Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933
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Henry Philmore " Harry " Langdon (June 15, 1884 – December 22, 1944) was an American comedian who appeared in vaudeville, silent films (where he had his greatest fame), and talkies. [1] Life and career. Langdon on “The Serious Side of Comedy Making” (from Theatre magazine, December 1927): [2]
Harry Langdon. Actor: His First Flame. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's New Car" which he performed for twenty years.
Harry Langdon. Actor: His First Flame. Langdon first performed when he ran away from home at the age of 12-13 to join a travelling medicine show. In 1903 he scored a lasting success in vaudeville with an act called "Johnny's New Car" which he performed for twenty years.
Harry Langdon (born June 14, 1884, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 22, 1944, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American motion picture actor and director whom many rank among the top tier of silent film comedians.
At first glance, the rise and fall of comedian Harry Langdon reads like a Hollywood script: a nobody from vaudeville gets a lucky break in pictures, rises to the top with behind the screen help, gets big-headed and fires his help, then crashes and burns trying to do it on his own.
Sep 5, 2024 · It’s been a long wait for a new biography, “Harry Langdon: King of Silent Comedy,” (University Press of Kentucky, 2017). Author Gabriella Oldham began work on the project generations ago ...
Jan 20, 2022 · By the 1920s comedies were settling down, but it took a highly unique and deliberately slow-paced performer to popularize a very different kind of comedy. Enter the talented Harry Langdon, considered by some as one of the “Big Four” of silent comedy behind Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd.
