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Author:   James L. Neibaur
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.240kg
ISBN:  

9781476672557

ISBN 10:   1476672555
Pages:   185
Publication Date:   28 December 2018
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Life of Thelma Todd 2. The Early Life of ZaSu Pitts 3. The Films of Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts Let’s Do Things (1931) 11 deleteCatch-As ­Catch-Can (1931) 16 deleteThe Pajama Party (1931) 20 deleteWar Mamas (1931) 23 deleteOn the Loose (1931) 26 deleteSealskins (1932) 30 deleteRed Noses (1932) 34 deleteStrictly Unreliable (1932) 37 deleteThe Old Bull (1932) 40 deleteShow Business (1932) 45 deleteAlum and Eve (1932) 49 deleteThe Soilers (1932) 52 deleteSneak Easily (1932) 56 deleteAsleep in the Feet (1933) 59 deleteMaids a la Mode (1933) 62 deleteThe Bargain of the Century (1933) 65 deleteOne Track Minds (1933) 69 4. The Films of Thelma Todd and Patsy Kelly Beauty and the Bus (1933) 74 deleteBacks to Nature (1933) 78 deleteAir Fright (1933) 81 deleteBabes in the Goods (1934) 84 deleteSoup and Fish (1934) 87 deleteMaid in Hollywood (1934) 90 deleteI’ll Be Suing You (1934) 94 deleteThree Chumps Ahead (1934) 97 deleteOne-Horse Farmers (1934) 100 deleteOpened by Mistake (1934) 105 deleteDone in Oil (1934) 109 deleteBum Voyage (1934) 112 deleteTreasure Blues (1935) 115 deleteSing Sister Sing (1935) 118 deleteThe Tin Man (1935) 121 deleteThe Misses Stooge (1935) 124 deleteSlightly Static (1935) 127 deleteTwin Triplets (1935) 130 deleteHot Money (1935) 134 deleteTop Flat (1935) 136 deleteAll American Toothache (1936) 140 5. The Death of Thelma Todd 6. The Film of Patsy Kelly and Pert Kelton Pan Handlers (1936) 147 7. The Films of Patsy Kelly and Lyda Roberti At Sea Ashore (1936) 151 deleteHill Tillies (1936) 154 deleteNobody’s Baby (1937) 158 8. The Later Years of ZaSu Pitts and Patsy Kelly Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

“Neibaur’s book is the first to examine the short comedies of these frequently overlooked comediennes”—Silent-ology.

Neibaur's book is the first to examine the short comedies of these frequently overlooked comediennes --Silent-ology.

"""Neibaur's book is the first to examine the short comedies of these frequently overlooked comediennes""--Silent-ology."

Author Information

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

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