Title: Forties film funnymen
Description: "The twelve comedy films examined are distinguished by an equal number of defining comic performances. Each film focuses on the central theme of "clown comedy": Resilience, the encouragement or hope that one can survive the most daunting of life's dilemmas. Each film can be regarded as a microcosm of the antiheroic world of its central clown (or clowns)"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Motion pictures, History and criticism, Comedy films, History, Motion pictures, united states
Places: United States
Time periods: 20th century