Wheeler & Woolsey: The Vaudeville Comic Duo and Their Films, 1929-1937 (McFarland Classics) (McFarland Classics S)
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786411414 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. Edward Watz has written a number of film magazine articles. He lives in Germany
"A Triumph of Film Documentation" according to Lon Davis. If only Edward Watz wrote every film book! His definitive treatise on Wheeler and Woolsey (much like his earlier volume on the Columbia short subjects) is beautifully organized, tremendously informative, and wonderfully written. Although I have spent a lifetime studying the motion picture greats of the past, I am a newcomer when it comes to the films of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. Their names have always been a vague reminder that there is more to screen comedy than . Terrific book! Wheeler and Woolsey deserved a book about Duck Dodgers Terrific book! Wheeler and Woolsey deserved a book about their screen antics and this magnificent effort by Edward Watz is the answer to everything we wanted to know about one of the unsung teams of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Fully detailed, one of the books a true classic comedy aficionado should have to own and treasure.. Finally, a book about Wheeler and Woolsey! Wheeler and Woolsey were second to Laurel and Hardy in the heart's of movie going audiences of the 1930's. Since then, however, their star has faded and their acomplishments have been relegated to footnote status in the history of the golden age of comedy. Thanks to Edward Watz, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey are alive and kicking again in a definitive history of the lovable pair and their films. Exhaustingly researched and lovingly executed, the book chronicles the care
Each of their over 20 comedies are analyzed in detail here; full filmographic data, production notes, plot synopses, and critical commentary are provided. During the Depression years, the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were second only to Laurel and Hardy at the box office. The research is supplemented by an interview with Bert Wheeler.
"Detailed analyses and perceptive commentsdefinitive" -- -Film Quarterly"Filled with great information and photos" -- -Intra-Tent Journal"First-rate combination of research and criticismwell chronicleda delight" -- -Past Times"The most extensive and exhaustive work ever done on these two very different personalitiesfirst-rate job" ---Big Reel"Definitiveexcellence in writing and researchrecommended." --Classic Images