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  • The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
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    90 min | Comedy, Documentary
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Approved
90 min | Comedy, Documentary
A compilation of scenes from classic MGM comedies from the silent era up to 1948's "A Southern Yankee." Among the films showcased are "The Thin Man, " "A Night at the Opera, " "Dinner at Eight" and "Bonnie Scotland."
Director
Robert Youngson
Writer
Robert Youngson (written by)
Producer
Robert Youngson
Composer
Bernard Green
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Updated Sep 3, 1964
Release date
Sep 3, 1964 (United States)

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105 cast members
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Clark Gable
Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)   See fewer
It Happened One Night (1934)
Greta Garbo
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Ninotchka (1939)
The Marx Brothers
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Duck Soup (1933)
Jean Harlow
Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)   See fewer
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Cary Grant
Andre Charville (archive footage) Andre Charville (archive footage)   See fewer
North by Northwest (1959)
Spencer Tracy
Warren Haggerty (archive footage) Warren Haggerty (archive footage)   See fewer
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Katharine Hepburn
Tracy Lord (archive footage) Tracy Lord (archive footage)   See fewer
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W.C. Fields
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Stan Laurel
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William Powell
Nick Charles (archive footage) Nick Charles (archive footage)   See fewer
The Thin Man (1934)
Myrna Loy
Nora Charles (archive footage) Nora Charles (archive footage)   See fewer
The Thin Man (1934)
Lucille Ball
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Red Skelton
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Robert Taylor
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Joan Crawford
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Marie Dressler
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Dinner at Eight (1933)
Wallace Beery
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Lionel Barrymore
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Chester Morris
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