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Author:   Anthony Balducci
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.549kg
ISBN:  

9780786465132

ISBN 10:   0786465131
Pages:   314
Publication Date:   01 December 2011
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      1 And Then There Were Pies      2 Mannequins and Other Dummies      3 Animals      4 Adventures in Eating      5 Attack of the Vamps      6 Indecent Exposure      7 Spooky Apparitions      8 Bombs and Burglars      9 How to Disguise Yourself as Furniture and Fool Your Friends      10 The Amazing Trapdoor Chase      11 Science and Magic      12 Tooth Extraction and Laughing Gas      13 Into the Looking Glass      14 Sleepless Nights      15 Fathers to Sons of the Desert      16 The Big Jangly Box, the Sliding Ladder and Other Comic Props      17 The Buster Keaton Variations      18 The Harold Lloyd Variations      19 Hysterical History      20 Bugs      21 Scared Black Servants, Dice-Playing African Cannibals, and the Most Racist Comedy in Silent Cinema History      22 Other Variations      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Anthony Balducci studied journalism at Baruch College and holds a University of Florida criminology degree. He has written three previous books and numerous articles on film comedy as well as online contributions to Feet of Mud, World Cinema Paradise and other websites. He lives in New Port Richey, Florida.

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