Abbott and Costello on the Home Front: A Critical Study of the Wartime Films

by Scott Allen Nollen

Book Overview

As two of the most popular entertainers of the mid-century film industry, comic greats Bud Abbott and Lou Costello offered an essential balm to the American public following the sorrows of the Great Depression and during the trauma of World War II. This is the first book to focus in detail on the immensely popular wartime films of Abbott and Costello, discussing the production, content, and reception of 18 films within the context of wartime events...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476678200
• ISBN13: 9781476678207
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher