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Wisecracks Rosemarie Jarski

Wisecracks By Rosemarie Jarski

Wisecracks by Rosemarie Jarski


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The wisecrack is that sharp comeback or reposte that leaves those around for dead. Rosemarie Jarski's selection mixes all the classic Hollywood lines with little known gems to leave your dinner guests for dead as you wisecrack like the best of them.

Wisecracks Summary

Wisecracks: Great Lines from the Classic Hollywood Era by Rosemarie Jarski

Scriptwriters from Raymond Chandler to S.J. Perelman penned great linesfor everyone from Humphrey Bogart to Groucho Marx. It was the classic era of comedy with acts like Abbot and Costello, Hope and Crosby, the Marx brothers, Mae West, W.C. Fields, and the great screwball acts like Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Straight out of the American vaudeville tradition, it was the wisecracking that powered these comedies along. The wisecrack being that sharp comeback or reposte that left those around for dead. Rosemarie Jarski's selection mixes all the classic Hollywood lines with little known gems to leave your dinner guests for dead as you wisecrack like the best of them.

Additional information

GOR004482569
9781853753572
1853753572
Wisecracks: Great Lines from the Classic Hollywood Era by Rosemarie Jarski
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Welbeck Publishing Group
2001-01-05
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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