Robert Benchley. Robert Benchley would have been no older than 56 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)'.
George K. Arthur. George K. Arthur was 65 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Bellhop in 'Detectives' (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 26 1899 – Died: Thu, May 30 1985
Leo Carrillo. Leo Carrillo would have been no older than 81 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joselito Estanza in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage)'.
Skippy. Skippy would have been no older than 20 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 01 1931 – Died: Mon, Jan 01 1951
Dave O'Brien. Dave O'Brien was 52 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Fri, May 31 1912 – Died: Sat, Nov 08 1969
James Finlayson. James Finlayson would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 26 1887 – Died: Fri, Oct 09 1953
Les Tremayne. Les Tremayne was 51 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Jack Baxley. Jack Baxley would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'A Night at the Movies' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Monta Bell. Monta Bell would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Self - Director of 'Pretty Ladies' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 05 1891 – Died: Tue, Feb 04 1958
Lionel Belmore. Lionel Belmore would have been no older than 85 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, May 11 1867 – Died: Fri, Jan 30 1953
Tod Browning. Tod Browning would have been no older than 82 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Self - Director of 'The Mystic' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Dorothy Burgess. Dorothy Burgess would have been no older than 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Gypsy in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 04 1907 – Died: Sun, Aug 20 1961
Richard Carle. Richard Carle would have been no older than 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
E. E. Clive. E. E. Clive would have been no older than 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 26 1879 – Died: Thu, Jun 06 1940
Louise Closser Hale. Louise Closser Hale would have been no older than 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Hattie Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Lew Cody. Lew Cody would have been no older than 50 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Tip Scanlon in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 22 1884 – Died: Thu, May 31 1934
Elisha Cook Jr.. Elisha Cook Jr. was 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 26 1903 – Died: Thu, May 18 1995
Jeff Corey. Jeff Corey was 50 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Aug 10 1914 – Died: Fri, Aug 16 2002
Josephine Crowell. Josephine Crowell would have been no older than 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Douglas Fairbanks. Douglas Fairbanks would have been no older than 56 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Tue, May 22 1883 – Died: Tue, Dec 12 1939
Larry Fine. Larry Fine was 61 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 05 1902 – Died: Fri, Jan 24 1975
Willie Fung. Willie Fung would have been no older than 49 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Ferdinand Gottschalk. Ferdinand Gottschalk would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 24 1858 – Died: Fri, Nov 10 1944
Charley Grapewin. Charley Grapewin would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 20 1869 – Died: Thu, Feb 02 1956
Harry Gribbon. Harry Gribbon would have been no older than 76 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Phillips Holmes. Phillips Holmes would have been no older than 35 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Grant Mitchell. Grant Mitchell would have been no older than 82 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 17 1874 – Died: Wed, May 01 1957
Owen Moore. Owen Moore would have been no older than 52 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Dennis in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 11 1886 – Died: Fri, Jun 09 1939
Karen Morley. Karen Morley was 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 12 1909 – Died: Sat, Mar 08 2003
Jack Norton. Jack Norton would have been no older than 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Barnett Parker. Barnett Parker would have been no older than 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Herbert Prior. Herbert Prior would have been no older than 87 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tom Ricketts. Tom Ricketts would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 15 1853 – Died: Thu, Jan 19 1939
Bert Roach. Bert Roach was 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 20 1891 – Died: Tue, Feb 16 1971
George Tobias. George Tobias was 63 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Billy Wayne. Billy Wayne was 67 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1897 – Died: Fri, Jun 12 1970
Huey White. Huey White would have been no older than 40 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Sat, Aug 28 1897 – Died: Thu, Jun 23 1938
Peter Whitney. Peter Whitney was 48 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Wed, May 24 1916 – Died: Thu, Mar 30 1972
Charles Williams. Charles Williams would have been no older than 59 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Clarence Wilson. Clarence Wilson would have been no older than 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Birthday: Thu, Nov 16 1876 – Died: Sun, Oct 05 1941
Tammany Young. Tammany Young would have been no older than 49 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Clark Gable. Clark Gable would have been no older than 59 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)'.
