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Movie Comedians of the 1950s: Defining a New Era of Big Screen Comedy
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Item specifics
- Condition
- MPN
- Illustrated
- Brand
- McFarland
- Style
- ABIS_BOOK
- ISBN
- 9780786499960
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Movie Comedians of the 1950s : Defining a New Era of Big Screen Comedy
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 10in
- Publisher
- Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
- Item Width
- 7in
- Item Weight
- 13.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 212 Pages
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This examination of 1950s film clowns suggests the decade was the 20th century's most volatile for the genre. Besides McCarthyism and TV and their potential for the dumbing down of pictures, this was the first decade when all major screen clowns were not so easily pigeonholed as comedians. This text is a decoder ring to a misunderstood decade.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
ISBN-10
0786499966
ISBN-13
9780786499960
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229510922
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Movie Comedians of the 1950s : Defining a New Era of Big Screen Comedy
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
212 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
7in
Item Weight
13.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Pn1995.9.C55g4255
Reviews
"Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship"-- Choice ; "He explores, in detail, a dozen of the classic movies of the era. It's a fascinating study"-- Pop Culture Classics ; "a fresh and fascinating inside into screen comedies of the 1950s...Gehring expertly covers an even dozen of the decade's most significant comedy films."-- Yes!Weekly ; "Wes D. Gehring is a prolific author and film historian with an expertise in screen comedy. Thus, a book on movie comedians of the fifties would be especially significant coming from someone with this frame of reference and accomplishment. Gehring carefully and insightfully examines all of the movies and spotlights their connection, their importance, and their contiuned impact. One of the most interesting film books of the year"-- jlneibaur-writer ., "Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship"- Choice ; "Wes D. Gehring is a prolific author and film historian with an expertise in screen comedy. Thus, a book on movie comedians of the fifties would be especially significant coming from someone with this frame of reference and accomplishment. Gehring carefully and insightfully examines all of the movies and spotlights their connection, their importance, and their contiuned impact. One of the most interesting film books of the year"- jlneibaur-writer ., "Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship"-- Choice ; "He explores, in detail, a dozen of the classic movies of the era. It's a fascinating study"-- Pop Culture Classics ; "Wes D. Gehring is a prolific author and film historian with an expertise in screen comedy. Thus, a book on movie comedians of the fifties would be especially significant coming from someone with this frame of reference and accomplishment. Gehring carefully and insightfully examines all of the movies and spotlights their connection, their importance, and their contiuned impact. One of the most interesting film books of the year"-- jlneibaur-writer ., "Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship"-- Choice ; "Just about anything with film historian and media writer Wes D. Gehring's name on it will be of quality."-- Cinema Retro ; "He explores, in detail, a dozen of the classic movies of the era. It's a fascinating study"-- Pop Culture Classics ; "a fresh and fascinating inside into screen comedies of the 1950s...Gehring expertly covers an even dozen of the decade's most significant comedy films."-- Yes!Weekly ; "Wes D. Gehring is a prolific author and film historian with an expertise in screen comedy. Thus, a book on movie comedians of the fifties would be especially significant coming from someone with this frame of reference and accomplishment. Gehring carefully and insightfully examines all of the movies and spotlights their connection, their importance, and their contiuned impact. One of the most interesting film books of the year"-- jlneibaur-writer .
Table of Content
Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Prologue, with Notes on Abbott & Costello 1. Judy Holliday: Born Yesterday (December 27, 1950) 2. Martin & Lewis: Sailor Beware (February 1, 1952) 3. Bob Hope: Son of Paleface (October 2, 1952) 4. Charlie Chaplin: Limelight (October 25, 1952) 5. Red Skelton: The Clown (January 29, 1953) 6. Hope & Crosby: Road to Bali (January 30, 1953) 7. Tom Ewell/Marilyn Monroe: The Seven Year Itch (June 4, 1955) 8. Jack Lemmon: Mister Roberts (July 15, 1955) 9. Martin & Lewis: Artists and Models (December 22, 1955) 10. Danny Kaye: The Court Jester (February 2, 1956) 11. Tony Randall: Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (September 12, 1957) 12. Lemmon & Curtis/Monroe/Joe E. Brown: Some Like It Hot (March 30, 1959) Epilogue: The Question of Quality 1950s Film Clowns Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2016
Topic
Film / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / Genres / Comedy
Lccn
2016-042282
Dewey Decimal
791.43617
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
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