Ernie Kovacs & early TV comedy : nothing in moderation / by Horton, Andrew, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…An overview of the postwar era and the Ernie Kovacs shows in the context of American television comedy -- The flow of the Philadelphia and New York Kovacs shows : comic surrealism, verbal and visual -- Silents please! …”
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Harry Langdon : king of silent comedy / by Oldham, Gabriella, Langdon, Mabel

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The manicure lady [with commentary]

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The curtain pole [with commentary]

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The dare-devil [with commentary]

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A dash through the clouds [with commentary]

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On his wedding day [with commentary]

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Don't weaken [with commentary]

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Bangville police [with commentary]

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A fishy affair [with commentary]

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The water nymph [with commentary]

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Shot in the excitement [with commentary]

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Saturday afternoon [with commentary]

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The red post box on Escher St.

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John Mills and British cinema : masculinity, identity and nation by Plain, Gill

Table of Contents: “…-- A cautionary note : great expeditions and the postwar world -- Dead men, angry men and drunks : post-traumatic stress and the 1950s -- The spectre of impotence : fathers, lovers and defeated authority -- Playing fool : comedy and the end of everyman.…”
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John Mills and British cinema : masculinity, identity and nation by Plain, Gill

Table of Contents: “…-- A cautionary note : great expeditions and the postwar world -- Dead men, angry men and drunks : post-traumatic stress and the 1950s -- The spectre of impotence : fathers, lovers and defeated authority -- Playing fool : comedy and the end of everyman.…”
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Steve McQueen : the Great Escape. by Gehring, Wes D.

Table of Contents: “…Dysfunctional beginnings -- New York, on the road, back to New York -- Neile Adams, Broadway, and beyond -- A John Sturges trilogy -- Between the trilogy pictures -- 1960s stardom, despite some under-the-radar movies -- Another pivotal trilogy: "What the hell happened?" -- A neglected comedy, Hollywood murders, and vanity racing -- From Peckinpah to Papillon, plus a real "Love story" -- The strange final years -- Epilogue.…”
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Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema by Powrie, Phil

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; CHAPTER 1 A short life; CHAPTER 2 Stardom in the 1920s; CHAPTER 3 Beginnings; CHAPTER 4 Historical reconstructions; CHAPTER 5 The lover; CHAPTER 6 Comedy: Les Deux Timides (December 1928); CHAPTER 7 Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien andalou (June 1929); CHAPTER 8 Un Chien andalou: Parodying Stardom; CHAPTER 9 Looking back; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: uncanny bodies; Appendices; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema by Powrie, Phil

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; CHAPTER 1 A short life; CHAPTER 2 Stardom in the 1920s; CHAPTER 3 Beginnings; CHAPTER 4 Historical reconstructions; CHAPTER 5 The lover; CHAPTER 6 Comedy: Les Deux Timides (December 1928); CHAPTER 7 Parody and the avant-garde: Un Chien andalou (June 1929); CHAPTER 8 Un Chien andalou: Parodying Stardom; CHAPTER 9 Looking back; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion: uncanny bodies; Appendices; Filmography; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Conversations with classic film stars : interviews from Hollywood's golden era

Table of Contents: “…Gene Autry -- Roy Rogers -- A giant of comedy. Bob Hope -- Four very special stars. Margaret Hamilton -- Keye Luke -- Harold Russell -- Diane Varsi.…”
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Flickers of desire : movie stars of the 1910s

Table of Contents: “…Anderson: "Broncho Billy" Among the Early "Picture Personalities" / Richard Abel -- Mary Pickford: Icon of Stardom / Christine Gledhill -- Lillian Gish : clean, and white, and pure as the lily / Kristen Hatch -- Sessue Hayakawa : the mirror, the racialized body, and photogenie / Daisuke Miyao -- Theda Bara : orientalism, sexual anarchy, and the Jewish star / Gaylyn Studlar -- Geraldine Farrar : a star from another medium / Anne Morey -- George Beban : character of the picturesque / Giorgio Bertellini -- Pearl white and Grace Cunard : the serial queen's volatile present / Mark Garrett Cooper -- Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle : comedy's starring scapegoat / Rob King -- Douglas Fairbanks : icon of Americanism / Scott Curtis -- Charles Chaplin : the object life of mass culture / Jennifer M. …”
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Sunday morning. Sunday profile : Melissa McCarthy

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In conversation. Sir Ben Kingsley

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You ain't heard nothin' yet : interviews with stars from Hollywood's golden era

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: How to Talk to a Movie Star -- A Comedy Giant. Buster Keaton -- The Leading Men. Anthony Dexter -- Henry Fonda -- Victor Mature -- Walter Pidgeon -- Robert Preston -- James Stewart -- Cornel Wilde -- Robert Young -- The Leading Ladies. …”
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Women in the silent cinema : histories of fame and fate by Förster, Annette (Film historian)

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American cinema. 3, The star

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Auto focus

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Chaplin's Goliath : in search of Scotland's forgotten star

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Joan Blondell : a life between takes by Kennedy, Matthew, 1957-

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What dreams were made of : movie stars of the 1940s

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