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9780231079839

Laughing Hysterically : American Screen Comedy of The 1950s

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  • ISBN13:

    9780231079839

  • ISBN10:

    0231079834

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-08-01
  • Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

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Summary

A tour de force through the landscape of American comedy in the 1950s.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Hearing the Laughterp. 1
Howard Hawks and the Comedy of Frustrationp. 39
Billy Wilder and the American Dreamp. 88
Unrest in Peace: Hitchcock's Fifties Humorp. 150
Living Looney Tunes: The Art of Frank Tashlinp. 179
Epilogue: The Big Carnivalp. 243
Notesp. 247
Bibliographyp. 257
Indexp. 269
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