
The Jerry Lewis Films
An Analytical Filmography of the Innovative Comic
McFarland & Co Inc (Publisher)
Published on 8. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
295 pages
978-0-7864-7500-1 (ISBN)
Description
Using interviews with Jerry Lewis and many of his co-stars, this book analyzes his collaborative efforts with Dean Martin, his subsequent solo work, his writing and directorial careers, and later movies such as Hardly Working (1979) and The King of Comedy (1982).
Comprehensive data are provided for each of the films, with cast and production credits, studio, release date, and running time. Lewis's own reflections on his work are included for many of the entries.
Comprehensive data are provided for each of the films, with cast and production credits, studio, release date, and running time. Lewis's own reflections on his work are included for many of the entries.
Reviews / Votes
"indispensible...it's so hard to put down I wonder how I ever got along without it"-Examiner.com; "the ultimate tribute"-The Intelligencer Record; "a superior tome"-Classic Images; "the best book ever written about Jerry Lewis' movie work! Well-researched, smartly organized, and crisply written...essential"-Roctober; "valuable"-Video Eyeball.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Jefferson, NC
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
51 photos, appendices, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
484 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-7500-1 (9780786475001)
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Persons
James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopaedia Britannica. Ted Okuda is a Chicago-based film historian whose articles have appeared in such publications as Nostalgia Digest, Filmfax, and Classic Images.