Jean Harlow. Jean Harlow would have been no older than 26 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)'.
Cary Grant. Cary Grant was 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Andre Charville (archive footage)'.
Spencer Tracy. Spencer Tracy was 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)'.
Katharine Hepburn. Katharine Hepburn was 57 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Tracy Lord (archive footage)'.
W.C. Fields. W.C. Fields would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)'.
Stan Laurel. Stan Laurel was 74 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)'.
Oliver Hardy. Oliver Hardy would have been no older than 65 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)'.
William Powell. William Powell was 72 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Nick Charles (archive footage)'.
Myrna Loy. Myrna Loy was 59 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Nora Charles (archive footage)'.
Lucille Ball. Lucille Ball was 53 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)'.
Red Skelton. Red Skelton was 51 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)'.
Robert Taylor. Robert Taylor was 53 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Raymond Dabney in 'Personal Property' (archive footage)'.
Greta Garbo. Greta Garbo was 58 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ninotchka in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage)'.
Joan Crawford. Joan Crawford was 58 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Bobby (archive footage)'.
Marie Dressler. Marie Dressler would have been no older than 65 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Marie Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage)'.
Wallace Beery. Wallace Beery would have been no older than 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Terry (archive footage)'.
Bud Abbott. Bud Abbott was 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Doc in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)'.
Lou Costello. Lou Costello would have been no older than 52 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Wishy in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage)'.
Carole Lombard. Carole Lombard would have been no older than 33 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Mary Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)'.
Buster Keaton. Buster Keaton was 68 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Buster in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage)'.
Ted Healy. Ted Healy would have been no older than 41 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Reporter in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)'.
Franchot Tone. Franchot Tone was 59 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Gifford in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)'.
Melvyn Douglas. Melvyn Douglas was 63 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Leon (archive footage)'.
Robert Benchley. Robert Benchley would have been no older than 56 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joseph Doakes in 'That Inferior Feeling' (archive footage)'.
Marion Davies. Marion Davies would have been no older than 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Tina in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage)'.
Lee Tracy. Lee Tracy was 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Space in 'Bombshell' (archive footage)'.
Polly Moran. Polly Moran would have been no older than 68 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sarah in 'China Bound' (archive footage)'.
Gail Patrick. Gail Patrick was 53 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Isobel Grayson in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage)'.
Lewis Stone. Lewis Stone would have been no older than 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Baron in 'Suzy' (archive footage)'.
Bert Lahr. Bert Lahr was 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'The Commander (archive footage)'.
Nat Pendleton. Nat Pendleton was 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'William T. Magiz in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)'.
Chester Morris. Chester Morris was 63 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)'.
Lupe Vélez. Lupe Vélez would have been no older than 36 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Self in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)'.
Freddie Bartholomew. Freddie Bartholomew was 40 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'David Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)'.
Zasu Pitts. Zasu Pitts would have been no older than 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Mirabelle in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)'.
Karl Dane. Karl Dane would have been no older than 47 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sharkey Nye in 'China Bound' (archive footage)'.
George K. Arthur. George K. Arthur was 65 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Bellhop in 'Detectives' (archive footage)'.
Leo Carrillo. Leo Carrillo would have been no older than 81 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joselito Estanza in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage)'.
Skippy. Skippy would have been no older than 20 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Asta in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage)'.
Dave O'Brien. Dave O'Brien was 52 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in the Pete Smith Shorts (archive footage)'.
James Finlayson. James Finlayson would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sergeant Major Finlayson in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage)'.
