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Vitaphone Films
A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts
| Author: | Roy Liebman |
|---|---|
| Hardback: | 455 pages |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company (2003) |
| Avg. Rating: |   [9.00/10] |
| In Print? | No |
A comprehensive filmography of the Vitaphone short subject film library, including production data, cast, plots, and a brief history of the studio and revolutionary Vitaphone film sound technology.
Listed are the Brooklyn NY productions featuring late 1920s Broadway acts, musical novelties, and the studio's progression into comedy two-reelers starring Fatty Arbuckle, Gus Shy, Ben Blue, Edgar Bergen, Harry Gribbon, Roscoe Ates, Daphne Pollard... and Shemp Howard, including his "Joe Palooka" series.
Also covered are all the West Coast Vitaphones of the 1930s - 1960s, which include the entire Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies libraries, Warner Brothers' two-reel specialties, the "Joe McDoakes" one-reelers, and hundreds more...
Reissued in 2010 in a softbound edition, same content and cover art.
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