Alas! Poor Yorick!
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Alas! Poor Yorick! is a 1913 short comedy film
featuring Fatty Arbuckle. The film's title is taken from the Shakespeare
play Hamlet
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Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
featuring Fatty Arbuckle. The film's title is taken from the Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
play Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
.
Cast
- Wheeler OakmanWheeler OakmanWheeler Oakman was an American film actor.Usually appearing as a henchman in films, rarely a leading role, he appeared in over 280 films between 1912 and 1948....
- Tom SantschiTom SantschiTom Santschi was an American leading man and character actor of the silent film era.-Career:...
- (as Thomas Santschi) - Lillian Hayward
- Hobart BosworthHobart BosworthHobart Bosworth was an American film actor, director, writer, and producer.-Early life:Born Hobart Van Zandt Bosworth, he was a direct descendant of Miles Standish and John and Priscilla Alden on his father's side and of New York's Van Zandt family, the first Dutch settlers to land in the New...
- John Lancaster
- Frank ClarkFrank Clark (actor)Frank Clark was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 197 films between 1911 and 1938. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.-Selected filmography:...
- Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle