Groucho and W. C. Fields - Huckster Comedians (Paperback)

Before Groucho Marx and W. C. Fields American comedy was innocent. After they left their hilarious smudges on the genre, comedy was anything but. Here in a captivating book comparing and contrasting these two premier American comics is the history of how flimflam came to prevail as a major comic form. These two comic geniuses excelled at a new brand of shtick, antiheroic humor that killed off the tame demeanor of their many predecessors in show business. By derailing the comedy oof innocence, Groucho and Fields brought film comedy to its Golden Age.

General

Imprint:	University Press Of Mississippi
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	November 2007
Authors:	Wes D Gehring
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-934110-95-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	1-934110-95-7
Barcode:	9781934110959

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