The Columbia Comedy Shorts

by Okuda, Ted

• ISBN13: 9780786405770
• ISBN10: 0786405775
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-10-01
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Summary

Columbia produced over 500 two-reel shorts from 1933 through 1958, with Hollywoods finest comics (the Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, others). Fully illustrated with never-before-published photographs, the book chronicles the history of all, including interviews with the veterans. Full filmographies of all the 526 two-reelers: credits, date, synopsis.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
Introduction	p. 1
A Historical Overview	p. 3
The Comedy Shorts Department: A Close-Up	p. 20
Directors	p. 20
Del Lord	p. 21
Preston Black (Jack White)	p. 23
Jules White	p. 24
Charley Chase	p. 27
Harry Edwards	p. 28
Edward Bernds	p. 28
Writers	p. 32
Clyde Bruckman	p. 32
Felix Adler	p. 33
Elwood Ullman	p. 34
Edward Bernds	p. 35
The Shooting Script: Final Draft	p. 36
Editing	p. 41
Sound Effects	p. 42
Stunts ... and Injuries	p. 43
Previews	p. 46
Theme Songs	p. 46
Casting	p. 47
Pay Scale	p. 49
Behind the Scenes	p. 50
The Series	p. 51
"Musical Novelties"	p. 52
Sidney and Murray	p. 56
Walter Catlett	p. 58
The Three Stooges	p. 60
Andy Clyde	p. 102
Harry Langdon	p. 115
Collins and Kennedy	p. 123
El Brendel	p. 127
Charley Chase	p. 131
Buster Keaton	p. 139
The Glove Slingers	p. 144
Hugh Herbert	p. 147
Vera Vague	p. 153
Shemp Howard	p. 158
Schilling and Lane	p. 160
Sterling Holloway	p. 166
Harry Von Zell	p. 168
Vernon and Quillan	p. 171
Joe Besser	p. 174
Mini-Series	p. 176
Leon Errol	p. 179
The Radio Rogues: Jimmy Hollywood, Eddie Bartell, Henry Taylor	p. 181
Polly Moran	p. 181
Joe Smith and Charlie Dale	p. 181
Roscoe Karns	p. 182
Alan Mowbray	p. 182
Johnny Downs	p. 183
Billy Gilbert	p. 184
Una Merkel	p. 185
Slim Summerville	p. 185
Eddie Foy, Jr.	p. 185
Joe DeRita	p. 185
Billie Burke	p. 186
Max Baer and Maxie Rosenbloom	p. 188
Bert Wheeler	p. 190
Single Entries	p. 190
Franklin Pangborn	p. 192
Monte Collins	p. 192
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams	p. 192
Herman Bing	p. 192
Tom Kennedy and Johnny Arthur	p. 194
Danny Webb	p. 194
George Givot and Cliff Nazarro	p. 194
Wally Brown and Tim Ryan	p. 194
Harry Mimmo	p. 194
The Mischief Makers	p. 194
Muriel Landers	p. 194
Television and Theatrical Revivals	p. 195
Selected Biographies	p. 197
Bibliography	p. 249
Index	p. 251
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