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Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

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Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

The focus of this book is on three of Harold Lloyd's features, Grandma's Boy (1922), Safety Last (1923), and The Freshman (1925), and it presents a thorough investigation of the structure, characters, and comic techniques employed in these films.

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272

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838614558

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9780838614556

Assault on Society

Satirical Literature to Film

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

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Satirical Literature to Film

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

Explores over four decades of satirical and dark comedy films.

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Scarecrow Press

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0810825074

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9780810825079

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

By: Christophe P. Jacobs,Donald McCaffrey

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Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

By: Christophe P. Jacobs,Donald McCaffrey

The latest offering from the Reference Guides to the World's Cinema series, this critical survey of key films, actors, directors, and screenwriters during the silent era of the American cinema offers a broad-ranging portrait of the motion picture production of silent film. Detailed but concise alphabetical entries include over 100 film titles and 150 personnel. An introductory chapter explores the early growth of the new silent medium while the final chapter of this encyclopedic study examines the sophistication of the silent cinema. These two chapters outline film history from its beginnings until the perfection of synchronized sound, and reflect upon the themes and techniques established with the silent cinema that continued into the sound era through modern times. The annotated entries, alphabetically arranged by film title or personnel, include brief bibliographies and filmographies. An appendix lists secondary but important movies and their creators. Film and popular culture scholars will appreciate the vast amount of information that has been culled from various sources and that builds upon the increased studies and research of the past ten years.

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381

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313032173

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9780313032172

The Road to Comedy

The Films of Bob Hope

By: Donald McCaffrey

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The Road to Comedy

The Films of Bob Hope

By: Donald McCaffrey

Although Bob Hope has been the subject of many biographies, no book yet has fully explored the comic persona he created in vaudeville and radio, brought to fruition in dozens of films from the 1930s through the 1960s, and made a lasting influence on comedians from Woody Allen to Conan O'Brien. Now, in The Road to Comedy: The Films of Bob Hope, noted film comedy authority Donald W. McCaffrey finally places Hope in his well-deserved position among the highest rank of film comedians of his era. Drawing on archival materials and interviews with collaborators, McCaffrey analyzes each major film in depth, with due attention to particular sequences that reveal how Hope created a unique comic personality that lasted over dozens of very popular films, from the Road movies with Bing Crosby through such underrated classics as Son of Paleface, Monsieur Beaucaire, and Casanova's Big Night. In so doing, McCaffrey introduces readers to a Bob Hope now overshadowed by his own reputation. We see here that Hope's significance has been greater than any USO appearance or television special might suggest. Because many of these movies have recently been made available on DVD—the first time in decades that they've been easily available to the general public—the volume will also serve as an excellent introduction for those wanting to see these films for the first time.

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216

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313014744

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9780313014741

Biochemistry, 1997 Supplement

By: Donald Voet,Judith G. Voet

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Biochemistry, 1997 Supplement

By: Donald Voet,Judith G. Voet

This comprehensive text thoroughly explains basic biochemical concepts while offering a unified presentation of life and its variation through evolution. Incorporates both classical and current research to illustrate the historical source of much of our biochemical knowledge. Contains a wealth of biochemical applications such as agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical and forensic. This edition has been updated to reflect the enormous advances in molecular and protein structure. Features increased emphasis on human disease, more end-of-chapter problems and extensive use of molecular biological techniques.

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100

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Wiley

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0471194123

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9780471194125

Bound and Gagged in Hollywood

Edmund L. Hartmann, Screenwriter and Producer

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

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Bound and Gagged in Hollywood

Edmund L. Hartmann, Screenwriter and Producer

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

In Bound and Gagged in Hollywood: Edmund L. Hartmann, Screenwriter and Producer, film scholar Donald W. McCaffrey reviews the long and varied career of this talented man. Drawing on more than fifty interviews, McCaffrey creates a profile of a man whose success in film extended to television triumphs. He also examines Hartmann's tenure in the 1950s as president of the western branch of the Writers Guild, as he and his fellow screenwriters endured investigations by the House Un-American Activities Committee." "In this intimate portrait, McCaffrey provides an analysis of Hartmann's work on both the large and small screens, covering a span of more than forty years. Hartman himself adds spice to the narrative with anecdotes and an insider's view of the creative process. This book is a fitting tribute to a man whose legacy lives on in both television and cinema."--BOOK JACKET.

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140

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Scarecrow Press

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0810857294

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9780810857292

Assault on Society

Satirical Literature to Film

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

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Assault on Society

Satirical Literature to Film

By: Donald W. McCaffrey

Explores over four decades of satirical and dark comedy films.

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Book's by Donald W. McCaffrey

Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd

Three Classic Silent Screen Comedies Starring Harold Lloyd

Assault on Society

Assault on Society

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema

The Road to Comedy

The Road to Comedy

Biochemistry, 1997 Supplement

Biochemistry, 1997 Supplement

Bound and Gagged in Hollywood

Bound and Gagged in Hollywood

Assault on Society

Assault on Society

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