Chaplin's Limelight and the Music Hall Tradition
Contributors: Dan Kamin (Editor); Hooman Mehran (Editor)
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: September 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780786424252
Subjects: Biography: film, television & music; Films, cinema; Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; General; Cinema/Film: Book; Performing Arts; Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.); Great Britain; Film & Video - History & Criticism; 20th century; Film & Video - General; 19th century; History
Description: "This collection of essays examines Limelight, Chaplin's last U.S. film and a tribute to the music hall days of his youth, and the history of English music hall. The book offers new insight into one of Chaplin's most important pictures and the British form of entertainment that inspired it"--Provided by publisher.