![]() ![]() To provide drama and excitement to silent movies, live music was played in sync with the action on the screen, by pianos, organs, and other instruments. ![]() ![]() Some of the earliest silent films were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, such as sight gags and pratfalls, so they can be enjoyed without requiring sound. Comedy is one of the oldest genres in the film-and derived from the classical comedy in theatre. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). These films are designed to make the audience laugh through the amusement. Comedic actor Buster Keaton (left) struggling with a wrecked Model T car in The Blacksmith, a 1922 short comedy film.Ī comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. ![]()
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