The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1964-09-02 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
6.3 3 votes
Comedy, Documentary

Overview

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

Cast

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

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