UID:
kobvindex_ZLB13962793
Format:
1 DVD (ca. 216 Min.) : s/w
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NTSC
Content:
Hollywood Boulevard intersects Broadway in this lively collection of classic shorts from the Paramount Studios. In the late 1920s and early '30s -- when the movie industry was just learning to talk -- Paramount wisely turned to the New York stage for a new crop of entertainers who had already mastered the nuances of verbal comedy. This anthology serves as a laugh-filled time capsule of the brightest lights of vaudeville, showcasing the early works of such American legends as Jack Benny, Bing Crosby, Burns & Allen, Eddie Cantor, and George Jessel (who originated the lead role of The Jazz Singer on stage). It also provides a fascinating historical record of some of the stage legends who have begun to fade from memory, including Lulu McConnell, Tom Howard, and Smith & Dale (the inspiration for Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys). Also included are Lighthouse Love and Cleaning Up, a pair of Mack Sennett comedies that disprove the myth that sound technology destroyed the slapstick tradition. This DVD reveals three incarnations of a popular subgenre of slapstick, "the home-builder's nightmare": The Plasterers, Plastered, and A Put Up Job. Watching the three films together (made in 1929, 1930, and 1931), one can follow the evolution of vaudeville slapstick to its own truly cinematic form. (Covertext)
Note:
Engl.
Language:
English
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