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Canned Goods as Caviar: American Film Comedy of the 1930s

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Analyzes twelve comedies of the 1930s, including City Lights, Duck Soup, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, My Man Godfrey, and Bringing Up Baby

386 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 1985

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Gerald Weales

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August 4, 2007
One of my favorite books about Hollywood comedies from the 1930s. The only thing is – shouldn't the title actually be Caviar as Canned Goods?
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