Sheltering in place as opposed to sheltering in lace, we're doing what we can to keep our spirits up. The unending coronavirus-related bad news means there's a temptation to give in to despair. Response? Give in to comedy - starting with Charlie Chaplin. Here he is in 1914, improvising for the camera and vexing director Henry "Pathé" Lehrman no end.
In the interest of optimum mental health during a pandemic, here's a clip from the Chaplin masterpiece The Circus.
MODERN TIMES always gets me laughing.
Nobody, not even Chaplin, has ever topped Buster Keaton.
Much enjoyed seeing Peter Bogdanovich's documentary The Great Buster: A Celebration.
Compelled to follow that with the outstanding Kevin Brownlow-David Gill documentary Buster Keaton: A Hard Act To Follow.
We're big fans of W.C. Fields!
And The Three Stooges!
Charley Chase remains an all-time favorite!
And then there's Laurel & Hardy!
Harry Langdon!
Finishing today's post: some classic cartoons.
Heres a great one: The Daffy Doc, directed by Bob Clampett!
Last but not least, Daffy Duck in Nasty Quacks, directed by Frank Tashlin!
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