Hokum! : The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture

Hokum! The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture

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"Hokum! is the first book to take a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, author Rob King explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of cha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: King, Rob, 1975- author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press [2017]
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Comedy films > United States > History > 20th century.
Comedy films > History and criticism.
1920 american comedy.
20th century comedians.
20th century comedy teams.
cinematography.
comedy films.
comedy movies.
comic movies.
depression era film.
early 20th century cinema.
early sound era.
early sound slapstick.
film and tv.
film industry.
film studies.
history of comedy.
history of film.
hokum.
laurel and hardy.
media studies.
popular culture.
robert benchley.
silent era slapstick.
slapstick.
stage slang comedy.
three stooges.
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430349506719
Descripción
Sumario:"Hokum! is the first book to take a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, author Rob King explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture. Each chapter is grounded in case studies of comedians and comic teams, including the Three Stooges, Laurel and Hardy, and Robert Benchley. The book also examines how the past legacy of silent-era slapstick was subsequently reimagined as part of a nostalgic mythology of Hollywood's youth"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s)
Also available in print form
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-244) and index.
ISBN:9780520963160

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