- Titel: Hokum! : the early sound slapstick short and Depression-era mass culture
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Erschienen:
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
© 2017 - Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 253 Seiten), Illustrationen
- ISBN: 9780520963160; ISBN 978-0-520-28811-9
- Sprache: Englisch
- Schlagwörter: Geschichte ; Comedy films ; Filmkomödie ; Kurzfilm ; Slapstick ; USA ; Geschichte 1927-1958 ; Geschichte 1900-2000 ; History and criticism ; History ; 20th century ; United States
- Inhalt: "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
- Kommentar: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed; Erscheint als Open Access bei De Gruyter
- Medientyp: E-Book
- Datenquelle: Kunsthistorisches Institut Florenz , Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in München , Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte in Paris , Bibliotheca Hertziana , Kubikat
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