Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918

by Hal Erickson

Beginning with Charlie Chaplin's Shoulder Arms, released in America near the end of World War I, the military comedy film has been one of Hollywood's most durable genres. This generously illustrated history examines over 225 Army, Navy and Marine-related comedies produced between 1918 and 2009, including the abundance of laughspinners released during World War II in the wake of Abbott and Costello's phenomenally successful Buck Privates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786462906
• ISBN13: 9780786462902
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.0" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher