Wheeler & Woolsey
The Vaudeville Comic Duo and Their Films, 1929-1937
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
Published:16th Apr '01
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
During the Depression years, the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were second only to Laurel and Hardy at the box office. Each of their over 20 comedies are analyzed in detail here; full filmographic data, production notes, plot synopses, and critical commentary are provided. The research is supplemented by an interview with Bert Wheeler.
“definitive...excellence in writing and research...recommend[ed]”—Classic Images; “the most extensive and exhaustive work ever done on these two very different personalities...first-rate job”—Big Reel; “book thoroughly details the film career of funnymen Wheeler and Woolsey...a treasure...detailed research”—Plan 9 Crunch; “detailed analyses and perceptive comments...definitive”—Film Quarterly; “first-rate combination of research and criticism...well chronicled...a delight”—Past Times; “filled with great information and photos”—Intra-Tent Journal.
ISBN: 9780786411412
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
Weight: 449g
336 pages