This was also a time that saw the remaining Vaudeville performers either retire or retool. Here’s the decade where postwar America solidified its conservative approach to sex, where the small screen of Television began its attack on the big screen of Hollywood, and when the paranoia of Eugene McCarthy worked hard to destroy the careers of anyone who did not tow his line. In this thorough and academic volume, Gehring explores a dozen critical comedies of the 1950s. I’m not saying this guy is obsessive about film, but this guy is obsessive about film. When this recent tome concluding his trilogy of 20th century comedies arrived, I took the time to look up the author’s bibliography and was impressed by the multipage list of titles he’s already produced. Gehring McFarlandĪ few months ago, I covered a book on Charlie Chaplin’s career by author Wes Gehring.
Movie Comedians of the 1950s: Defining the New Era of Big Screen by Wes D.
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