History
Longer and shorter films coexisted with similar popularity throughout
the early days of film. However, comedy short films were produced in
large numbers compared to lengthy features such as D.W. Griffith's,
"Birth of Nation" . By the 1920s, a ticket purchased a varied program
including a feature and several supporting works from categories such as
second feature, short comedy, 5–10 minute cartoon, and newsreel.
Short comedies were especially popular, and typically came in a serial or series (such as the Our Gang movies, or the many outings of Charlie Chaplin's
Little Tramp character). Even though there was often no set release
schedule, these series could be considered somewhat like a modern TV sitcom – lower in status than feature films but nevertheless very popular (comedians such as Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton all 'graduated' from shorts to features).....
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