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01856aam a2200337 i 4500 001 01970F3C9C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190702010117 008 190301s2019 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2019002679 020 $a 147667356X 020 $a 9781476673561 035 $a (OCoLC)1089258163 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PN1998.3 H58 G43 2019 100 1 $a Gehring, Wes D. $e author. 245 10 $a Hitchcock and humor : $b modes of comedy in twelve defining films / $c Wes D. Gehring. 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c [2019] 300 $a vii, 282 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 600 10 $a Hitchcock, Alfred, $d 1899-1980 $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 17 $a Hitchcock, Alfred, $d 1899-1980. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00032434 650 0 $a Comedy films $x History and criticism. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20220317014515.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190806080428.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=01970F3C9C8F11E981649E3E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search