Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-208) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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An indifferent world -- Triumphs, tryouts, and turkeys : the film career --The writers -- You can get stucco -- Is it swordfish? -- The seven-cent nickel -- A job in the mint -- A standing army -- Dear old ivy -- A coed with two pair of pants -- The whole wig -- It's tough on my suspenders -- Three hardboiled eggs -- Ice water in 318 -- The main hungerdunger -- Grand slam -- A very strange interlude -- A brace of woodpeckers -- Upside down -- Whim wham.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The Marx Brothers' films are packed with slapstick and obvious jokes. But beneath the laughs is a serious condemnation of American culture. This book examines historical events, political practices, economic conditions, manners, 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 today"--Provided by publisher.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
MIL
Stock Number
235110
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Title
Marx Brothers as social critics.
International Standard Book Number
9780786439423
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Marx Brothers.
Marx Brothers.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Comedy films-- United States-- History and criticism.