Concetti Chiave
- Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were pivotal figures in silent film comedy, each with distinctive styles and characters.
- Chaplin's iconic character, "The Little Tramp," is recognized for his unique attire, while Keaton was famed as "The Great Stone Face" for his stoic expressions.
- Chaplin's work exemplified silent comedy as a universal language, accessible and understandable worldwide.
- Buster Keaton began performing at the age of four and made his first film appearance in 1917.
- Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, known for their distinctive voices, initially collaborated on a silent film in 1917 before becoming famous as a comedy duo.
Silent film comedies
Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton were the kings of silent film comedy. Buster was only four when he performed with his parents (and the great Harry Houdin) in USA, and made his first film in 1917.
Charlie’s career began in British theatres, but he made his first film in the States in 1913.
harlie’s most famous character was “The Little Tramp”, with his boiler hat, cane, old duit and big shoes. Buster was known as “The great Stone Face” because he never smiled in his films.
The voices of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy are istantly recognised, yet the first film they made together, in 1917, was silent! When British-born Stan went to the States, he made a short silent film with Olly called Lucky Dog. Stan amd Olly next worked together ten years later – and the resti s cinema history.
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