Monogram Pictures Corporation, one of several famed “poverty row” studios, produced over 700 feature films—cheap, often inept, frequently forgettable, but so inexpensive profit was unavoidable. The Bo
Throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s, several independent film production companies (referred to a “poverty row” studios) turned out hundreds of “B” movies—low-budget feature films that were specifically
Columbia produced over 500 two-reel shorts from 1933 through 1958, with Hollywood’s finest comics (the Three Stooges, Andy Clyde, Buster Keaton, Harry Langdon, Charley Chase, others). Fully illustrate
Dorothy Lee is best remembered for her screen appearances with the popular comedy team of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. She went from being a struggling vaudeville performer to the female vocalist
In this book, authors Okuda and Mulqueen present readers with an in-depth look at the world of Chicago children’s television as witnessed by the producers, on air personalities, and fans that were a p
Okuda and Yurkiw present readers with a comprehensive examination of horror movie programs produced by local Chicago television stations from their inception in 1957 to the present. Following an intro
Using interviews with Jerry Lewis and many of his co-stars, this book analyzes his collaborative efforts with Dean Martin, his subsequent solo work, his writing and directorial careers, and more recen
Okuda, a film historian, and Neibauer, a film historian and educator, document the solo films of Stan Laurel from 1917 to 1927, in an attempt to address questions about whether his performances and cr
