The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians

In the days when television in the UK was restricted to a choice of three channels, a regular feature of midday programming included the screening of silent comedies from the early days of cinema. However, as further channels came on stream bringing increased competition for viewing figures, the silent comedies disappeared from our screens never to be seen again. With their slapstick comedians, these silent films doubtless brought back memories of a bygone time for those of a certain age and probably introduced a good number of new aficionados to the pleasures of the silent screen comedies. Since the disappearance...