Mack Sennett's Fun Factory

A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel
Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-4766-8003-3
Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 671 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 211 mm x 275 mm, Gewicht: 1540 g

This is a comprehensive career study and filmography of Mack Sennett, cofounder of Keystone Studios, home of the Keystone Kops and other vehicles that showcased his innovative slapstick comedy. The filmography covers the more than 1,000 films Sennett produced, directed, wrote or appeared in between 1908 and 1955, including casts, credits, synopses, production and release dates, locations, cross-references of remade stories and gags, footage excerpted in compilations, identification of prints existing in archives, and other information. The book, featuring 280 photographs, also contains biographies of several hundred performers and technical personnel connected with Sennett.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Brent E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Preface and Acknowledgments
- 1 PART I. MACK SENNETT AND THE MOVIES: A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
- Introduction to Part I
- 1. From Broadway to Biograph: Mack Sennett at the Biograph Company
- 2. Creating a Legend: The Keystone Film Company in the Mutual Years
- 3. One Point of the Triangle: Keystone Joins the Triangle Film Company
- 4. On His Own: The Paramount–Mack Sennett Comedies
- 5. The Feature Film Quest: Associated Producers and Associated First National
- 6. Back on Two-Reels: The Sennett-Pathé Years
- 7. Learning to Talk: Mack Sennett and Educational Pictures
- 8. The Last Hurrah: Sennett and Paramount Publix
- 9. Taking Early Retirement: The Post-Studio Years
- PART II. MACK SENNETT FILMOGRAPHY
- Introduction to Part II
- The Biograph Company (1908–1912)
- Keystone Comedies Released by Mutual (1912–1915)
- Keystone Comedies Released by Triangle (1915–1917)
- Paramount–Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Famous Players–Lasky (1917–1921)
- Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Associated Producers and Associated First National Pictures (1921–1922)
- Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Pathé (1923–1929)
- Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Educational (1928–1932)
- Mack Sennett Comedies Released by Paramount Publix (1932–1933)
- Feature Films Produced by Mack Sennett (1914–1932)
- Other Mack Sennett Film Credits, and Appearances on Broadway, Radio and Television
- Theatrical Compilation Films Featuring Mack Sennett Footage
- PART III. BIOGRAPHIES OF KEYSTONE AND MACK SENNETT STUDIO PERSONNEL
- Introduction to Part III
- Performers
- Creative and Technical Personnel
- Other Notable Personnel
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Brent E. Walker is a web developer and historian who has contributed to numerous film publications, DVD commentaries, and Turner Classic Movies. He lives in Long Beach, California.