Harry Langdon - Wikipedia
WEBHenry "Harry" Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. [1] Life and career. Langdon on “ The Serious Side of Comedy Making ”: ”I am convinced that comedy is much harder to achieve than drama.”
Harry Langdon - IMDb
WEBHarry Langdon (1884-1944) Actor. Writer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's New Car" which he performed for twenty years.
Harry Langdon - Biography - IMDb
WEBHarry Langdon. Actor: His First Flame. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's …
Harry Langdon | Silent Film Star, Comedian, Director | Britannica
WEBMay 1, 2024 · Harry Langdon (born June 14, 1884, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 22, 1944, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American motion picture actor and director whom many rank among the top tier of silent film comedians. As a young boy, Langdon ran away from his home in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to join a traveling medicine show.
Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy best as a familial biography
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy best as a familial biography. May 3, 2017 by Doug Gibson Leave a Comment. Review by Doug Gibson. It’s been a long wait for a new biography, “ Harry...
Mystery of Harry Langdon - Silents Are Golden
WEBRevising the Harry Langdon Story. At first glance, the rise and fall of comedian Harry Langdon reads like a Hollywood script: a nobody from vaudeville gets a lucky break in pictures, rises to the top with behind the screen help, gets big-headed and fires his help, then crashes and burns trying to do it on his own.
Harry Langdon, the overlooked silent film star - Los Angeles Times
WEBSep 3, 2012 · Entertainment & Arts. Harry Langdon, the overlooked silent film star. L.A. Times Archives. Sept. 3, 2012 12 AM PT. He’s not as well known as the three comedic giants of the silent era — Charlie...
Silents are Golden: The One-Of-A-Kind Harry Langdon
WEBJan 20, 2022 · From Three’s a Crowd (1926) Once Langdon was allowed to be fully Langdon, the results were some of the best comedy shorts of the 1920s. One favorite is Saturday Afternoon (1925), about a henpecked Harry whose friend talks him into sneaking away for a date with two pretty girls.
Harry Langdon — The Movie Database (TMDB)
WEBHenry "Harry" Philmore Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. Known For. The Strong Man. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp. Long Pants. Saturday Afternoon. The Chaser. The First 100 Years. Zenobia. Picking Peaches. Acting. Writing. …
Rediscover: The Films of Harry Langdon - Spectrum Culture
WEBMay 8, 2017 · Rediscover: The Films of Harry Langdon - Spectrum Culture. Features Film Revisit-Rediscover. Rediscover: The Films of Harry Langdon. By Jesse Cataldo. Posted on May 8, 2017. Rich, expansive and more than a bit murky, the pre-sound era represents one of the most abundant periods in film history, one from which strange new wonders …
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