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The silent clowns

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The silent clowns

This book is both a scholarly study of silent comedy movies, and an illustrated guide to the major comedians for the general reader. It covers such characters as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy. The author is one of America's foremost film and theatre critics. He treats the subject of film comedians with much affection, and includes many anecdotes and stories. He is also a lucid theorist, attempting to explain how and why we laugh.
Country USA
Brand Alfred A. Knopf
Manufacturer Publisher
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780394469072
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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