Edward Watz: 2 books
The Columbia Comedy Shorts
Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Columbia produced over 500 two-reel shorts from 1933 through 1958, with Hollywood’s finest comics (the Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, others). Fully illustrated with never-before-published photographs, the book chronicles the history of all, including interviews...
Wheeler & Woolsey
The Vaudeville Comic Duo and Their Films, 1929-1937
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
During the Depression years, the comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey were second only to Laurel and Hardy at the box office. Each of their over 20 comedies are analyzed in detail here; full filmographic data, production notes, plot synopses, and critical commentary are provided. The research is supplemented by an interview with Bert Wheeler.