Blurred by time and blotched by Hollywood myth-making, the general outlines of comedy superstar Harry Langdon's life may seem all too familiar: widely acclaimed as a vaudeville headliner, he met with near-instant success in Hollywood, only to fall from the pinnacle of stardom just before the advent of talkies; for the rest of his life he slogged along through lesser films and roles, a trouper to the end.
Site ID: 11169
Site URL: silent-movies.org/Langdon/
Listed: 03 Mar 2005
Last hit: 19 Apr 2024
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