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The Marx Brothers
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Author : Wes D. Gehring
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1987-07-28
The Marx Brothers written by Wes D. Gehring and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-07-28 with Performing Arts categories.
This bio-bibliography was designed to present a combined biographical, critical, and bibliographical portrait of the Marx Brothers. It examines their significance in film comedy in particular, and as popular culture figures in general. The book is divided into five sections, beginning with a biography which explores the public and private sides of the Marx Brothers. The second section is concerned with the influences of the Marx Brothers as icons of anti-establishment comedy, as contributors to developments in American comedy, as early examples of saturation comedy, and as a crucial link between silent films and the talkies. Three original articles, two by Groucho and one by Gummo, comprise part three. A bibliographical essay, which assesses key reference materials and research collections, is followed by two bibliographical checklists. Appendices containing a chronological biography with a timeline, a filmography, and a selected discography complete the work.
The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia
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Author : Glenn Mitchell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Marx Brothers Encyclopedia written by Glenn Mitchell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Glenn Mitchell's definitive reference work on film comedy's most anarchic team is now available in hardback. Revised and corrected for this new edition, the book also contains the latest results of Mitchell's researches into the unique careers of Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo - and Manfred.
The Marx Brothers At The Movies
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Author : Paul D. Zimmerman
language : en
Publisher: Putnam Adult
Release Date : 1968
The Marx Brothers At The Movies written by Paul D. Zimmerman and has been published by Putnam Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Marx Brothers films categories.
The Annotated Marx Brothers
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Author : Matthew Coniam
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2015-02-12
The Annotated Marx Brothers written by Matthew Coniam and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-12 with Performing Arts categories.
Have you ever watched a Marx Brothers film and wondered what "habeas Irish rose" is? What is the trial of Mary Dugan with sound? What is a college widow? When exactly did Don Ameche invent the telephone? Their films are full of such in-jokes and obscure theatrical, literary and topical references that can baffle modern audiences. In this viewer's guide to the Marx Brothers you will find the answer to such mysteries, along with an exhaustive compilation of background information, obscure trivia and even the occasional busted myth. Each of the Marx Brothers' 13 films is covered by a running commentary, with points in the film discussed as they appear. Each reference is listed by its running time, with time code given for both PAL and NTSC DVD. An introduction for neophytes and a resource for fanatics, this book is a travel guide to the rambling landscape of these remarkable comedies.
The Marx Brothers As Social Critics
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Author : Martin A. Gardner
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2009-10-21
The Marx Brothers As Social Critics written by Martin A. Gardner and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-21 with Performing Arts categories.
The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes, gags, puns, pratfalls, and mimicry. But beneath the laughs is a serious and biting condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners and customs, literary subjects, and popular entertainment as satirized in the films and considers the ways in which the films were relevant in their era and remain so today.
The Marx Brothers And America
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Author : Robert E. Weir
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-08-12
The Marx Brothers And America written by Robert E. Weir and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-12 with Performing Arts categories.
The ground has shifted from the days in which "serious history" and "boring" went hand in glove. Textbooks and lectures have their place, but less traditional classrooms can be powerfully immersive and insightful. Take the 1929 Marx Brothers film The Cocoanuts and what it teaches about both the Great Depression and early sound films. The Marx Brothers are among the funniest comedy teams of all time. Four of their 13 films are on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American comedies ever made. For many contemporary viewers, though, "getting" the jokes is not always easy because the humor can be subjective and timebound. This work looks at the American past through the lens of the Marx Brothers' films and other projects. Each of the chapters focuses on a specific film, contextualizing the world at the time and how the Marx Brothers lampooned those subjects. Along the way, the book demonstrates what the Marx Brothers revealed about weighty topics like gambling, gender relations, immigration, medical care, Prohibition, race and war, all leavened with offbeat humor.
The Marx Brothers
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Author : Allen Eyles
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Marx Brothers written by Allen Eyles and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Marx Brothers films categories.
Groucho, Chico, Harp, Zeppo, Gummo - these are the Marx brothers, the most heroic of all screen comedians. The author has brought together more than 100 photos to help follow the Marx Brothers' hilarious film career. You will learn about the early life of these famous brothers -- how they started out in vaudeville and how "The Cocoanuts" led to their successful film career.
The Marx Brothers
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Author : Mark Bego
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Release Date : 2012-05-24
The Marx Brothers written by Mark Bego and has been published by Oldcastle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Wise-cracking Groucho Marx with his trademark cigar and painted on black moustache. Blonde, curly-wigged, mute Harpo, beeping his blub horn and chasing pretty girls. Rubber-faced Chico, twisting phrases into hysterical malapropisms. And handsome straight-man Zeppo Marx. Who can forget their antics in such classic comedy films as The Cocoanuts (1929), Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), and Duck Soup (1933), which literally defined the cinematic term 1930's screwball comedy. After their first five movies became box-office hits, The Marx Brothers were bona fide movie stars. However, once they moved out to Hollywood, their film career seemed to stall. That was until Chico asked for help from one of his poker playing buddies, MGM head Irving Thalberg. Taken under Thalberg's wing, the brothers--now trimmed down to the trio of Groucho, Harpo and Chico--began the second stage of their film career. While at MGM, the kooky Marx trio reached new heights with their films including A Night At The Opera (1935), A Day At The Races (1937), Room Service (1938), At The Circus (1939), Go West (1940), The Big Store (1941), and A Night In Casablanca (1946). After World War II ended, movie tastes changed, and The Marx Brothers each went their separate ways. In 1949 however, they reunited for their final film together, Love Happy, which included a now-famous scene between Groucho and a struggling newcomer who called herself Marilyn Monroe. The Pocket Essential Marx Brothers includes a concise look at the incredible career of this unforgettable troupe, from their beginnings on the vaudeville circuit, to becoming Broadway stars, to their classic film stardom. All of the films, the co-stars, the plotlines, and all of the background tales are included. Also, the end of the film careers of the brothers is only part of the story, as Groucho, Harpo and Chico all branched out into other areas of the business on both radio and television.
The Comic World Of The Marx Brothers Movies
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Author : Maurice Charney
language : en
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Release Date : 2007
The Comic World Of The Marx Brothers Movies written by Maurice Charney and has been published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Comic World of the Marx Brothers' Movies: Anything Further Father? is the first book to consider the Marx Brothers in the context of comic theory and practice. It includes a gag analysis of three famous scenes: the stateroom scene in A Night at the Opera, the mirror scene in Duck Soup, and the tootsie-frootsie ice cream scene in A Day the Races.
A Century Of The Marx Brothers
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Author : Joseph Mills
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-03-26
A Century Of The Marx Brothers written by Joseph Mills and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Performing Arts categories.
In 1905 Julius Marx began his vaudeville career with the singing group The Leroy Trio and was abandoned in the middle of the tour. It was an inauspicious start for the person who would become "Groucho." A hundred years later, the Marx Brothers have permeated our culture from the plastic noses and glasses worn at parties to a Smithsonian exhibition which explains DNA recombination using A Night at the Opera. Although they completed relatively few films together, the brothers have become icons, recognizable even to people who have never seen their movies. Most scholarly work on the Marx Brothers has focused on biographical aspects of their careers and lives; A Century of the Marx Brothers suggests a myriad of other useful approaches to their film and stage productions. The collection's eleven essays examine the Marx Brothers' work from a number of critical perspectives ranging from reader-response theory to film semiotics. The contributors include international scholars in a variety of fields, such as literature, cultural studies, performance studies, and film history.