Too funny for words : a contrarian history of American screen comedy from silent slapstick to screwb...
Too funny for words : a contrarian history of American screen comedy from silent slapstick to screwb...
Too funny for words : a contrarian history of American screen comedy from silent slapstick to screwball / David Kalat.
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Call Numbers
G 2019/2711
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Language
English
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Physical content
viii, 252 pages ; 26 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: The history of the history of silent comedy -- Hey, down in front! -- Mack Daddy, Daddy Mack -- Irony and the fat man -- First things first, but not necessarily in that order -- Slapstick while black -- @RealCharlieChaplin -- Cruel and unusual -- Life, police and trouble -- Mutual appr...
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Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2019]
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Summary
"American silent film comedies were dominated by sight gags, stunts and comic violence. With the advent of sound, comedies in the 1930s were a riot of runaway heiresses and fast-talking screwballs. It was more than a technological pivot -- the first feature-length sound film, The Jazz Singer (1927), changed Hollywood"-- Provided by publisher.
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Too funny for words : a contrarian history of American screen comedy from silent slapstick to screwball / David Kalat.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/2711
Record Identifier
74VKVxP6bmbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVxP6bmbl
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ISBN
1476678561 paperback alkaline paper
9781476678566 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
791.43617
MMS ID
991024244809402626
