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Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918 Paperback - 2012

by Hal Erickson


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Beginning with Charlie Chaplin's Shoulder Arms, released in America near the end of World War I, the military comedy film has been one of Hollywood's most durable genres. This generously illustrated history examines over 225 Army, Navy and Marine-related comedies produced between 1918 and 2009, including the abundance of laughspinners released during World War II in the wake of Abbott and Costello's phenomenally successful Buck Privates (1941), and the many lighthearted service films of the immediate postwar era, among them Mister Roberts (1955) and No Time for Sergeants (1958). Also included are discussions of such subgenres as silent films (The General), military-academy farces (Brother Rat), women in uniform (Private Benjamin), misfits making good (Stripes), anti-war comedies (MASH), and fact-based films (The Men Who Stare at Goats). A closing filmography is included in this richly detailed volume.

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  • Title Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918
  • Author Hal Erickson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 428
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2012-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780786462902 / 0786462906
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 7 x 1.2 in (25.15 x 17.78 x 3.05 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects War films - United States - History and, Comedy films - United States - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012025244
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.436

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About the author

Hal Erickson has written several media-related books for McFarland, and was for many years a primary editor of the All-Movie Guide website. He lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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