{"product_id":"military-comedy-films-a-critical-survey-and-filmography-of-hollywood-releases-since-1918-9780786462902","title":"Military Comedy Films: A Critical Survey and Filmography of Hollywood Releases Since 1918","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Hal Erickson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beginning with Charlie Chaplin's \u003ci\u003eShoulder Arms\u003c\/i\u003e, released in America near the end of World War I, the military comedy film has been one of Hollywood's most durable genres. This generously illustrated history examines over 225 Army, Navy and Marine-related comedies produced between 1918 and 2009, including the abundance of laughspinners released during World War II in the wake of Abbott and Costello's phenomenally successful \u003ci\u003eBuck Privates\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), and the many lighthearted service films of the immediate postwar era, among them \u003ci\u003eMister Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e (1955) and \u003ci\u003eNo Time for Sergeants\u003c\/i\u003e (1958).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Also included are discussions of such subgenres as silent films (\u003ci\u003eThe General\u003c\/i\u003e), military-academy farces (\u003ci\u003eBrother Rat\u003c\/i\u003e), women in uniform (\u003ci\u003ePrivate Benjamin\u003c\/i\u003e), misfits making good (\u003ci\u003eStripes\u003c\/i\u003e), anti-war comedies (\u003ci\u003eMASH\u003c\/i\u003e), and fact-based films (\u003ci\u003eThe Men Who Stare at Goats\u003c\/i\u003e). A closing filmography is included in this richly detailed volume.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596661440663,"sku":"9780786462902","price":4658.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786462902.webp?v=1774994641","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/military-comedy-films-a-critical-survey-and-filmography-of-hollywood-releases-since-1918-9780786462902","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}