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Silent Film Comedy was a fortuitous mixture of skill and technology, where in fact the physical humor skills and artistry passed down from the Commediadell'Arte, English music hall, and American vaudeville were captured for posterity by the newly created motion picture camera. As the Chaplins, Keatons, and Laurel & Hardys remain kept in mind and celebrated, this reserve profiles unsung experts such as Billie Ritchie, Marcel Perez, LigeConley, and George Rowe, with special give attention to the neglected comediennesAlice Howell, Gale Henry, Fay Tincher, and Josie Sadler. Popular symbols onthe order of Mack Sennett, Marie Dressler, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, and W.C.Fields are re-examined, plus specific histories of silent humor clubs andkid's comedies are offered. The book also contains preferred filmographiesand is lavishly illustrated with more than 225 rarely-seen photos andadvertising images.
