David B Pearson's look at the life and work of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

The Silent Film Career of Bartine Burkett Mark Jungheim's look at this fine comic actress who supported the best of the best.

The World of Charley Chase Yair Solan's tribute to one of the greatest of the forgotten comics.

Generally Buster is an intelligent tribute to Buster Keaton's films, life and art.

Der komische Kintopp (FilmMaterialien 10) A German site honoring that nation's silent comedians, particularly Valentin.

is honored by Floyd Bennett, founder and president of the official Harry Langdon Society.

Since the Kirsch group is no longer producing Laurel & Hardy videos for European distribution, updates to their "official" web site has been suspended, but delightful essays on all things Hal Roach are archived here.  Meanwhile, the best non-official site for Stan and Ollie remains .  Worldwide Laurel & Hardy news can be found on the Netherlands' Blotto site.  

Annette D'Agostino Lloyd is Harold Lloyd's #1 fan and scholar and her site is a heartfelt tribute to "The King of Daredevil Comedy".  The Harold Lloyd Trust maintains Harold's official home page.  

Mabel Normand's Home Page is maintained by William T. Sherman, author of the revised version of Mabel Normand: A Source Book to Her Life and Films.

Claudia Sassen poses interesting questions about Larry's life and work.

Slapstick David B Pearson's wonderful compendium of Quicktime clips featuring over a dozen silent comics.

Slapsticon has become the mecca for silent and early sound comedy buffs each July, and updates on this year's lineup are now up.  

doesn't yet have as much traffics as it's sister site, but it remains the place to go to discuss the Marx Brothers, W.C. Fields, Jerry Lewis and the other talkers.  

While devoted to all genres of silent and early sound film, has plenty of room for folks who like to talk comedy. 

Jon's Film Sites Jon Marsalis has compiled the WWW's most complete list of links on silent film stars, studios and research.

has a searchable database that not only covers motion pictures but all other media. Many films in the Library's collection are not yet in the database and many titles that are listed exist only in the form of a nitrate positive and are unavailable for viewing.

Lobster Films This Paris-based private archive has been a leader in preserving 35mm nitrate silent comedies. They have a beautiful home page and hopefully will add more information about their comedy collection.

The Silent Film Bookshelf David Pierce's growing library of contemporary silent film trade press articles is an invaluable resource.

is Gloria Bond's collection of links, which discuss all aspects of Charlie Chaplin and silent film in general.

Silents Are Golden is a loving tribute to the art of silent film. The site contains many contemporary reviews of silents when they were first released, some lost forever.

Taylorology is primarily dedicated to scholarship about the William Desmond Taylor murder, but contains fascinating interviews with Taylor's contemporaries, including Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd, not to mention scurrilous gossip about Larry Semon.

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