An edition of Comedy is a man in trouble
(2000)
Comedy is a man in trouble
slapstick in American movies
by Alan S. Dale
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"Comedy Is a Man in Trouble traces the legacy of physical humor from the performances of vaudeville actors and circus clowns to its ongoing popularity in the films of Jim Carrey and the Farrelly brothers."--BOOK JACKET.
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Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Movies
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Comedy is a man in trouble: slapstick in American movies
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Table of Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. Comedy Is a Man in Trouble 1
2. Chaplin as Proteus, Low-Down and High Up 31
3. Junior: Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton 59
4. Girl Heroes 92
5. The Marx Brothers: The Buoyant Refuse of Our Teeming Shore 132
6. Preston Sturges: Girl in a Jam, Boy in a Jam 161
7. Jerry Lewis: The Once and Future King of Comedy 190
Coda 213
Notes 221
Works Cited 237
Index 247.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-245) and index.
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