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This text evaluates the work of Laurel and Hardy. It summarizes the critical reception of the two and compares Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to other contemporary comedians. Brief biographies analyse early solo films and the development of the team. Attention is given to cinematic and comic style.

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recommended"—Choice; "numerous monochrome photos of the boys at work"—Library Journal; "a very good job of surveying their themes and cinematic techniques"—Big Reel; "insightful and entertaining reading...useful"—Variety; "provides new ways to view and evaluate the comic filmmaking of this famous duo"—Communication Booknotes; "very enjoyable...excellently detailed annotated filmography"—Film Review Annual.

The Boys The Cinematic World of Laurel and Hardy

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 3/20/2001 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786411153, 978-0786411153
      ISBN10: 0786411155

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text evaluates the work of Laurel and Hardy. It summarizes the critical reception of the two and compares Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to other contemporary comedians. Brief biographies analyse early solo films and the development of the team. Attention is given to cinematic and comic style.

      Trade Review
      recommended"—Choice; "numerous monochrome photos of the boys at work"—Library Journal; "a very good job of surveying their themes and cinematic techniques"—Big Reel; "insightful and entertaining reading...useful"—Variety; "provides new ways to view and evaluate the comic filmmaking of this famous duo"—Communication Booknotes; "very enjoyable...excellently detailed annotated filmography"—Film Review Annual.

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