The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy
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1964
1h 30m
6.3(3 votes)
Comedy
Documentary

Overview

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

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Social & External

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast & Crew

101 members
Acting

Clark Gable

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Clark Gable
Acting

Jean Harlow

Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Jean Harlow
Acting

Cary Grant

Andre Charville (archive footage)

Cary Grant
Acting

Spencer Tracy

Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy
Acting

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn
Acting

W.C. Fields

Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

W.C. Fields
Acting

Stan Laurel

Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Stan Laurel
Acting

Oliver Hardy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy
Acting

William Powell

Nick Charles (archive footage)

William Powell
Acting

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles (archive footage)

Myrna Loy
Acting

Lucille Ball

Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)

Lucille Ball
Acting

Red Skelton

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

Red Skelton
Acting

Robert Taylor

Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)

Robert Taylor
Acting

Greta Garbo

Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)

Greta Garbo
Acting

Joan Crawford

Bobby (archive footage)

Joan Crawford
Acting

Marie Dressler

Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)

Marie Dressler
Acting

Wallace Beery

Terry (archive footage)

Wallace Beery
Acting

Bud Abbott

Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Bud Abbott
Acting

Lou Costello

Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Lou Costello
Acting

Carole Lombard

Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Carole Lombard
Directing

Buster Keaton

Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)

Buster Keaton
Acting

Ted Healy

Reporter in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Ted Healy
Acting

Franchot Tone

Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

Franchot Tone
Acting

Melvyn Douglas

Leon (archive footage)

Melvyn Douglas
Acting

Robert Benchley

Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

Robert Benchley
Acting

Marion Davies

Tina in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage)

Marion Davies
Acting

Lee Tracy

Space in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

Lee Tracy
Acting

Polly Moran

Sarah in 'China Bound' (archive footage)

Polly Moran
Acting

Gail Patrick

Isobel Grayson in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage)

Gail Patrick
Acting

Lewis Stone

Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)

Lewis Stone
Acting

Bert Lahr

The Commander (archive footage)

Bert Lahr
Acting

Nat Pendleton

William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Nat Pendleton
Acting

Chester Morris

Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Chester Morris
Acting

Lupe Vélez

Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Lupe Vélez
Acting

Freddie Bartholomew

David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

Freddie Bartholomew
Acting

Zasu Pitts

Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Zasu Pitts
Acting

Karl Dane

Sharkey Nye in 'China Bound' (archive footage)

Karl Dane
Acting

George K. Arthur

Bellhop in 'Detectives' (archive footage)

George K. Arthur
Acting

Leo Carrillo

Joselito Estanza in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage)

Leo Carrillo
Acting

Skippy

Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)

Skippy
Acting

Dave O'Brien

Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)

Dave O'Brien
Acting

James Finlayson

Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

James Finlayson
Acting

Les Tremayne

Narrator (voice)

Les Tremayne
Acting

Elizabeth Allan

Mrs. Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Elizabeth Allan
Acting

Robert Barrat

Baxter in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Barrat
Acting

Jack Baxley

Actor in 'A Night at the Movies' (archive footage) (uncredited)

No Image
Directing

Monta Bell

Self - Director of 'Pretty Ladies' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Lionel Belmore

Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore
Directing

Tod Browning

Self - Director of 'The Mystic' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tod Browning
Acting

Dorothy Burgess

Gypsy in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dorothy Burgess
Acting

Richard Carle

Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)

Richard Carle
Acting

John Carroll

Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Carroll
Acting

Nora Cecil

Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nora Cecil
Acting

Charlie Chaplin

Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin
Acting

E. E. Clive

Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

E. E. Clive
Acting

Louise Closser Hale

Hattie Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Louise Closser Hale
Acting

Lew Cody

Tip Scanlon in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Lew Cody
Acting

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Elisha Cook Jr.
Acting

Jeff Corey

Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jeff Corey
Acting

Josephine Crowell

Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Josephine Crowell
Acting

Frank Dawson

Butler in 'Suzy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Marceline Day

Lois in 'Detectives' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marceline Day
Acting

Edgar Dearing

Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edgar Dearing
Acting

Brian Donlevy

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

Brian Donlevy
Acting

Douglas Fairbanks

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks
Acting

Larry Fine

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Larry Fine
Acting

Willie Fung

Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Willie Fung
Acting

John Gilbert

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Gilbert
Acting

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk
Acting

Charley Grapewin

Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charley Grapewin
Acting

Harry Gribbon

Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harry Gribbon
Acting

William Haines

Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

William Haines
Acting

Winifred Harris

Actress in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winifred Harris
Acting

Phillips Holmes

Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Phillips Holmes
Acting

Curly Howard

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Curly Howard
Acting

Moe Howard

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Moe Howard
Acting

John Ireland

Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

John Ireland
Acting

Leatrice Joy

Actress in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leatrice Joy
Acting

Walter Woolf King

Beecher in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Woolf King
Acting

Diana Lewis

Eve Wilson in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Diana Lewis
Acting

Edmund Lowe

Dr. Wayne Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

Edmund Lowe
Acting

Chico Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chico Marx
Acting

Groucho Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Groucho Marx
Acting

Harpo Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harpo Marx
Acting

Grant Mitchell

Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Grant Mitchell
Acting

Owen Moore

Dennis in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Owen Moore
Acting

Karen Morley

Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Karen Morley
Acting

Jack Norton

Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Norton
Acting

Anita Page

Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Anita Page
Acting

Barnett Parker

Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Barnett Parker
Acting

Herbert Prior

Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Herbert Prior
Acting

Jed Prouty

Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jed Prouty
Acting

Tom Ricketts

Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tom Ricketts
Acting

Bert Roach

Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bert Roach
Acting

George Tobias

Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)

George Tobias
Acting

Billy Wayne

Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
Acting

Huey White

Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Peter Whitney

Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Whitney
Acting

Charles Williams

Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Charles Williams
Acting

Clarence Wilson

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson
Acting

Tammany Young

Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Tammany Young

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