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Incongruous entertainment : camp, cultural value, and the MGM musical / Steven Cohan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohan, Steven.
- Series:
- e-Duke books scholarly collection.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
- Musical films--United States--History and criticism.
- Musical films.
- Homosexuality and motion pictures.
- Camp (Style).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (379 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A look at the camp cult appeal of MGM musicals of the 1940s and 50s to gay men today, along with an historical analysis of the films' production histories.
- Contents:
- 1. Improbable stuff: Camp and the MGM house style
- 2. The lady is a camp: glamour, star turns, and the boys in the chorus
- 3. Dancing with balls: sissies, sailors and the camp masculinity of Gene Kelly
- 4. What a glorious classic: Singin' in the rain and mass-camp recycling
- 5. Hollywood's most precious jewels: the MGM musical's return as a camp commodity
- 6. Judy on the net: Garland, camp, and contemporary fandom.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-360) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613022004
- 9781283022002
- 1283022001
- 9780822387077
- 0822387077
- OCLC:
- 226068072
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