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Episode 21 - Comedy to the Max

Episode 21 - Comedy to the Max

Update: 2023-11-19
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After a hiatus, Jim Reid returns to join me in discussing silent comedy pioneer Max Linder with Lisa Stein Haven, the author of The Rise and Fall of Max Linder.  Along the way, we chat about Linder's status as the first silent comedy superstar, his unique mashups of stage and film in his early career, touring appearances that he used as opportunities to create comedies in unique locations, his attempts to launch an American career with such films as Seven Years Bad Luck and The Three Must-Get-Theres, and the swift downward spiral that culminated in his tragic and disturbing demise.

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Episode 21 - Comedy to the Max

Episode 21 - Comedy to the Max

Bill Groves/Jim Reid/Lisa Stein Haven