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The Boys: The Cinematic World of Laurel and Hardy
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The Boys: The Cinematic World of Laurel and Hardy Paperback - 2001

by Scott Allen Nollen


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The Boys provides new ways to view and evaluate the work of this famous comedy team. The initial chapter summarizes the critical reception of the two and compares Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy to other contemporary comedians. Brief biographies analyze their early solo films and the development of the team. Special attention is given to the team's cinematic and comic style, use of camera techniques, early sound practice, and gag development. The comics' complex relationship is detailed and analyzed.

A complete filmography, including a rating and an indication of contents, covers each film. The team's final film, Atoll K (1951), is discussed in depth. Throughout the text quotes from such persons as Laurel and Hardy themselves, Buster Keaton, George Stevens, Dick Van Dyke, and Woody Allen enlighten and entertain. Great stills and posters.

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  • Title The Boys: The Cinematic World of Laurel and Hardy
  • Author Scott Allen Nollen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 2001 reprint; Fi
  • Pages 167
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland and Company, Inc.
  • Date 2001-03-06
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9780786411153 / 0786411155
  • Weight 0.51 lbs (0.23 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.92 x 6.02 x 0.38 in (22.66 x 15.29 x 0.97 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.43

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 06/01/2001, Page 226
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 08/01/2001, Page 226

About the author

The late Scott Allen Nollen was educated in film and history at the University of Iowa. He had written and edited more than 40 books on the history of film, literature and music.
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