Laurel and Hardy's Comic Catastrophes: Laughter and Darkness in the Features and Short Films

by Michael Bliss

A discussion of Laurel and Hardy films in a way that is both critical and appreciative, Bliss explores how complex the comedic duo's films are in terms of acting, structure, and storyline, also pointing out how the films qualify as comedies in the classic sense even though they subvert the genre's traditional tendency for stories to end well.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153810153X
• ISBN13: 9781538101537
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.5"