{"product_id":"abbott-and-costello-on-the-home-front-9781476678207","title":"Abbott and Costello on the Home Front","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As two of the most popular entertainers of the mid-century film industry, comic greats Bud Abbott and Lou Costello offered an essential balm to the American public following the sorrows of the Great Depression and during the trauma of World War II. This is the first book to focus in detail on the immensely popular wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films within the context of wartime events on the home front and abroad. The films covered include the service comedies \u003ci\u003eBuck Privates, In the Navy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eKeep ''Em Flying\u003c\/i\u003e; more mainstream comic relief films such as \u003ci\u003ePardon My Sarong\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Done It?\u003c\/i\u003e; and post-war experiments such as \u003ci\u003eLittle Giant\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Their Lives\u003c\/i\u003e. More than 120 stills and lobby cards from the author''s personal collection illustrate the text, including many showing outtakes or deleted scenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcFarland’s high production values are well to the fore. Scott Allen Nollen’s very informative and well-researched work is a rewarding and recommended read\"\" - \u003ci\u003eMarsh Towers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword by Chris Costello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Preface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. New Jersey Boys Make Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. On the Land and On the Sea:  Buck Privates  (1941) and  In the Navy  (1941)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Money in a Moose Head:  Hold That Ghost  (1941)        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. In the Air Corps:  Keep ’Em Flying  (1941)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. B Western Bunk:  Ride ’Em Cowboy  (1942)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. The Nazis of MGM:  Rio Rita  (1942)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Widespread Comic Relief:  Pardon My Sarong  (1942) and  Who Done It?  (1942)        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Stallions and Skaters:  It Ain’t Hay  (1943) and  Hit the Ice  (1943)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Sickness and Slapstick:  Lost in a Harem  (1944) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Clique and Campus:  In Society  (1944) and  Here Come the Co-eds  (1945) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Who’s in Uncle Tom’s Cabin?  The Naughty Nineties  (1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Lucy and Lou:  Abbott and Costello in Hollywood  (1945)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Postwar Experiments:  Little Giant  (1946) and  The Time of Their Lives  (1946) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. Back from the Front:  Buck Privates Come Home  (1947)        \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Cold War Monsters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix: The Feature Films of Abbott and Costello\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040460767575,"sku":"9781476678207","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476678207.jpg?v=1750946825","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/abbott-and-costello-on-the-home-front-9781476678207","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}