The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928)
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The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928)

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The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928)

About this book

Harry Langdon was a silent screen comedian unlike any other. Slower in pace, more studied in movement, and quirkier in nature, Langdon challenged the comic norm by offering comedies that were frequently edgy and often surreal. After a successful run of short comedies with Mack Sennett, Langdon became his own producer at First National Pictures, making such features as Tramp Tramp Tramp, The Strong Man, and Long Pants before becoming his own director for Three's a Crowd, The Chaser, and Heart Trouble.

In The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928), film historian James Neibaur examines Langdon's strange, fascinating work during the silent era, when he made landmark films that were often ahead of their time. Extensively reviewing the comedian's silent screen work film by film, Neibaur makes the case that Langdon should be accorded the same lofty status as his contemporaries: Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. With fascinating insights into the work of an under-appreciated artist, this book will be of interest to both fans and scholars of silent cinema.

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Information

Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Year
2012
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780810885318
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: Harry Langdon before the Movies
  4. Chapter 2: The Harry Langdon Silent Films
  5. Chapter 3: The Sol Lesser Productions
  6. Chapter 4: Langdon Joins Sennett
  7. Chapter 5: Smile Please
  8. Chapter 6: Picking Peaches
  9. Chapter 7: Shanghaied Lovers
  10. Chapter 8: Flickering Youth
  11. Chapter 9: The Cat’s Meow
  12. Chapter 10: His New Mamma
  13. Chapter 11: The First 100 Years
  14. Chapter 12: The Luck o’ the Foolish
  15. Chapter 13: The Hansom Cabman
  16. Chapter 14: The Sea Squawk
  17. Chapter 15: All Night Long
  18. Chapter 16: Feet of Mud
  19. Chapter 17: Boobs in the Wood
  20. Chapter 18: His Marriage Wow
  21. Chapter 19: Plain Clothes
  22. Chapter 20: Remember When
  23. Chapter 21: His First Flame
  24. Chapter 22: Lucky Stars
  25. Chapter 23: There He Goes
  26. Chapter 24: Soldier Man
  27. Chapter 25: Saturday Afternoon
  28. Chapter 26: Fiddlesticks
  29. Chapter 27: Langdon Moves to First National
  30. Chapter 28: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
  31. Chapter 29: The Strong Man
  32. Chapter 30: Long Pants
  33. Chapter 31: Three’s a Crowd
  34. Chapter 32: The Chaser
  35. Chapter 33: Heart Trouble
  36. Chapter 34: The Harry Langdon Talkies
  37. Bibliography
  38. About the Author

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