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Buster Keaton Gold Rush
3,911 wordsIn the first years of American cinema, comedies appeared only occasionally among the numerous documentaries, dramas, and actions Edwin S. Porter directed at Thomas Edison 39; s New York studio from 1900 to 1909. His earliest comedies, up until around 1902, were one-joke shorts in various series: Grandma and Grandpa, Happy Hooligan, Old Maid. In his 1906 The Dream Of A Rarebit Fiend, Porter deftly employed the fantastic trick-photography humor which France 39; s George M? li? s had developed ...
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Saturday Night Live Pee Wee
4,659 wordsBy the mid 1950 s, comedy virtually disappeared from the lists of top-ten moneymaking films. In 1959 it came back and has remained a steady part of America 39; s film diet ever since. The genre returned with two hit films which typify the extremes in audience tastes: The Shaggy Dog and Some Like It Hot. Although now rarely revived and barely remembered, the Walt Disney Company 39; s live-action comedies were among the biggest box-office hits up until the late 39; 70 s. Blending broad humo...
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