableJean HarlowCary Grant

Cast & Crew

Clark Gable
Clark Gable
Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)
Cary Grant
Cary Grant
Andre Charville (archive footage)
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy
Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord (archive footage)
W.C. Fields
W.C. Fields
Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel
Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
William Powell
William Powell
Nick Charles (archive footage)
Myrna Loy
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles (archive footage)
Lucille Ball
Lucille Ball
Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)
Red Skelton
Red Skelton
Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)
Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford
Bobby (archive footage)
Marie Dressler
Marie Dressler
Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery
Terry (archive footage)
Bud Abbott
Bud Abbott
Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
Lou Costello
Lou Costello
Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)
Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard
Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Buster Keaton
Buster Keaton
Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)
Ted Healy
Ted Healy
Reporter in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Franchot Tone
Franchot Tone
Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
Melvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Leon (archive footage)
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley
Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)
Marion Davies
Marion Davies
Tina in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage)
Lee Tracy
Lee Tracy
Space in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)
Polly Moran
Polly Moran
Sarah in 'China Bound' (archive footage)
Gail Patrick
Gail Patrick
Isobel Grayson in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage)
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone
Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)
Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr
The Commander (archive footage)
Nat Pendleton
Nat Pendleton
William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Chester Morris
Chester Morris
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Lupe Vélez
Lupe Vélez
Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)
Freddie Bartholomew
Freddie Bartholomew
David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)
Zasu Pitts
Zasu Pitts
Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Karl Dane
Karl Dane
Sharkey Nye in 'China Bound' (archive footage)
George K. Arthur
George K. Arthur
Bellhop in 'Detectives' (archive footage)
Leo Carrillo
Leo Carrillo
Joselito Estanza in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage)
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Skippy
Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)
Dave O'Brien
Dave O'Brien
Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)
James Finlayson
James Finlayson
Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)
Les Tremayne
Les Tremayne
Narrator (voice)
Elizabeth Allan
Elizabeth Allan
Mrs. Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Robert Barrat
Robert Barrat
Baxter in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Jack Baxley
Actor in 'A Night at the Movies' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Monta Bell
Self - Director of 'Pretty Ladies' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Lionel Belmore
Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tod Browning
Tod Browning
Self - Director of 'The Mystic' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dorothy Burgess
Dorothy Burgess
Gypsy in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Carle
Richard Carle
Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Carroll
John Carroll
Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Nora Cecil
Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
E. E. Clive
E. E. Clive
Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Louise Closser Hale
Louise Closser Hale
Hattie Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Lew Cody
Lew Cody
Tip Scanlon in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Elisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey
Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Josephine Crowell
Josephine Crowell
Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
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Frank Dawson
Butler in 'Suzy' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Marceline Day
Marceline Day
Lois in 'Detectives' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edgar Dearing
Edgar Dearing
Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brian Donlevy
Brian Donlevy
Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
Douglas Fairbanks
Douglas Fairbanks
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry Fine
Larry Fine
One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Gilbert
John Gilbert
Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harry Gribbon
Harry Gribbon
Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)
William Haines
William Haines
Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
Winifred Harris
Actress in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)
Curly Howard
Curly Howard
One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)
Moe Howard
Moe Howard
One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Ireland
John Ireland
Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Leatrice Joy
Leatrice Joy
Actress in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)
Walter Woolf King
Walter Woolf King
Beecher in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diana Lewis
Diana Lewis
Eve Wilson in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edmund Lowe
Edmund Lowe
Dr. Wayne Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)
Chico Marx
Chico Marx
One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx
One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Harpo Marx
Harpo Marx
One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)
Grant Mitchell
Grant Mitchell
Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
Dennis in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Karen Morley
Karen Morley
Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jack Norton
Jack Norton
Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anita Page
Anita Page
Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Barnett Parker
Barnett Parker
Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)
Herbert Prior
Herbert Prior
Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty
Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bert Roach
Bert Roach
Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Tobias
George Tobias
Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Huey White
Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney
Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Charles Williams
Charles Williams
Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tammany Young
Tammany Young
Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (archive footage) (uncredited)
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