{"product_id":"marcel-perez-steve-massa-9781503038912","title":"Marcel Perez: The International Mirth-Maker","description":"\u003cb\u003eMarcel Perez: The International Mirth-Maker\u003c\/b\u003e examines the life and career of perhaps the best silent film comedian whom no one's ever heard of.\u003cp\u003eOne of the founding fathers of film comedy whose career spanned the silent era as a comic, director, and writer, Marcel Perez is a missing link between the early European and American cinemas, and in the book author Steve Massa follows his work, and also explores the very beginnings of film comedy. Tracking Perez's career through industry trade journals and film fragments from archives all over the world, Massa also includes a detailed filmography and lavishly illustrates with more that 50 rare photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBe sure to look for \u003cb\u003eThe Marcel Perez Collection\u003c\/b\u003e DVD from Undercrank Productions, available on Amazon.com. The DVD contains 10 rare Perez comedies - 5 made in Italy (preserved by EYE Filmmuseum, Netherlands) and 5 made in the USA (preserved by the Library of Congress), seen in new digital transfers with new musical scores by Ben Model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Massa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503038912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503038912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/24\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.22d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steve Massa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935251890431,"sku":"9781503038912","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_af0365c1-a342-4e9a-b9aa-53f80ac190ea.jpg?v=1681418742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marcel-perez-steve-massa-9781503038912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}