Hollywood

Season 1, Episode 8: Comedy: A Serious Business

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Hollywood learned very early how to make people laugh. Comedy was king, and battling for the throne were stars like Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon and Charlie Chaplin. In a purely visual medium, their comedy was a work of genius.

All Episodes - Season 1

Pioneers
Episode 1
Pioneers
 In the Beginning
Episode 2
In the Beginning
 Single Beds and Double Standards
Episode 3
Single Beds and Double Standards
 Hollywood Goes to War
Episode 4
Hollywood Goes to War
 Hazard of the Game
Episode 5
Hazard of the Game
 Swanson and Valentino
Episode 6
Swanson and Valentino
 The Autocrats
Episode 7
The Autocrats
 Comedy: A Serious Business
Episode 8
Comedy: A Serious Business
 Out West
Episode 9
Out West
 The Man with the Megaphone
Episode 10
The Man with the Megaphone
 Trick of the Light
Episode 11
Trick of the Light
 Star Treatment
Episode 12
Star Treatment
 End of an Era
Episode 13
End of an Era
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