The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today

Author:   Doris Milberg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786467815


Pages:   200
Publication Date:   26 March 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today


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Author:   Doris Milberg
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780786467815


ISBN 10:   0786467819
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   26 March 2013
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface Part I: The Essence of Screwball One. Cut and Print: The Anatomy of Screwball Two. Screwball Personnel: The Stars Three. Screwball Personnel: They Also Serve Four. Screwball Personnel: Behind the Scenes Part II: The ­Sub-­Genres of Screwball Five. Screwball Guys and Gals: Heirs and Heiresses Six. Screwball Guys and Gals: The Working Stiffs Seven. Screwball Cinderellas and Cinderfellas Eight. Show Business Screwballs Nine. The Screwball Literati: Anything for a Story Ten. Love on the Rocks: Marital ­Mix-­Ups, Screwball Style Eleven. William and Myrna: Nick and Nora et al. Twelve. Mixing Murder and Mayhem: Screwball ­Comedy-­Mysteries. Thirteen. Screwball Families: The Mamas, the Papas, the Kids Fourteen. Morale Boosters: Screwball Goes to War Fifteen. Screwball Lives On: Part One Sixteen. Screwball Lives On: Part Two Epilogue Bibliography Index

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Doris Milberg is a former teacher who has written three previous books and more than 100 articles about cinema history.

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