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Author Cohan, Steven, 1948-

Title Incongruous entertainment : camp, cultural value, and the MGM musical / Steven Cohan
Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2005

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 MELB  791.433 Coh/Iec  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents 1. Improbable stuff : camp and the MGM house style -- 2. The lady is a camp : glamour, star turns, and the boys in the chorus -- 3. Dancing with balls : sissies, sailors, and the camp masculinity of Gene Kelly -- 4. What a glorious classic : singin' in the rain and mass-camp recycling -- 5. Hollywood's most precious jewels : the MGM musical's return as a camp commodity -- 6. Judy on the net : garland, camp, and contemporary fandom
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [353]-360) and index
Subject Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Homosexuality and motion pictures.
LC no. 2005006507
ISBN 0822335956 paperback alkaline paper
0822335573 alkaline paper