Primary Title

• Hollywood

Secondary Title

Episode Title

• Comedy: A Serious Business

Date Broadcast

• Sunday 11 July 1982

Start Time

• 16 : 40

Finish Time

• 17 : 30

Duration

• 50:00

Episode

• 8

Channel

• TV2

Broadcaster

• Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand

Programme Description

• Taken from Kevin Brownlow's 1968 book "The Parade's Gone By", the series captures the rise and fall of the silent era film industry. There are clips from the films and interviews with those who were involved.

Episode Description

• The art of silent comedy is highlighted with a focus on the work of the four great clowns of the era: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon.

Classification

• Unknown

Owning Collection

• Chapman Archive

Broadcast Platform

• Television

Languages

• English

Captions

• None

Live Broadcast

• No

Rights Statement

• Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.

Subjects

• Motion picture industry--United States--History
• Silent films--History and criticism
• Motion pictures--Censorship--United States--History

Genres

• Documentary
• Entertainment

Hosts

• James Mason (Narrator)

Contributors

• Thames Television (Production Unit)
• Kevin Brownlow (Director)
• David Gill (Director)
• Kevin Brownlow (Producer)
• David Gill (Producer)