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Down Memory Lane: Directed by Phil Karlson. With Steve Allen, Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, Franklin Pangborn. This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.
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- Comedy, History, Music
- Phil Karlson
- 1949-08-02
Down Memory Lane is a 1949 Hollywood compilation film of silent and sound comedies from the library of pioneer producer Mack Sennett. Phil Karlson directed the film, with Steve Allen writing the screenplay and appearing on screen as himself.
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- Phil Karlson
- Steve Allen
Down Memory Lane is a pastiche film comprised of old comedy footage from the Mack Sennett studios. The vintage clips are tied together by a thin continuity wherein TV host Steve Allen hopes to boost his ratings by screening excerpts from Sennett's silent and talkie two-reel comedies.
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After television host and disk jockey Steve Allen is threatened with dismissal by his producer, Mr. Jeffers, he tries to boost his show's popularity by switching the musical format to one in which motion pictures will be shown.
