A history of the Hal Roach Studios / Richard Lewis Ward.
A history of the Hal Roach Studios / Richard Lewis Ward.
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Publisher
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Date
2005.
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N384.80979/4
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. The Rolin Film Company, 1914 -- 3. Lonesome Luke and the Glasses character, 1915-19 -- 4. Pathecomedies, 1919-27 -- 5. Roach-MGM short features, 1927-33 -- 6. The demise of the short subject, 1933-38 -- 7. From "A" pictures to streamliners, 1938-42 -- 8. Fort Roach, 1943-48 --...
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Publisher
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2005.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2005.
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"Once labeled the "lot that laughter built," the Hal Roach Studios launched the comedic careers of such screen icons as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy. With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema and gained notoriety as a produ...
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A history of the Hal Roach Studios / Richard Lewis Ward.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N384.80979/4
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74VKdM6ayK6X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdM6ayK6X
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ISBN
080932637X (cloth : alk. paper)
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384.80979494
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991019877209702626
