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The Big Parade of Comedy 1964

  Laughs of a lifetime… with 50 fabulous stars!  Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM’s history.

Laughs of a lifetime… with 50 fabulous stars! Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM’s history.

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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of The Big Parade of Comedy

Explore the complete cast of The Big Parade of Comedy, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.


Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Katharine Hepburn

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord (archive footage)

Melvyn Douglas

Melvyn Douglas

Leon (archive footage)

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles (archive footage)

John Ireland

John Ireland

Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Karen Morley

Karen Morley

Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Robert Barrat

Robert Barrat

Baxter in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nat Pendleton

Nat Pendleton

William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

William Powell

William Powell

Nick Charles (archive footage)

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

Carole Lombard

Carole Lombard

Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Owen Moore

Owen Moore

Dennis in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Karl Dane

Karl Dane

Sharkey Nye in 'China Bound' (archive footage)

Lewis Stone

Lewis Stone

Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)

Wallace Beery

Wallace Beery

Terry (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Cary Grant

Andre Charville (archive footage)

Joan Crawford

Joan Crawford

Bobby (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Spencer Tracy

Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)

Freddie Bartholomew

Freddie Bartholomew

David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

Elizabeth Allan

Elizabeth Allan

Mrs. Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Grant Mitchell

Grant Mitchell

Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr

The Commander (archive footage)

Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien

Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)

Les Tremayne

Les Tremayne

Narrator (voice)

Franchot Tone

Franchot Tone

Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

Robert Taylor

Robert Taylor

Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)

George Tobias

George Tobias

Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chico Marx

Chico Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Groucho Marx

Groucho Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harpo Marx

Harpo Marx

One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Louise Closser Hale

Louise Closser Hale

Hattie Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

Zasu Pitts

Zasu Pitts

Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Anita Page

Anita Page

Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jed Prouty

Jed Prouty

Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean Harlow

Jean Harlow

Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Willie Fung

Willie Fung

Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lee Tracy

Lee Tracy

Space in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

Reporter in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Richard Carle

Richard Carle

Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gail Patrick

Gail Patrick

Isobel Grayson in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

W.C. Fields

Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

Robert Benchley

Robert Benchley

Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)

Huey White

Huey White

Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Lionel Belmore

Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Diana Lewis

Diana Lewis

Eve Wilson in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver Hardy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Stan Laurel

Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Douglas Fairbanks

Douglas Fairbanks

Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Carroll

John Carroll

Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)

Marion Davies

Marion Davies

Tina in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage)

William Haines

William Haines

Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Skippy

Skippy

Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)

Larry Fine

Larry Fine

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Moe Howard

Moe Howard

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lupe Vélez

Lupe Vélez

Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Tammany Young

Tammany Young

Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Lois in 'Detectives' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Polly Moran

Polly Moran

Sarah in 'China Bound' (archive footage)

Curly Howard

Curly Howard

One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)

Red Skelton

Red Skelton

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

Leatrice Joy

Leatrice Joy

Actress in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edmund Lowe

Edmund Lowe

Dr. Wayne Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)

Herbert Prior

Herbert Prior

Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Josephine Crowell

Josephine Crowell

Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Harry Gribbon

Harry Gribbon

Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Nora Cecil

Nora Cecil

Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lew Cody

Lew Cody

Tip Scanlon in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Bert Roach

Bert Roach

Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Finlayson

James Finlayson

Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)

George K. Arthur

George K. Arthur

Bellhop in 'Detectives' (archive footage)

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Monta Bell

Monta Bell

Self - Director of 'Pretty Ladies' (arch. footage) (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Billy Wayne

Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler

Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)

Tom Ricketts

Tom Ricketts

Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Clarence Wilson

Clarence Wilson

Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Peter Whitney

Peter Whitney

Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

Joselito Estanza in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage)

Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Actress in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Walter Woolf King

Walter Woolf King

Beecher in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Jack Baxley

Actor in 'A Night at the Movies' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dorothy Burgess

Dorothy Burgess

Gypsy in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)

E. E. Clive

E. E. Clive

Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

Barnett Parker

Barnett Parker

Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)

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The Big Parade of Comedy Themes and Keywords

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The Big Parade of Comedy Other Names and Titles

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