Hollywood Screwball Comedy 1934-1945
Halbout, Grégoire
Winner of the 2022 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles
Love at first sight, whirlwind marriages, break-ups, divorces, remarriage. What accounts for the enduring success of the Hollywood madcap comedies of the 1930s?
Directed by masters of comedy (Hawks, LaCava, Leisen, Ruggles...) and featuring the decade's most iconic stars (Colbert, Dunne, Grant, Hepburn...), these films set romantic comedy standards for decades to come. Screwball comedy ...
