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This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift".

What Made Pistachio Nuts Early Sound Comedy the

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 29 December 1992
      ISBN-13 9780231078559
      978-0231078559
      ISBN-10 0231078552
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      Book Synopsis
      This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift".

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