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Legends of Comedy - Great Stars of Film and Radio: The Fabulous '40s (????) [N/A]

Original Title:
Legends of Comedy - Great Stars of Film and Radio: The Fabulous '40s

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Runtime: 60

Readers Digest - Classic Collection - Great Stars for Film and Radio: The Fabulous '40s

Overview from TheMovieDB

Motion Picture and comedy came into their own as unforgettable comedians made the leap from Broadway, radio, and vaudeville. Move-Making tried to keep pace with the non-stop zingers and zany antics of The Marx Brothers, Abbot & Costello, The 3 Stooges, and the inseparable duo of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. The stars of solo performers were also rising fast and furiously as Bob Hope Jimmy Durante, Victor Borge and Mae West Joined the big leagues of laugh-making.

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Production

Director:
John C. Field

Executive Producer:
Charles Grinker
Edward J. Murphy

Producer:
John C. Field

Production Executive:
Anne Thatcher

Supervising Editor:
Eric Merklein

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