Hitchcock and Humor: Modes of Comedy in Twelve Defining Films
Author:   Wes D. Gehring
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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Pages:   290
Publication Date:   13 May 2019
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Hitchcock and Humor: Modes of Comedy in Twelve Defining Films


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Author:   Wes D. Gehring
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.386kg
ISBN:  

9781476673561


ISBN 10:   147667356
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   13 May 2019
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 Preface and Acknowledgments Prologue: Working Towards Blackmail (1929)  1. Blackmail (1929)  2. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)  3. The 39 Steps (1935)  4. Secret Agent (1936)  5. The Lady Vanishes (1938)  6. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)  7. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)  8. Rope (1948)  9. Strangers on a Train (1951) 10. Rear Window (1954) 11. The Trouble with Harry (1955) 12. North by Northwest (1959) Epilogue, and Thoughts on Psycho (1960) Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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“Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship” - Choice


Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship --Choice.


“Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship”—Choice “Just about anything with film historian and media writer Wes D. Gehring’s name on it will be of quality....“A unique take on perhaps the most analyzed film director of all time and the observations on North by Northwest alone merit adding this to your library.”—Cinema Retro “Gehring delves into each film with assiduous detail...he’s clearly done his homework”—Yes! Weekly. “The most sustained and thorough examination of humor in Hitchcock to date… Gehring has a breezy and playful writing style. I found myself chuckling aloud at times.”Hitchcock Annual “Insightful and entertaining…detailed…Hitchcock fans will find a lot to like about Hitchcock and Humor. It can be read cover-to-cover, or readers can dip in and out and only read about those films that interest them…Gehring makes a convincing argument that the “Master of Suspense” may also be a master of the comic.”—Studies in American Humor Journal


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Wes D. Gehring is a distinguished professor of film at Ball State University and associate media editor for USA Today magazine, for which he also writes the column “Reel World.” He is the author of 40 film books, including biographies of James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Robert Wise, Red Skelton and Charlie Chaplin.

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