Robert Youngson
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 discontinued live-action short subjects in 1956 and released Youngson, forcing him to work as an independent producer. He assembled a full-length feature of silent-comedy highlights, The Golden Age of Comedy (1958). This was a triumphant success, earning rave reviews from national columnists and receiving network exposure on TV talk shows. He followed this with When Comedy Was King (1960) and six more vintage-comedy anthologies, the last being released in 1970.
Directing (22 movies)

Cavalcade of Girls
1950
When Sports Were King
1954

The Golden Age of Comedy
1957

When Comedy Was King
1960

4 Clowns
1970
Roaring Wheels
1948

Spills and Chills
1949

This Mechanical Age
1954

Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's
1965

Look at Life: Lighter than Air
1952

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961

The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964

Fifty Years Before Your Eyes
1950
Magic Movie Moments
1953

Gadgets Galore
1955

When the Talkies Were Young
1955

I Never Forget a Face
1956

World of Kids
1951

Blaze Busters
1950

30 Years of Fun
1963
They Were Champions
1954
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Spills and Chills | 1949 | Writer |
| Cavalcade of Girls | 1950 | Writer |
| Magic Movie Moments | 1953 | Writer |
| When Sports Were King | 1954 | Producer |
| This Mechanical Age | 1954 | Producer |
| When the Talkies Were Young | 1955 | Writer |
| When the Talkies Were Young | 1955 | Producer |
| Gadgets Galore | 1955 | Writer |
| Gadgets Galore | 1955 | Producer |
| I Never Forget a Face | 1956 | Writer |
| I Never Forget a Face | 1956 | Producer |
| When Comedy Was King | 1960 | Writer |
| Days of Thrills and Laughter | 1961 | Writer |
| 30 Years of Fun | 1963 | Writer |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | 1964 | Producer |
| The Big Parade of Comedy | 1964 | Writer |
| The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy | 1967 | Writer |