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Hitchcock and humor : modes of comedy in twelve defining films

Title
Hitchcock and humor : modes of comedy in twelve defining films / Wes D. Gehring.
Author
Gehring, Wes D.
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]

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Description
vii, 282 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"A recent critic described Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery as "a kind of rear window for retirees." As this quote suggests, we are beyond time to examine Alfred Hitchcock's use of various types of comedy in his films.Hitchcock films used assorted types of comedy (such as black humor, parody, personality, screwball, and romantic ), to entertain us"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-277) and index.
Contents
Blackmail -- The man who knew too much -- The 39 steps -- Secret agent -- The lady vanishes -- Mr. & Mrs. Smith -- Shadow of a doubt -- Rope -- Strangers on a train -- Rear window -- The trouble with Harry -- North by northwest -- Epilogue, and thoughts on Psycho.
Call Number
MWES (Hitchcock, A.) 19-3954
ISBN
  • 9781476673561
  • 147667356X
LCCN
2019002679
OCLC
1089258163
Author
Gehring, Wes D., author.
Title
Hitchcock and humor : modes of comedy in twelve defining films / Wes D. Gehring.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-277) and index.
Research Call Number
MWES (Hitchcock, A.) 19-3954
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