In Silent Comedy, Paul Merton traces the evolution of silent comedy from the earliest short films though the 1900s and considers the lives and works of the genre's greatest exponents - Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy and Harold Lloyd. He also examines how they influenced each other and explores how classic comic ideas and routines worked and evolved.
Item number | 13039 |
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Category | Book |
Type | Criticism/History |
Dimensions | length 255mm; breadth 200mm; depth 30mm |
Language | English |
Country of origin | UK |
Related people | Paul Merton (Author) |
Buster Keaton (Subject) | |
Charlie Chaplin (Subject) | |
Stan Laurel (Subject) | |
Oliver Hardy (Subject) | |
Harold Lloyd (Subject) |
Part of the Bill Douglas and Peter Jewell Collection