Columbia Comedy Shorts

Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Columbia produced over 500 two-reel shorts from 1933 through 1958, with Hollywood's finest comics (the Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, others). Fully illustrated with never-before-published photographs, the book chronicles the history of all, including interviews with the veterans. The filmography covers all of the 526 two-reelers: credits, date, synopsis.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-10-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786405770

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Mer om författaren

Ted Okuda is a Chicago-based film historian whose articles have appeared in such publications as Nostalgia Digest, Filmfax, and Classic Images. Edward Watz, of Morganville, New Jersey, has written a number of film magazine articles. He is the coauthor of a book on Columbia's comedy shorts.

Recensioner i media

“recommended”—Choice; “well organized…lively and entertaining…most informative”—ARBA; “valuable...fantastic nuggets of information”—PlanNineCrunch; “way overdue.... Superb research is evident throughout...the rare stills reproduced here are just another reason for fans of Golden Age comedy to hunt the book down now”—Film Review.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Foreword Preface Introduction 1 A Historical Overview 2 The Comedy Shorts Department: A Close-up 3 The Series 4 Television and Theatrical Revivals 5 Selected Biographies Bibliography Index