LEADER 02634nam 22005053u 450 001 9910954173803321 005 20240401154727.0 010 $a0-585-10806-4 035 $a(CKB)111004368576894 035 $a(EBL)1354492 035 $a(OCoLC)856870276 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000186974 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12057703 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000186974 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10253185 035 $a(PQKB)11340508 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354492 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368576894 100 $a20131216d2010|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aKeaton's silent shorts $ebeyond the laughter 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (409 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8093-1951-9 327 $aCover; Book Title; Contents; Illustrations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: One Week; Chapter 3: Convict 13; Chapter 4: The Scarecrow; Chapter 5: Neighbors; Chapter 6: The Haunted House; Chapter 7: Hard Luck; Chapter 8: The High Sign; Chapter 9: The Goat; Chapter 10: The Playhouse; Chapter 11: The Boat; Chapter 12: The Paleface; Chapter 13: Cops; Chapter 14: My Wife's Relations; Chapter 15: The Blacksmith; Chapter 16: The Frozen North; Chapter 17: Daydreams; Chapter 18: The Electric House; Chapter 19: The Balloonatic; Chapter 20: The Love Nest; Chapter 21: Conclusion; Notes 327 $aSelected BibliographyIndex; Author Bio; Back Cover 330 $aFilling a major gap in the critical canon, Keaton's Classic Shorts: Beyond the Laughter chronicles the rapid growth in the filmmaker's understanding of what makes both comedy and film successful. Keaton developed his major themes in these nineteen silent short films shot between 1920 and 1923, creating his persona "Buster" with his trademark stone face. These short films clearly indicate Keaton's love of the camera and his concern for composition, symmetry, and images that delight the eye and startle the mind. Oldham reconstructs each of these rarely seen films 606 $aKeaton, Buster, 1895-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation 615 4$aKeaton, Buster, 1895-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation. 676 $a791.4302/80972 676 $a791.430280972 700 $aOldham$b Gabriella$0914536 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954173803321 996 $aKeaton's silent shorts$94380894 997 $aUNINA