Film Clowns of the Depression

Wes D. Gehring

McFarland & Co Inc, 2007

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The 1930s are routinely considered sound film's greatest comedy era. Though this golden age encompassed various genres of laughter, clown comedy is the most basic type. This work examines the Depression decade's most popular type of comedy - the clown, or personality comedian. It focuses upon the Depression era, and analyses 12 memorable pictures.

ISBN-13
9780786428922
ISBN-10
0786428929
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Year
2007
Publication date
2007-02-16
Pages
208
Dimensions
254x178x11
Weight
381