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Silent Comedy Performers

Black and white images of clowns and comedic characters from early silent films, highlighting their humor and antics.

Studio portrait of clown laughing
Studio portrait of clown laughing
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Anefo photo collection. Television recordings VARA program short and small, Martin Brozius as a monster. January 12, 1972
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN and MERNA KENNEDY in THE CIRCUS (1928), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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Alfred Ward Model Released. Vintage Photograph. Smiling hobo clown holding up small fake flowers with circus tent in background
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GREAT SCOT (EV001693_H)
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HARPO MARX; THE MARX BROTHERS; CHICO MARX; GROUCHO MARX.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE RINK (1916), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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The Gold Rush is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp role. The film also stars Georgia Hale, Mack Swain and Malcolm Waite. Chaplin declared several times that this was the film for which he most wanted to be remembered.
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MACK SWAIN and CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GOLD RUSH (1925), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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Close-up of a puppet dancing
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"The Gold Rush", 1925.
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THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKACE (2001), directed by CHARLES SHYER.
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Misc-Punch & Judy. September 26, 1952.
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HARPO, GROUCHO & CHICO MARX (Adolph, Julius & Leonard)  American comedians, three  of the five Marx Brothers  (Zeppo and Gummo not shown)     Date: 20th century
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JIM HENSON in SESAME STREET (1969), directed by JIM HENSON and JON STONE.
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Anefo photo collection. VARA TV program "Hadimassa". Kees van Kooten and Wim de Bie in Scene. February 3, 1970
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THUNDER & LIGHTNING (EV002048_H)
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Vintage Photograph. Clown seated gesturing with fingers.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in ONE A. M. (1916), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in MODERN TIMES (1936), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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Pied piper
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JASON ROBARDS in JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN (1971), directed by DALTON TRUMBO.
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Man singing with radio microphone
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Gene Kelly Anchors Aweigh 1945
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Performer holding cell phone to ventriloquist dummy
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Eye on the ball
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Caught in the act
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Ken Murray. October 20, 1953.
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HUMPHREY BOGART in DEAD RECKONING (1947), directed by JOHN CROMWELL.
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Eye on the ball (EV007847_H)
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1940S Man Gangster Stealing Money At Gunpoint Crime
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Bad Elster. View of Bad Elster - Flying Man
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Saragossa. 10/12/1900. Pilar Festival in Zaragoza. The most typical thing about the celebration. Big heads formed at the moment of breaking the race after the kids.
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Edgar Bergen, (1903-1978), American Actor and Ventriloquist, seated Portrait with his Ventriloquist Dummies Mortimer Snerd and Charlie McCarthy, Harry Warnecke, Robert F. Cranston, Gus Schoenbaechler, 1948
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Anna Pollak and Felix Barker. July 1, 1954.
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Anefo photo collection. TV show on March 10, recording in Cinetone studio, Rob van Reyn. February 24, 1966
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Portrait of a magician performing card tricks
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Vintage photograph. Man wearing turtleneck sweater and captains cap steering wooden ship helm in front of cloud sky background calling out with raised arm and hand near mouth
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1920S1930S Santa Claus Sneaking Into Living Room Through Double Doors
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1910s 1920s CHARACTER CON MAN BARKER SALESMAN WEARING BOWLER HAT LOOKING AT CAMERA SELLING PRODUCT OUT OF SMALL SUITCASE
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BRUCE LEE and VAN WILLIAMS in THE GREEN HORNET (1966), directed by ALLEN REISNER, WILLIAM BEAUDINE and ROBERT L. FRIEND.
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Original Film Title: THE BOBO. English Title: THE BOBO. Film Director: ROBERT PARRISH. Year: 1967. Stars: PETER SELLERS.
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12/31/1945. Groucho, boy and Harpo Marx.
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Clown between two men wearing lipstick, historic picture from about 1910
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Anefo photo collection. Rob van Reijn as the "male Marcus". August 7, 1963
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MICKEY ROONEY and JUDY GARLAND in BABES IN ARMS (1939), directed by BUSBY BERKELEY.
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Portrait of clown Felix Adler, 1947, Clown being greeted at the Knickerbocker Hospital polio ward by ""King of the Clowns"" Felix Adler, who's a yard high, a fellow mirthmaker Frankie Salute, and his bunny ""Buzz"". The Ward is financed by the Great New York Chapter of National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 1947
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81-Year-old Barnum And Bailey Clown Still Makes Them Laugh -- 81-year-old Harry Russell photographed at work among some of his grotesque giant heads which he makes. In a white-washed shed in Norwood High Street, West Norwood, a youthful old man with a bushy mop of white hair continues a long life of making people laugh. 81-year-old Mr. Harry Russell was once a famous clown with Barnum and Bailey's circus, an claims to be its oldest survivor. He now spends his days making the giant papier mache
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I'm a daddy!. I'm a daddy!
