Old Time Comedy Classics: Volume 4

Nearly a century old, these four two-reeler rarities from the silent era are sure to provoke fresh laughs for viewers again and again. Mack Sennett's "Her Painted Hero" (1915) puts the Keystone Cops center stage with a stage-struck heiress. Hale Hamilton, Charles Murray star; Murray and the Cops become an unforgettable part of "Her Fame and Shame" (1917) in this laugh-a-minute film co-starring Polly Moran, Louise Fazenda; there's guffaws galore in "Her Torpedoed Love" (1917), which includes Fazenda, Ford Sterling, and Charley Chase in this Keystone comedy's cast; and Claire Anderson, Viola Barry, and Paddy McGuire top the cast of the comical "Won by a Fool" (1917). 97 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: music score. Silent with music score.