Selected Short Subjects: From Spanky to the Three Stooges (The

Selected Short Subjects: From Spanky to the Three Stooges (The Leonard Maltin Collection)

SELECTED SHORT SUBJECTS by Leonard Maltin

What do The Little Rascals, The Three Stooges, and Laurel & Hardy have in common? They all achieved stardom in twenty-minute shortsâ€”known as two-reelersâ€”that delighted moviegoers long before television gave these films a new lease on life. Leonard Maltin documents the great series as well as the forgotten ones, peppering his ground-breaking research with first-hand accounts from the people who made these mini-movies. Here is a window into the vast world of â€œextra added attractionsâ€ that were a vital part of Hollywoodâ€™s golden age. The cast of characters includes Mack Sennett, Hal Roach, W.C. Fields, Jack Benny, Robert Benchley, and many othersâ€¦with spotlights on such popular titles as Crime Does Not Pay and John Nesbittâ€™s Passing Parade (which turn up regularly on Turner Classic Movies). Maltinâ€™s definitive filmographies have been updated with new cast information for this e-book edition, which also features a newly-written introduction.
(originally titled: "The Great Move Shorts")
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-09-15
Format Kindle eBook

Selected Short Subjects: From Spanky to the Three Stooges (The Leonard Maltin Collection)