Tragicomedy, Melodrama, and Genre in Early Sound Films: The Case of Two “Sad Clown” Musicals
This interdisciplinary study applies the theatrical theories of stage genres to examples of the early sound cinema, the 1930 Hollywood musicals Puttin’ on the Ritz (starring Harry Richman, and with songs by Irving Berlin) and Free and Easy (starring Buster Keaton). The discussion focuses on the phen...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Pittsburgh
2016-10-01
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| Series: | CINEJ Cinema Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://cinej.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/cinej/article/view/135 |