A look at the birth of the film industry through the lens of the comedy film. From Edison's early experiments with the Kinetoscope, to the Lumiere brothers' first moving picture experiments, comedy has always been an important element within the movie making experience.

Quackenbush (a named shared by one of Groucho Marx's characters) explores the comedy of Mack Sennett, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, and the Marx Brothers, among many others, as the comedy genre was experimented with and perfected over the years of the silent film era.

A great book for beginners to find some new names and faces in comedy from the past that still hold great power over audiences today. Adding this one to my Little Free Library for a burgeoning film fan to find. ( )