Wes D. Gehring

Hitchcock and Humor

Modes of Comedy in Twelve Defining Films

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Produktbeschreibung

The author grew tired of misleading throwaway references to the director's "comic relief." This book examines what should be obvious: Hitchcock systematically incorporated assorted types of comedy - black humour, parody, farce/screwball comedy and romantic comedy - in his films to entertain his audience with "comic" thrillers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 292
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 398g
• ISBN-13: 9781476673561
• ISBN-10: 147667356X
• Artikelnr.: 54430275

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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