This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who w

This book examines the evolution of American film comedy through the lens of language and the portrayal of social class. Christopher Beach argues that class has

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High Comedy in American Movies explores the 'comedy of manners' film throughout the twentieth century, from the advent of movie sound to recent films, and shows