Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography, 1934-1942 (Revised)

by Duane Byrge

Book Overview

My Man Godfrey, Four's a Crowd, My Favorite Wife, The Devil and Miss Jones--for their inspired blend of slapstick humor with casual elegance and witty repartee, these movies are examples of what became known as "screwball" comedies. This study focuses on the genre, film-by-film, year-by-year, providing the film enthusiast or serious researcher with an informed guide to the screen offerings of the era. Each of the major contributors is profiled,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786411066
• ISBN13: 9780786411061
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher