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Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American Movies
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Comedy Is a Man in Trouble: Slapstick in American MoviesAn enthusiast's look at American comedies and the physical comedians who made them great.
Legendary screen comedian Jerry Lewis once said, "The premise of all comedy is a man in trouble." The films that endeared Lewis and others to us hinged on the physical assault of their hero, the pie in the face or slip on the banana peel that reduced the movie star to the level of the audience.

 
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