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James L. Neibaur's "The Silent Films of Harry Langdon (1923-1928)" by Scarecrow is due out in about a month or so. It examines Langdon's silents film-by-film and his journey as a comedian and filmmaker.
Good lord! Neibaur's churning them out like a dupe factory in China these days! What's this, his third book in less than 18 months or something?
Jim
A tardy reply, but I just now saw this. I am averaging about two books per year now because I changed publishers and they publish them shortly after completion rather than a year later. I have three out this year because one is a re-release in softcover of a hardcover I co-wrote in 1994 (The Jerry Lewis Films). The other two are Buster Keaton's Silent Shorts, which was co-written with Terri Niemi and was released last February, and the book on the Charley Chase talkies coming out in August. Right now I am doing a book on the Elvis movies, which will have no interest in these here parts, LOL!
Regarding the Langdon books that I wrote, and Michael and Chuck wrote -- they are really very different from each other. Different approaches. We had no idea we were writing books about the same subject at the same time, it was pure kismet. We found out after the books were finished. They came out at the same time, and both books are doing fine (most interested parties seem to be buying both). Michael is wrapping up a book on the Chaplin Mutuals, which have long deserved a book of their own, and I am really looking forward to it.
It seems there are more and more books coming out on silent and early talkie films than any other time, even back in the 70s during the nostalgia fad. And, of course, that is wonderful.
JN
Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:39 am