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Author:   Eric L. Flom
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780786440528

ISBN 10:   078644052
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   13 January 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Preface      1. Prologue      The Boyhood      The English Stage      Those Moving Pictures      Essanay and Mutual      First National      United Artists      Chaplin’s Development as a Film Artist      2. City Lights      The Emergence of Sound Technology      Conceiving City Lights      The Narrative of City Lights      The Resistance to Sound      Continuing the Chaplin Tradition      City Lights as Social Commentary      Response to City Lights      3. Modern Times      His Trip Abroad      Analysis of His Trip      The Return      The Narrative of Modern Times      The Second Battle with Sound      Socio-Political Aspects of Modern Times      The Tramp and the Gamin      Response to Modern Times      4. The Great Dictator      Napoleon, Scarlet and Hitler      The Narrative of The Great Dictator      The Great Satire      The Barber and the Tramp      The Great Dictator as Propaganda      The Speech      Response to The Great Dictator      5. Monsieur Verdoux      Joan Barry      The Courts      The Aftermath      Landru      The Narrative of Monsieur Verdoux      Casting and Production      Chaplin’s Darker Side      Chaplin as the Real Henri Verdoux      Promotion & Response to Monsieur Verdoux      6. Limelight      The Attempted Turnaround      Footlights      The Narrative of Limelight      Life Through the Lens      A Return to Older Themes      Promotion & Response to Limelight      7. A King in New York      Closing the Door      The Ex-King Comes Home to Europe      The Narrative of A King in New York      Satirizing the United States      Response to A King in New York      8. A Countess from Hong Kong      The Books and Critical Reassessment      The Return to Filmmaking      The Narrative of A Countess from Hong Kong      Shooting A Countess from Hong Kong      The Failure      Response to A Countess from Hong Kong      9. Epilogue      The Reconciliation      The Limelight      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Flom's book distinguishes itself by focusing on Chaplin's s -- Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television.

"""the amount of factual detail is substantial...well-written""--Classic Images; ""Flom's book distinguishes itself by focusing on Chaplin's sound films...engaging...in-depth analysis""--Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television."

Author Information

In addition to writing books about silent film, Eric L. Flom is a contributing editor to HistoryLink, an online encyclopedia of Washington state history, and has written film and theatre pieces for The Seattle Times, The Enterprise and Silent Era. A longtime resident of Seattle, Flom currently lives in Milton, Georgia.

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