Les Tremayne. Les Tremayne was 51 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Elizabeth Allan. Elizabeth Allan was 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Mrs. Copperfield in 'David Copperfield' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Robert Barrat. Robert Barrat was 75 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Baxter in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Jack Baxley. Jack Baxley would have been no older than 66 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'A Night at the Movies' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Lionel Belmore. Lionel Belmore would have been no older than 85 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Blacksmith in 'Bonnie Scotland' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tod Browning. Tod Browning would have been no older than 82 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Self - Director of 'The Mystic' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Dorothy Burgess. Dorothy Burgess would have been no older than 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Gypsy in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Richard Carle. Richard Carle would have been no older than 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
John Carroll. John Carroll was 58 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Terry Turner in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Nora Cecil. Nora Cecil would have been no older than 72 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actress in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Charlie Chaplin. Charlie Chaplin was 75 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
E. E. Clive. E. E. Clive would have been no older than 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Cosgrove Dabney in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Louise Closser Hale. Louise Closser Hale would have been no older than 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Hattie Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Lew Cody. Lew Cody would have been no older than 50 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Tip Scanlon in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Elisha Cook Jr.. Elisha Cook Jr. was 60 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Joe in 'Love Crazy' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Jeff Corey. Jeff Corey was 50 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Sergeant in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Josephine Crowell. Josephine Crowell would have been no older than 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Css van Alstyne in 'The Sporting Venus' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Marceline Day. Marceline Day was 56 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Lois in 'Detectives' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Edgar Dearing. Edgar Dearing was 71 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Bill in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Brian Donlevy. Brian Donlevy was 63 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Kurt Devlynne in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)'.
Douglas Fairbanks. Douglas Fairbanks would have been no older than 56 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Larry Fine. Larry Fine was 61 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Willie Fung. Willie Fung would have been no older than 49 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Willie in 'Too Hot to Handle' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
John Gilbert. John Gilbert would have been no older than 38 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Arriving at MGM (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Ferdinand Gottschalk. Ferdinand Gottschalk would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Charley Grapewin. Charley Grapewin would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Mr. Bane in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Harry Gribbon. Harry Gribbon would have been no older than 76 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Cop in 'The Cameraman' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
William Haines. William Haines was 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Winifred Harris. Winifred Harris was 84 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actress in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Phillips Holmes. Phillips Holmes would have been no older than 35 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ernest DeGraff in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. footage) (uncredited)'.
Curly Howard. Curly Howard would have been no older than 48 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Moe Howard. Moe Howard was 67 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Three Stooges (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
John Ireland. John Ireland was 50 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Captain Calbern in 'A Southern Yankee' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Leatrice Joy. Leatrice Joy was 70 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actress in Theater Lobby (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Walter Woolf King. Walter Woolf King was 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Beecher in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Diana Lewis. Diana Lewis was 44 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Eve Wilson in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Edmund Lowe. Edmund Lowe was 74 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Dr. Wayne Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (arch. foot.) (uncredited)'.
Chico Marx. Chico Marx would have been no older than 74 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Groucho Marx. Groucho Marx was 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Harpo Marx. Harpo Marx was 75 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'One of The Marx Brothers (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Grant Mitchell. Grant Mitchell would have been no older than 82 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Ed Loomis in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Owen Moore. Owen Moore would have been no older than 52 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Dennis in 'The Red Mill' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Karen Morley. Karen Morley was 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Lucy Talbot in 'Dinner at Eight' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Jack Norton. Jack Norton would have been no older than 69 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'The Girl from Missouri' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Anita Page. Anita Page was 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Vivian Truffle in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Barnett Parker. Barnett Parker would have been no older than 54 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Arthur Trevelyan in 'Personal Property' (arch. foot.) (uncred.)'.
Herbert Prior. Herbert Prior would have been no older than 87 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor on Train in 'Reducing' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Jed Prouty. Jed Prouty would have been no older than 77 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor Outside Theater (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tom Ricketts. Tom Ricketts would have been no older than 86 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Butler in 'After the Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Bert Roach. Bert Roach was 73 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Foster in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
George Tobias. George Tobias was 63 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Ninotchka' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Billy Wayne. Billy Wayne was 67 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Fireman in 'Go West' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Peter Whitney. Peter Whitney was 48 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Jake in 'Rio Rita' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Charles Williams. Charles Williams would have been no older than 59 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'The Thin Man' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Clarence Wilson. Clarence Wilson would have been no older than 64 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Actor in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.
Tammany Young. Tammany Young would have been no older than 49 in The Big Parade of Comedy as 'Shif'less in 'Tugboat Annie' (archive footage) (uncredited)'.