Hollywood — Season 1, Episode 8: Comedy: A Serious Business

Episode synopsis

Hollywood learned very early how to make people laugh. Comedy was king, and battling for the throne were stars like Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon and Charlie Chaplin. In a purely visual medium, their comedy was a work of genius.

About Hollywood

A 1980 documentary series exploring the establishment and development of the Hollywood studios and its impact on 1920s culture.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Pioneers
• E2In the Beginning
• E3Single Beds and Double Standards
• E4Hollywood Goes to War
• E5Hazard of the Game
• E6Swanson and Valentino
• E7The Autocrats
• E9Out West
• E10The Man with the Megaphone
• E11Trick of the Light
• E12Star Treatment
• E13End of an Era