What Made Pistachio Nuts?: Early Sound Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic (Film and Culture Series)

by HJenkins (Author)

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1993
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This study celebrates the anarchistic film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include Duck Soup and W.C. Fields's It's a Gift .

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This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift".

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 22 Jun 1993
ISBN 10: 0231078552
ISBN 13: 9780231078559