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100 essential silent film comedies / James Roots.

by Roots, James, author.

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

ix, 287 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

All Night (1918) -- All Night Long (1924) -- The Battle of the Century (1927) -- The Better 'Ole (1926) -- A Busy Night (1916) -- Call of the Cuckoo (1927) -- Chasing Choo-Choos (1927) -- Chicago (1928) -- Chicken Feathers (1927) -- The Circus (1928) -- A Clever Dummy (1917) -- Conductor 1492 (1924) -- The Cook (1918) -- Cops (1922) -- The Cowboy Sheik (1924) -- The Cruise of the Jasper B (1926) -- A Dog's Life (1918) -- Don Juan (1926) -- Explosion of a Motor Car (1900) -- The Extra Girl (1923) -- The Fall Guy (1921) -- Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916) -- Fireman, Save My Gal! (1919) -- Flaming Fathers (1927) -- Fox-Trot Finesse (1915) -- The General (1927) -- The Great K&A Train Robbery (1926) -- Happiness (1934) -- Hearts and Diamonds (1914) -- Hearts and Flowers (1919) -- His Picture in the Paper (1916) -- Honeymooniacs (1929) -- The Immigrant (1917) -- Innocent Husbands (1925) -- Irene (1926) -- It (1927) -- The Italian Straw Hat (1927) -- It's a Gift (1923) -- It's the Old Army Game (1926) -- I Was Born, But... (1932) -- Jerry's Mother-in-Law (1913) -- Kid Boots (1927) -- The Kid Brother (1927) -- Liberty (1929) -- Lizzies of the Field (1924) -- Long Hose (1928) -- Love, Speed, and Thrills (1915) -- Madame Behave! (1925) -- The Mad Whirl (1925) -- The Mark of Zorro (1920) -- The Marriage Circle (1924) -- Max Gets Stuck Up (1906) -- The Mermaid (1904) -- Mighty Like a Moose (1926) -- The Mishaps of Musty Suffer (1915-1917) -- Miss Bluebeard (1925) -- The Monkey Story (1924) -- Move Along (1926) -- A Movie Star (1916) -- Mum's the Word (1926) -- My Best Girl (1927) -- The Mystery of the Leaping Fish (1916) -- The Navigator (1924) -- The Nervous Wreck (1926) -- A Night in the Show (1915) -- The Noise of Bombs (1914) -- Now You Tell One (1926) -- Oh! Doctor! (1925) -- One Wet Night (1924) -- On Location (1921) -- A Pair of Silk Stockings (1918) -- A Pair of Tights (1929) -- Paths to Paradise (1925) -- The Pawn Shop (1918) -- The Pride of Pikeville (1927) -- Reno or Bust (1924) -- Robinet Boxeur (1913) -- Rowdy Ann (1919) -- Safety Last! (1923) -- Saturday Afternoon (1926) -- The Sawmill (1922) -- Seven Years Bad Luck (1921) -- Shoot Straight (1923) -- Shoulder Arms (1918) -- Show People (1928) -- Skinner's Dress Suit (1926) -- A Small Town Idol (1921) -- Sold at Auction (1923) -- A Spanish Dilemma (1912) -- Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) -- Strike (1925) -- The Sundown Limited (1924) -- Three of a Kind (1926) -- Time Flies (1926) -- Tramp Tramp Tramp (1926) -- Two Tars (1928) -- Uncovered Wagons (1923) -- Why Change Your Wife? (1920) -- A Woman of the World (1925) -- You're Next (1919).

This book celebrates 100 significant silent film comedies from around the globe, including The Circus, The General, Safety Last, and Steamboat Bill Jr. Each entry contains information about the cast and crew, production details, DVD availability, and an explanation of why the film is essential viewing.

From the moment films were first produced, comedy has been a key feature of cinema. From just before the turn of the twentieth century until the early 1930s, audiences celebrated the brilliant humor of cinematic clowns who left their marks forever. We still remember--and laugh at--the hilarious antics of Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and many others. In 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies James Roots identifies the major comedic motion pictures produced in the first few decades of the twentieth century. With a lucid and lively style, Roots takes a look at more than 400 silent comedies and narrows the list to 100 that viewers should consider. Each entry includes cast and crew information, a synopsis, critical evaluation, and additional commentary--all to demonstrate why that particular film is essential viewing. The films range from 70 seconds to full-length features and even include some of the earliest produced films, starting in 1894. In addition to citing Hollywood's finest, the book profiles comedies from around the world, including selections from the United Kingdom, France, Japan and Russia. More than seventy silent comedians from Charlie Chaplin to Max Linder are represented in these selections, and the book celebrates such established classics as The General and Safety Last--as well as relatively obscure one-reelers. Including information about DVD availability, 100 Essential Silent Film Comedies is an invaluable resource that provides both scholars and general film fans a list of entertaining films to explore.

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