Hokum! : The Early Sound Slapstick Short and Depression-Era Mass Culture
by
Rob King
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520288114
ISBN-13
9780520288119
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 7th, 2017
Print length
270 Pages
Weight
376 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Film: styles & genresPerforming arts: comedyPopular culture
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Takes a comprehensive view of short-subject slapstick comedy in the early sound era. Challenging the received wisdom that sound destroyed the slapstick tradition, the author explores the slapstick short's Depression-era development against a backdrop of changes in film industry practice, comedic tastes, and moviegoing culture.
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