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The Hal Roach Comedy Shorts Of Thelma Todd Zasu Pitts And Patsy Kelly

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Author : James L. Neibaur
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-12-14

The Hal Roach Comedy Shorts Of Thelma Todd Zasu Pitts And Patsy Kelly written by James L. Neibaur and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Performing Arts categories.

Hoping to follow his Laurel and Hardy success with a female comedy team, producer Hal Roach paired Thelma Todd with ZaSu Pitts in a 1931 series of two-reel shorts. Pitts left the studio for other pursuits, was replaced by Patsy Kelly and the series continued to be successful. Todd died under mysterious circumstances in 1935 and Kelly tried to carry on, first with Pert Kelton, then with Lyda Roberti. When Roberti died in 1938, the series ended. This book takes the first film-by-film look at each of the comedies these women made, how they responded to different directors and how production adapted to changes along the way. Credits, production information, period reviews, and critical assessments are included.

The Hal Roach Comedy Shorts Of Thelma Todd Zasu Pitts And Patsy Kelly

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Author : James L. Neibaur
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-12-06

A History Of The Hal Roach Studios

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Author : Richard Lewis Ward
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2006-08-15

A History Of The Hal Roach Studios written by Richard Lewis Ward and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-15 with Performing Arts categories.

Once labeled the “lot that laugher built,” the Hal Roach Studios launched the comedic careers of such screen icons as Harold Lloyd, Our Gang, and Laurel and Hardy. With this stable of stars, the Roach enterprise operated for forty-six years on the fringes of the Hollywood studio system during a golden age of cinema and gained notoriety as a producer of short comedies, independent features, and weekly television series. Many of its productions are better remembered today than those by its larger contemporaries. In A History of the Hal Roach Studios, Richard Lewis Ward meticulously follows the timeline of the company’s existence from its humble inception in 1914 to its close in 1960 and, through both its obscure and famous productions, traces its resilience to larger trends in the entertainment business. In the first few decades of the twentieth century, the motion picture industry was controlled by an elite handful of powerful firms that allowed very little room for new competition outside of their established cartel. The few independents that garnered some measure of success despite their outsider status usually did so by specializing in underserved or ignored niche markets. Here, Ward chronicles how the Roach Studios, at the mercy of exclusive distribution practices, managed to repeatedly redefine itself in order to survive for nearly a half-century in a cutthroat environment. Hal Roach’s tactic was to nurture talent rather than exhaust it, and his star players spent the prime of their careers shooting productions on his lot. Even during periods of decline or misdirection, the Roach Studios turned out genuinely original material, such as the screwball classic Topper (1937), the brutally frank Of Mice and Men (1940), and the silent experiment One Million B.C. (1940). Ward’s exploration yields insight into the production and marketing strategies of an organization on the periphery of the theatrical film industry and calls attention to the interconnected nature of the studio system during the classic era. The volume also looks to the early days of television when the prolific Roach Studios embraced the new medium to become, for a time, the premier telefilm producer. Aided by a comprehensive filmography and twenty-seven illustrations, A History of the Hal Roach Studios recounts an overlooked chapter in American cinema, not only detailing the business operations of Roach’s productions but also exposing the intricate workings of Hollywood’s rivalrous moviemaking establishment.

Shocking And Sensational

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Author : Julian Upton
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-05-25

Shocking And Sensational written by Julian Upton and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-25 with True Crime categories.

Already part of a genre known for generating controversy, some true crime and scandal books have wielded a particular power to unsettle readers, provoke authorities and renew interest in a case. The reactions to such literature have been as contentious as the books themselves, clouding the "truth" with myths and inaccuracies. From high-profile publishing sensations such as Ten Rillington Place, Fatal Vision and Mommie Dearest to the wealth of writing on the JFK assassination, the death of Marilyn Monroe and the Black Dahlia murder, this book delves into that hard copy era when crime and scandal books had a cultural impact beyond the genre's film and TV documentaries, fueling outcries that sometimes matched the notoriety of the cases they discussed and leaving legacies that still resonate today.

Suicide In The Entertainment Industry

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Author : David K. Frasier
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-09-11

Suicide In The Entertainment Industry written by David K. Frasier and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-11 with Social Science categories.