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Elsevier photo collection. Reporting Clown Charlie Rivel. clown citizen. 1943
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Anefo photo collection. Final manifestation Volkpetitionnement Hague; Freek de Jonge performs. October 26, 1985. Hague, South Holland
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Warden Sups In 'Sol' -- Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing, prison authority, tasted his own medicine as the honor guest and "fall guy" for the meeting of the Circus Saints and Sinners in New York, Jan. 26. Here he is locked alone in a cell as he was served with the well-known "bread and water". He was initiated to membership. January 26, 1938. (Photo by Associated Press Photo).
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Studio portrait of mid adult man singing
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Original Film Title: BELLE EPOQUE. English Title: BELLE EPOQUE. Film Director: FERNANDO TRUEBA. Year: 1992. Stars: FERNANDO FERNAN GOMEZ.
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PAYASOS, LOS-TV (1973), directed by MANUEL RIPOLL.
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THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI (1920) -Original title: DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI-, directed by ROBERT WIENE.
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Toto, on-set of the Italian Film, "The Hawks and the Sparrows", aka "Uccellacci e Uccellini", Arco Film with Distribution via CIDIF, 1966
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Hollywood, California: 1944. A Samba stepping black poodle by the name of 'Countess' is entertaining folks at the Music Box Theatre on Hollywood Blvd.
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OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940), directed by ALF GOULDING.
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Anefo photo collection. Johnny Kraaijkamp as a fagin in Oliver, listening to Wim Kan. December 31, 1963
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Anefo photo collection. TV recordings from Johnny and Rich show from KRO. December 8, 1970
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PUBLICIDAD: VARIOS.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in A DOG'S LIFE (1918), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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BORIS KARLOFF in THE BLACK ROOM (1935), directed by ROY WILLIAM NEILL.
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Musicians from the Russian-German music group Lebenslust play German folk songs in a village in Kazakhstan, Romanovka, Kazakhstan
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JEFF GOLDBLUM and ED BEGLEY JR. in TRANSYLVANIA 6-5000 (1985), directed by RUDY DE LUCA.
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HAROLD LLOYD in SAFETY LAST (1923), directed by FRED NEWMEYER.
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Anefo photo collection. Premiere van Toon Hermans Tiende One Man Show in Tilburg. February 21, 1966. Noord-Brabant, Tilburg
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GOLD RUSH (1925), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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OLIVER HARDY and STAN LAUREL in A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940), directed by ALF GOULDING.
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The Evil We Fight Display panel produced by the Display and Exhibitions Division of the Ministry of Information for show all over Great Britain.
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The Great Dictator is a 1940 American satirical political comedy-drama film starring, written, produced, scored, and directed by Charlie Chaplin, following the tradition of many of his other films. Having been the only Hollywood filmmaker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films, this was Chaplin's first true talking picture as well as his most commercially successful film. At the time of its first release, the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germa
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Stephen Yorke, conductor of the ABC National Military band, which will give its final/concert at the Sydney Town Hall on Sunday afternoon. The band has been disbanded because of economy cuts. January 01, 1951. (Photo by George Glvoer, Photo-Recording Studios).
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02/11/1986. Luis Sánchez Polack in a performance, reading ABC.
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Anefo photo collection. Show Hermans busy preparing his "one man show". March 8, 1960
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Magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat at a classic magic show
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1930S Little Girl Singing And Playing A Ukulele
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CHATTERBOX (1943).
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Elsevier photo collection. Tom Manders "Saint Germain des Prés" broadcast TV music. Tom Manders "Dorus" "Dorusjes". February 3, 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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JACK HALEY and MARY BOLAND in HERE COMES THE GROOM (1934), directed by EDWARD SEDGWICK.
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Altar boys singing
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Model Release. Ray Christian. Vintage Photograph. "Uncle Sam" Frame 1.
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THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL (1992), directed by BRIAN HENSON.
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Three-minute warning (EV007784_H)
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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ELTON JOHN in THE MUPPETS SHOW (1976), directed by JIM HENSON.
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN in THE GREAT DICTATOR (1940), directed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS (1963) -Original title: THE BIRDS-, directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.
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Anefo photo collection. Russian state circus in Carré. Clown André Nikolajev. 25 July 1983. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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WILLIAM POWELL and MYRNA LOY in THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1944), directed by RICHARD THORPE.
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Café Tortoni, ubicado en el 825 de la Avenida de Mayo,Buenos Aires, republica Argentina, cono sur, South America.
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