Vineberg, Steve.

High comedy in American movies : class and humor from the 1920s to the present / Steve Vineberg. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2005. - x, 209 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Genre and beyond .

Filmography: p. 177-187. Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.

Europe in Hollywood -- High comedy, American style -- High comedy and social satire -- The poison in the champagne: what it's really like to be rich and famous -- The aristocracy of the hip -- The 1980s and beyond.

074252633X (cloth : alk. paper) 0742526348 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004013388


Comedy films--History and criticism.--United States

PN1995.9.C55 / V56 2005

791.43/617