The Big Parade of Comedy

Clark Gable

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Clark Gable

Eddie in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Jean Harlow

Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Jean Harlow

Ruby in 'Hold Your Man' (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Andre Charville (archive footage)

Cary Grant

Andre Charville (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)

Spencer Tracy

Haggerty in 'Libeled Lady' (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord (archive footage)

Katharine Hepburn

Tracy Lord (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

W.C. Fields

Wilkins Micawber in 'David Copperfield' (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Stan Laurel

Stan in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

Oliver Hardy

Oliver in 'Hollywood Party' (archive footage)

William Powell

Nick Charles (archive footage)

William Powell

Nick Charles (archive footage)

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles (archive footage)

Myrna Loy

Nora Charles (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)

Lucille Ball

Julie Hampton in 'Meet the People' (archive footage)

Red Skelton

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)

Red Skelton

Aubrey Filmore in 'A Southern Yankee' (archive footage)