Secret Philadelphia (A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure)
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Funny Men of the Movies
| Author: | Edward Edelson |
|---|---|
| Hardback: | 128 pages |
| Publisher: | Doubleday & Company (1976) |
| Avg. Rating: |  [ Unrated ] |
| ISBN: | 0385096887 |
| In Print? | No |
In Chapter 10 "Selected Short Subjects," the author acknowledges and credits the success of the The Three Stooges, and their ability to make people laugh. Unfortunately, his personal taste takes over as he discusses why they shouldn't be funny. A brief overview of their history from Healy thru the 1960s is also included.
Promotional blurb...
"Lots of laughs! What makes you laugh? A pie in the face? A good joke? A funny costume? The great funny men of films have different ways of making us laugh. Here is a survey of humor in the movies, from the slapstick comedy of the Keystone Kops, to the goofy comedy of Jerry Lewis and the zaniness of Woody Allen. This book reveals the props and camera tricks that helped create humorous special effects. And it gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the costuming, makeup, style and wit of the Marx Brothers, Charlie Chaplin, the Little Rascals, W. C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello and many more."
1980, a mass market paperback edition was published by Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster).
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