Movies: Slapstick comedy

An extension of the Benign Violation theory of comedy developed by Tom Veatch and A. Peter McGraw and Caleb Warren. Source: The Cure (1917) Dir. Charles Chaplin and Edward Brewer...

Robinet is challenged to a duel, but owing to an overpowering fear, ludicrously depictd, the weapons are discarded, one by one, and two bottles of champagne subistituted. (Moving Picture world Synopsis)...

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The cyclist is dispatched upon an important errand, and his humorous and alarming adventures by the way form the subject of this series. Misadventure follows misadventure with great frequency, but the cyclist comes up smiling every time, mounts his m...

Robinet is jealous, with comedic results....

Max, who fears dogs, is chased by them through the city, over walls, and even up a chimney and onto a roof....

Jeff Dahmer is a serial killer who is looking for a relationship. In this slapstick adaptation of the story, there are plenty of laughs as well as some criticism of current mores. The director, Bill Zebub, realized that the real-life events seemed co...

Pippo, the Flea, finds a camel; however, the resident spider is not happy about it....

A foolish but devious thief spends his time stealing portraits of rich families and selling them to the highest bidder. But a woman investigator knows how to trap him and teach him a lesson. One day, the thief breaks into an aristocrat's house but is...

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A documentary crew follow the daily lives of two slapstick characters....

Robinet, the lead in this Italian slapstick comedy, wants to be an aviator in the worst way, and this being an Italian slapstick, that's how he does it. Italian slapstick in this period was absolutely bone-breaking, so much so that it makes Keystone ...

Vaudeville comedians Foottit and Chocolat hop and dance around and occasionally fight....

Robinet gets punched by a boxer in the ring and decides to challenge him for a match. To win, he needs to train as much as he can....