THEME EXPLORATION

vaudeville

7 films · 2 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
A Country Hero
A Country Hero
1917 · Buster Keaton
Mr. Broadway
Mr. Broadway
1957 · Sidney Lumet
Paramount on Parade
Paramount on Parade
1930 · Dorothy Arzner
Illusions fantasmagoriques
Illusions fantasmagoriques
1898 · Georges Méliès
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
Limelight (, United Artists) Directed by Charles Chaplin.
1952 · Robert Aldrich
Stage Fright
Stage Fright
1997 · Steve Box
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Buster Keaton United States

As both a vaudeville performer and filmmaker, Keaton translated the physical comedy, timing, and variety entertainment of vaudeville directly into his silent films.

 Charlie Chaplin United Kingdom

Chaplin brought his vaudeville stage experience and music hall sensibility to cinema, creating films that maintained the comedic sketches and emotional storytelling of live performance.