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

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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Hokum! is the first book to take a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: King, Rob (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2017]
Temas:
1900-1999
Comedy films > History and criticism.
Comedy films > United States > History > 20th century.
Films comiques > Histoire et critique.
Films comiques > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism.
Comedy films.
United States.
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.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. 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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (270 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-244) and index.
ISBN:9780520963160
0520963164
9780520288119
0520288114

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