Hokum! The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture
"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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press
[2017]
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009430349506719 |
| Summary: | "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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 253 pages) : illustrations; PDF, digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-244) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520963160 |
