Toronto Silent Film Festival: LAFFS IN THE AFT COMEDY SHOW

Runtime: 92 mins | Release Year: 2024 | Rating: | Genre(s):
Production Country: USA | Original Language: English

Showtimes
‣ Sunday April 13th @ 04:00 PM

Get ready to close the festival with a smile!

 

LAFFS IN THE AFT (formally 1000 Laffs) a trio and a bit of the best in silent comedy

 

Live Accompaniment: Jordan Klapman

 

Programmer and silent comedy expert Chris Seguin presents The Attack of the straw Boatered Comedians 😉

 

Nothing says snappy slapstick like a chap sporting a straw boater. This year, the TSFF is proud to present bespectacled Harold Lloyd, ever-embarrassed Charley Chase, and a pre-Oliver Hardy Stan Laurel in a trio of comic triumphs.In our main feature, FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, Harold Lloyd plays millionaire Harold J. Manners, whose devil-may-care ways take a turn heavenward when he goes gaga for the daughter of the minister at a grungy downtown mission. Of course, this being a Harold Lloyd comedy, it climaxes in an adrenaline-pumping chase that tears up the streets of 1920s L.A. (pedestrians beware).But first, Stan Laurel sports a skimmer (in lieu of his trademark derby) in A MAN ABOUT TOWN, a fun ten minutes of merry mix-ups. Laurel & Hardy’s ubiquitous nemesis, James (“D’oh!”) Finlayson, joins in as a store detective who bases most of his detecting on a hunch.ASSISTANT WIVES* sees Charley Chase, silent comedy’s ultimate everyman (if every man was unusually charming, charismatic and clever) in search of a wife — pronto! — to impress the boss. What follows is a frantic farce full of mistaken identities, slamming doors, clambering up and down fire escapes, and soup going unspilled.Finally, we showcase a certain iconic animated mouse is his very first film (not the one you think), which was designed and produced for the silent screen. We’re proud to present it with a brand new score by our own Jordan Klapman.*TSFF is grateful to Kit Parker Films, Richard M. Roberts and Paul Gierucki for the use of the new restoration of Assistant Wives

 

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Part of the Toronto Silent Film Festival series!

Cast/Crew Info
Director:
Austin Snell | Cast: