The Hollywood Clowns (1979)

Glenn Ford narrates this hilarious look back at the greatest comedians in movie history.

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Bud Abbott

(archive footage)

Eric Campbell

(archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

(archive footage)

Lou Costello

(archive footage)

Bing Crosby

(archive footage)

Margaret Dumont

(archive footage)

W.C. Fields

(archive footage)

Glenn Ford

Narrator (voice)

Oliver Hardy

(archive footage)

Bob Hope

Self (archive footage)

Betty Hutton

(archive footage)

Danny Kaye

(archive footage)

Buster Keaton

(archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Lewis

Self (archive footage)

Harold Lloyd

(archive footage)

Peter Lorre

(archive footage)

Dean Martin

Self (archive footage)

Mack Sennett

(archive footage)

Dinah Shore

Self (archive footage)

Red Skelton

(archive footage)

Lana Turner

(archive footage)

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