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      Funny Business

      1978 1 hr. 38 min. Documentary List
      Reviews With Walter Matthau as guide and narrator, this retrospective of moments in classic comedy covers a great deal of ground. Director and film critic Richard Schickel culls together clips from Laurel and Hardy films such as "Blockheads" and "County Hospital," as well as a wealth of other clips from comedians like Abbot and Costello, Mae West, the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields. He also delves into the work of Bob Hope and film director Ernst Lubitsch. Read More Read Less

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      Synopsis With Walter Matthau as guide and narrator, this retrospective of moments in classic comedy covers a great deal of ground. Director and film critic Richard Schickel culls together clips from Laurel and Hardy films such as "Blockheads" and "County Hospital," as well as a wealth of other clips from comedians like Abbot and Costello, Mae West, the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields. He also delves into the work of Bob Hope and film director Ernst Lubitsch.
      Director
      Richard Schickel
      Genre
      Documentary
      Original Language
      English