Hollywood screwball comedy 1934-1945 : sex, love, and democratic ideals /
Halbout, Grégoire,
Hollywood screwball comedy 1934-1945 : sex, love, and democratic ideals / by Grégoire Halbout ; translated from the French by Aliza Krefetz. - First edition. - London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. - 1 online resource.
Translation of: La comédie screwball hollywoodienne : 1934-1945 : sexe, amour et idéaux démocratiques.
"Establishes screwball comedy as a genre, and explains its success with the public - with 130 films produced between 1934 and 1945 - presented under three broad perspectives: historical and thematic; stylistic and aesthetic; and sociological"
9781501347634
Screwball comedy films--History and criticism.--United States
Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
Motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.
Films, cinema
Film: styles & genres
Performing arts: comedy
791.436170973
Hollywood screwball comedy 1934-1945 : sex, love, and democratic ideals / by Grégoire Halbout ; translated from the French by Aliza Krefetz. - First edition. - London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. - 1 online resource.
Translation of: La comédie screwball hollywoodienne : 1934-1945 : sexe, amour et idéaux démocratiques.
"Establishes screwball comedy as a genre, and explains its success with the public - with 130 films produced between 1934 and 1945 - presented under three broad perspectives: historical and thematic; stylistic and aesthetic; and sociological"
9781501347634
Screwball comedy films--History and criticism.--United States
Motion pictures--Social aspects--United States.
Motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.
Films, cinema
Film: styles & genres
Performing arts: comedy
791.436170973