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Robert Youngson

Director · Born 1917-11-27 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Robert Youngson (November 27, 1917 – April 8, 1974) was a film producer, director, and screenwriter, specializing in reviving antique silent films. Robert George Youngson, born in Brooklyn, New York, graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree in business administration. He entered the film business in 1941, writing newsreel scripts. In 1948 Warner Bros. hired him to produce a series of short subjects about sports. Most of these were straight roundups of current sporting events, but in some of them Youngson indulged his fascination with antique newsreels of the 1920s, and included vintage sports footage in the new productions. This led to Youngson writing and producing a long series of historical short subjects for Warners, two of which won him Academy Awards. Most of these films took an affectionate look back at the fads and lifestyles of the 1920s. Youngson's narration was nostalgic in tone, unlike the facetious commentaries that usually accompanied silent-film revivals like Gaslight Follies (1945) and Warners' compilations of Mack Sennett comedies. Youngson also produced a feature-length documentary for Warners, Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950). Warners discont…

Directed

  1. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957) — Director
  2. When Comedy Was King (1960) — Director
  3. Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's (1965) — Director
  4. Gadgets Galore (1955) — Director
  5. This Mechanical Age (1954) — Director
  6. The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) — Director
  7. World of Kids (1951) — Director
  8. Blaze Busters (1950) — Director
  9. 4 Clowns (1970) — Director
  10. Spills and Chills (1949) — Director
  11. Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961) — Director
  12. 30 Years of Fun (1963) — Director
  13. The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy (1967) — Director
  14. When the Talkies Were Young (1955) — Director
  15. I Never Forget a Face (1956) — Director
  16. When Sports Were King (1954) — Director
  17. Fifty Years Before Your Eyes (1950) — Director
  18. Magic Movie Moments (1953) — Director
  19. Cavalcade of Girls (1950) — Director
  20. Roaring Wheels (1948) — Director
  21. Look at Life: Lighter than Air (1952) — Director
  22. They Were Champions (1954) — Director