Inhibition
- Synopsis
- US documentary series analysing the physiology and psychology of laughter. In episode 4, INHIBITION, E.B. Pettit (Chairman of Arts, Brandeis University) explains Freud’s theory that laughter helps people to release their inhibitions. During the programme performers read excerpts from speeches of Falstaff and Edward Lear’s poem ‘The Quangle Wangle Hat’.
- Series
- Laughter’s a Funny Business: A Forum on Comedy
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 15 Mar 1959 (Channel: WGBH)
- Duration
- 28 mins; 1087 (16mm) feet
Credits
- Director
- Greg Harney
- Producer
- Greg Harney
- Writer
- E.B. Pettet; John J. Sommers
- Contributor
- E.B. Pettet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Merry Wives of Windsor, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- comedy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
- Name
WGBH Boston
Archive
- Name
Peabody Awards Collection Archives
- Phone
- 706 542 7360
- Fax
- 706 542 4144
- Address
- Media Department
University of Georgia Libraries
Athens
GA 30602
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Inhibition". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38255 (Accessed 21 Sep 2024)