Balducci, Anthony, 1958-
The funny parts a history of film comedy routines and gags / [electronic resource] : Anthony Balducci. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vi, 310 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- And then there were pies -- Mannequins and other dummies -- Animals -- Adventures in eating -- Attack of the vamps -- Indecent exposure -- Spooky apparitions -- Bombs and burglars -- How to disguise yourself as furniture and fool -- Your friends -- The amazing trapdoor chase -- Science and magic -- Tooth extraction and laughing gas -- Into the looking glass -- Sleepless nights -- Fathers to sons of the desert -- The big jangly box, the sliding ladder and -- Other comic props -- The Buster Keaton variations -- The Harold Lloyd variations -- Hysterical history -- Bugs -- Scared black servants, dice-playing african -- Cannibals, and the most racist comedy in silent cinema history -- Other variations.
"Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for hundreds of years; the best of these making their way through theater, circus, film and television, surviving to present day. As these timeless comedy gems are traced to their beginnings and followed through the years, readers are taken on a mirthful journey from Keystone to Zombieland"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Comedy films--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.C55 / B35 2012eb
791.43/61709
The funny parts a history of film comedy routines and gags / [electronic resource] : Anthony Balducci. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012. - vi, 310 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- And then there were pies -- Mannequins and other dummies -- Animals -- Adventures in eating -- Attack of the vamps -- Indecent exposure -- Spooky apparitions -- Bombs and burglars -- How to disguise yourself as furniture and fool -- Your friends -- The amazing trapdoor chase -- Science and magic -- Tooth extraction and laughing gas -- Into the looking glass -- Sleepless nights -- Fathers to sons of the desert -- The big jangly box, the sliding ladder and -- Other comic props -- The Buster Keaton variations -- The Harold Lloyd variations -- Hysterical history -- Bugs -- Scared black servants, dice-playing african -- Cannibals, and the most racist comedy in silent cinema history -- Other variations.
"Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for hundreds of years; the best of these making their way through theater, circus, film and television, surviving to present day. As these timeless comedy gems are traced to their beginnings and followed through the years, readers are taken on a mirthful journey from Keystone to Zombieland"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2012.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Comedy films--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.C55 / B35 2012eb
791.43/61709