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The Serious Side of Gerd Oswald’s Comedy, a ‘Paris Holiday’

The Serious Side of Gerd Oswald’s Comedy, a ‘Paris Holiday’

Under Oswald's expressionism is somebody scarred by his brush with Nazis, someone mistrustful of authority figures, and someone who likes to bring the razzle-dazzle to audiences.

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