Overview

The Ritz Brothers were a popular comedy trio in vaudeville, nightclubs, movies and television for more than four decades. Today largely overlooked among the classic comedy pantheon, they have been acknowledged as inspirations by such comics as Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, Jerry Lewis and Sid Caesar. This first full-length study of their work examines all the Ritz Brothers' feature films and short subjects 1934-1976, and their television appearances, with background information from the 20th Century-Fox archives. Contemporaneous and modern-day reviews and critiques are included.

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Author:   Roy Liebman
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781476681368

ISBN 10:   1476681368
Pages:   223
Publication Date:   13 July 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction An Overview On Broadway The Films The Features Sing, Baby, Sing (1936) One in a Million (1936) On the Avenue (1937) You Can’t Have Everything (1937) Life Begins in College (1937) The Goldwyn Follies (1938) Kentucky Moonshine (1938) Straight, Place and Show (1938) The Three Musketeers (1939) The Gorilla (1939) Pack Up Your Troubles (1939) Argentine Nights (1940) Behind the Eight Ball (1942) Hi’Ya Chum (1943) Never a Dull Moment (1943) Blazing Stewardesses (1975) Cameo Appearances Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937) Take It or Leave It (1944) Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) Silent Movie (1976) The Short Subjects Hotel Anchovy (1934) Broadway Highlights #6: High Spots of the Main Stem (1936) Cinema Circus (1937) Screen Snapshots (1938–1955) Hollywood Hobbies (1939) Meet the Stars, #6: Stars at Play (1941) ­­Show-Business at War (1943) Brooklyn Goes to Las Vegas (1956) Live Television Archival Appearances: Films and Television The Sound of Laughter (1963) Hollywood and the Stars: The Funny Men (1963) Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982) Classic Comedy Teams (1986) 20th Century–Fox: The First Fifty Years (1997) Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century–Fox Vaults (1999) Don Ameche: Hollywood’s Class Act (1999) ­­Modern-Day Commentators; or, “We Don’t Get No Respect” Appendix One: The Ritz Brothers’ ­­Co-Stars Appendix Two: Ritz Brothers Miscellany Appendix Three: Versions of The Three Musketeers Bibliography Index

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Roy Liebman was formerly a library manager and film bibliographer at California State University, Los Angeles, and a librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library. He has previously written six books in film history, hundreds of film-related articles and book reviews for a wide range of periodicals and reference books, and two documentaries.

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