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A story of Film an Odyssey part 2
- Buster Keaton was well known for his work in the silent film era as he was most notable for his comedy pieces where he performed it through different actions. Charlie Chaplin was similar to Keaton as he as well broke into the film industry through comedy in silent film especially with his trademark character the tramp what rose to worldwide fame. As was Harold Lloyd who was well well known for his bespectacled Glass character. Overall all three were seen as the most influential and important comedians in the silent film era.
- Examples of their films:
- Sherlock Jr. 1924-Buster Keaton
- The Great Dictator 1940- Charlie Chaplin
- Hot water 1923-Harold Lloyd
- The French equivalent of Chaplin was Jacques Tati while Toto was the Italian equivalent.
