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Gardner, Martin A. The Marx Brothers as social critics : satire and comic nihilism in their lms / Martin A. Gardner. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-7864-3942-3 softcover : 50# alkaline paper 1. Marx Brothers. 2. Comedy lms United States History and criticism. I. Title. PN2297.M3G37 2009 791.4302' 8092273 dc22 2009023169 British Library cataloguing data are available 2009 Martin A. Gardner. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. On the cover: The Marx Brothers in the 1930s (clockwise from upper left) Zeppo, Groucho, Harpo and Chico (Photofest) Manufactured in the United States of America
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Contents
Preface 1. An Indifferent World 2. Triumphs, Tryouts, and Turkeys: The Film Career 3. The Writers 4. You Can Get Stucco 5. Is It Swordsh? 6. The Seven-Cent Nickel 7. A Job in the Mint 8. A Standing Army 9. Dear Old Ivy 10. A Coed with Two Pair of Pants 11. The Whole Wig 12. Its Tough on My Suspenders 13. Three Hardboiled Eggs 14. Ice Water in 318 15. The Main Hungerdunger 16. Grand Slam 17. A Very Strange Interlude
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18. A Brace of Woodpeckers 19. Upside Down 20. Whim Wham Appendix: Credits of the Films Discussed Chapter Notes Bibliography Index