The comic world of the Marx Brothers' movies : "anything further father?" /

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Author / Creator:Charney, Maurice.
Imprint:Madison [N.J.] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, c2007.
Description:130 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6442617
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ISBN:9780838641248 (alk. paper)
0838641245 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Marx Brothers and Comic Form
  • 2. Three Celebrated Scenes: Gag Analysis
  • 3. How the Marx Brothers Developed Their Movie Characters
  • 4. The Marx Brothers' Movies: The Cocoanuts
  • 5. Animal Crackers
  • 6. Monkey Business
  • 7. Horse Feathers
  • 8. Duck Soup
  • 9. A Night at the Opera
  • 10. A Day at the Races
  • 11. Room Service
  • 12. At the Circus
  • 13. Go West
  • 14. The Big Store
  • 15. A Night in Casablanca
  • 16. The Last Movies
  • 17. The Marx Brothers' Movies in Context
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index