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Military comedy films : a critical survey and filmography of Hollywood releases since 1918 / Hal Erickson.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.W3 E75 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Erickson, Hal, 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War films--United States--History and criticism.
- War films.
- United States.
- Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 418 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2012]
- Summary:
- "Beginning with Charlie Chaplin's Shoulder Arms, released in America near the end of World War I, the military comedy film has been one of Hollywood's most durable genres. This generously illustrated history examines over 225 Army, Navy and Marine-related comedies produced between 1918 and 2009"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 "I surrounded them!" Charlie Chaplin and Shoulder Arms 17
- 2 Run Silent, Run Shallow: The Silent Service Comedies 22
- 3 First Line of Offense: "Professional" Comedians in Talkie Service Comedies 48
- 4 Abbott and Costello Meet the Ripoffs 90
- 5 Repeated Rounds: The "Series" Films 106
- 6 You Know What Sailors Are: Comedies About Seafaring Men 133
- 7 The Few, the Proud, the Funny: Comedies About the Marines 145
- 8 You Read the Book! You Loved the Play! Now See the Movie! 159
- 9 It's Still the Same Old Story ... Sort Of: See Here, Private Hargrove and Biloxi Blues 189
- 10 Stranger Than Fiction 199
- 11 The Wheeler Dealers 213
- 12 It Ain't Stupid If It Works: The "Misfit-Makes-Good" Comedy 240
- 13 The Children's Crusade: Military-Academy Comedies 253
- 14 "Holy Smokes! A Dame!": Women in the Military 265
- 15 Special Ops 276
- 16 PR/CYA 285
- 17 The Home Front 298
- 18 No Laughing Matter? Comedies About the Civil War and Vietnam 314
- 19 "One, Two Three, What Are We Fighting For?" Anti-War and Anti-Military Comedies 337
- 20 "The Mother of All Movies": Satires and Parodies 358
- 21 Extra Added Attractions: The Cartoons 369.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786462902
- 0786462906
- OCLC:
- 779876966
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