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World of laughter, the motion picture comedy short, 1910-1930 / Kalton C. Lahue.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lahue, Kalton C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comedy films--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- Short films--History and criticism.
- Short films.
- Motion pictures--History.
- Motion pictures.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 240 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- [First edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [1966]
- Contents:
- The American comedy, 1910-13
- The comedy of general film
- Universal's challenge
- "Mutual movies make time fly"
- Keystone Kapers
- Hal Roach and the Rolin "Phunphilms"
- Comedy and the Independents, 1915-19
- The Twenties
- Silver screen and golden comedy
- One led, others followed.
- Notes:
- "First edition."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227).
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has underlines and ms. annotations.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has 14 cm x 9 cm. loose leaf with typewritten list of names beneath the heading "Christie Comedies: Featured in 1920" stapled on p. [228].
- OCLC:
- 330277
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