Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Hearing the laughter -- Howard Hawks and the comedy of frustration -- Billy Wilder and the American dream -- Unrest in peace: Hitchcock's fifties humor -- Living Looney Tunes: The art of Frank Tashlin -- Epilogue: The big carnival.
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