Silent Comedy Classics: 12 Classic Shorts (MOD) (DVD Movie) Vanity Street Van Dyke directs this saga

Van Dyke directs this saga of a has-been fight manager (Walter Huston) who rebuilds his career on the muscled back of a sailor (Baer) with lightning in his gloves and a mobster's moll (Loy) in his corner

Laurel and Hardy join the service as well

He plays a telephone repairman who uses his knowledge to help his bookie expand his business to increased profits and rises to the top

The fabulously wealthy Baron Arady discovers that his village rests on rich oil deposits and tricks most of the peasants into selling out

With the wonderful musical talents of performers such as Vivian Blaine

Silent Comedy Classics: 12 Classic Shorts (MOD) (DVD Movie) Vanity Street Van Dyke directs this sagaIn the years before the sound revolution, silent film directors delivered hundreds of brilliantly funny comedy shorts that laid the groundwork for everything that followed in the era of sound. Legendary stars like Chaplin, Keaton, Hardy, Chase and Lloyd still captivate viewers with their comedic genius. This collection of shorts provides modern audiences with a fascinating and funny glimpse into the dawn of cinema comedy. Fluttering Hearts (1927):