Comedy Films 18941954

Originally published in 1954, this was the first factual history of comedy films and the men and women who had since 1894 kept us laughing in the cinema. This edition, first published in 1968 has been revised but the period it covers remains the same, 1894-1954, sixty years of film humour.

List of contents

Preface by Norman Wisdom. Foreword. 1. The First Comedies 2. The Hepworth Story 3. The Fun Continues 4. Early Film Studios 5. The Rise of the American Film 6. The Keystone Touch 7. Chaplin - The Perfect Clown 8. Harold Lloyd 9. The Roaring Twenties 10. The End of Visual Comedy 11. All Talking! 12. The Thirties 13. The British Quota Boom 14. Crosby and Company 15. Walt Disney 16. The Eccentrics 17. The Forties 18. The Summing Up 19. Flashback. Acknowledgements. Index of Names.

About the author

John Montgomery

Summary

Originally published in 1954, this was the first factual history of comedy films and the men and women who had since 1894 kept us laughing in the cinema. This edition, first published in 1968 has been revised but the period it covers remains the same, 1894-1954, sixty years of film humour.

Product details

• Authors: John Montgomery, Montgomery John
• Assisted by: Norman Wisdom (Foreword)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032212937
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221293-7
• No. of pages: 282
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Comedy
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre; Media Studies, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Comedy, c 1800 to c 1900, Film, TV & radio, Performing arts: comedy, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, c 1890 to c 1899, Film, television, radio genres: Comedy and humour, Film history, theory or criticism