This work covers 840 intentional suicide cases initially reported in Daily Variety (the entertainment industry's trade journal), but also drawing attention from mainstream news media. These cases are taken from the ranks of vaudeville, film, theatre, dance, music, literature (writers with direct connections to film), and other allied fields in the entertainment industry from 1905 through 2000. Accidentally self-inflicted deaths are omitted, except for a few controversial cases. It includes the suicides of well-known personalities such as actress Peg Entwistle, who is the only person to ever commit suicide by jumping from the top of the Hollywood Sign, Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Dandridge, who are believed to have overdosed on drugs, and Richard Farnsworth and Brian Keith, who shot themselves to end the misery of terminal cancer. Also mentioned, but in less detail, are the suicides of unknown and lesser-known members of the entertainment industry. Arranged alphabetically, each entry covers the person’s personal and professional background, method of suicide, and, in some instances, includes actual statements taken from the suicide note.

Encyclopedia Of American Short Films 1926 1959

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Author : Graham Webb
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2020-07-13

Encyclopedia Of American Short Films 1926 1959 written by Graham Webb and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-13 with Performing Arts categories.

Short subject films have a long history in American cinemas. These could be anywhere from 2 to 40 minutes long and were used as a "filler" in a picture show that would include a cartoon, a newsreel, possibly a serial and a short before launching into the feature film. Shorts could tackle any topic of interest: an unusual travelogue, a comedy, musical revues, sports, nature or popular vaudeville acts. With the advent of sound-on-film in the mid-to-late 1920s, makers of earlier silent short subjects began experimenting with the short films, using them as a testing ground for the use of sound in feature movies. After the Second World War, and the rising popularity of television, short subject films became far too expensive to produce and they had mostly disappeared from the screens by the late 1950s. This encyclopedia offers comprehensive listings of American short subject films from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Mothers Mammies And Old Maids

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Author : Axel Nissen
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10

Mothers Mammies And Old Maids written by Axel Nissen and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Performing Arts categories.

Continuing the exploration which began in Actresses of a Certain Character: Forty Familiar Hollywood Faces from the Thirties to the Fifties (McFarland, 2006), this companion volume analyzes the contributions of female supporting players in the films of Hollywood’s Golden Age. The twenty-five actresses profiled herein range from the easily recognizable (Marie Dressler, Ethel Waters) to the long forgotten (Esther Howard, Evelyn Varden), and from the prolific (Clara Blandick, Mary Forbes) to the “one-work wonders” (Jane Cowl, Queenie Vassar). Each profile captures the essence of the individual performer’s on-screen persona, unique talents and popular appeal—with special emphasis on a single definitive performance of the actress’s motion picture career (who, for example, could ever forget Josephine Hull in Harvey?). The appendix offers a list of “The 100 Top Performances by Character Actresses in Hollywood, 1930–1960.”

Thelma Todd In The Movies

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Author : Greg Lenburg
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-07-15

Thelma Todd In The Movies written by Greg Lenburg and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with categories.

Thelma Todd was the perfect combination: a beautiful and funny actress, a great onscreen comedienne. Today's audiences may best remember her for her memorable supporting roles in films of Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. But Todd's film career was so much fuller, larger. In the 1930s, she starred in a successful short subject series with Zasu Pitts and later with Patsy Kelly for Hal Roach Studios. During the Depression, she was more popular than say Goldie Hawn or Farrah Fawcett. In all, she appeared in 115 films, with her first being --at 21 years of age-- as Lorraine Lane in "Fascinating Youth" (1926). a silent romantic comedy. (She even worked opposite the legendary Gary Cooper in the silent western, "Nevada" (1927).) Given her beauty and talent, Todd's name would have been a household word, if she lived long enough to continue making films and even appearing on television shows. Unfortunately, in 1935, at the age of 29, she was found slumped over the wheel of her Lincoln convertible. Her death was ruled a suicide because of carbon monoxide poisoning, Then and now those who knew her believe she was murdered. Her sudden death was a tragic, sad end to a bright, promising career. As a tribute to her great talent and legacy, "Thelma Todd in the Movies: A Pictorial Tribute" presents a gallery of more than 60 vintage color and black and white illustrations with captions. They include a mixture of one sheet posters, poster art, still photos and screen images from a sample of her film appearances, from "Nevada" (1927) to "The Bohemian Girl" (1936) with Laurel and Hardy. "Thelma Todd in the Movies: A Pictorial Tribute" is not a complete representation of her film work. It does not contain any biographical information about her nor any information about her films. Instead, it's a mini tribute to a beautiful, funny actress who was a class act all her own. 76 Black and white/color illlustrations

American Film Comedy

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Author : Scott Siegel
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1994

American Film Comedy written by Scott Siegel and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Performing Arts categories.

An A to Z guide to film comedies. Illus.

Our Gang

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Author : Leonard Maltin
language : en
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Release Date : 1977

Our Gang written by Leonard Maltin and has been published by Random House Value Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Performing Arts categories.

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