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Post by spiderwort on Oct 13, 2019 2:18:41 GMT
One of the staples of the 1930s/1940s in Hollywood, a great genre, and a wonderful antidote to the woes of the Great Depression and World War II. (The style, of course, carried over into the 1950s and 60s, especially in Billy Wilder films, but they flooded the screen in the two earlier decades.) There are so many that are great and that I love, but I even love so many of the silly ones (and there are many of those). A few of my favorites for starters, all from the earlier era: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934) - Frank Capra HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) - Howard Hawks SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941) - Preston Sturges Lots of fun, all of these.
Btw, I may not be available to respond right away, but I'll respond as soon as possible.
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Post by TerryMontana on Oct 13, 2019 11:13:56 GMT
His Girl Friday
Some Like it Hot
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Philadelphia Story
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Post by Martin Stett on Oct 13, 2019 12:11:15 GMT
I tried telling my dad that if Twister was made in the 1930s with Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, it would be considered a screwball classic. And then I realized that it's a reskinned His Girl Friday and that already happened.
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Post by pacinoyes on Oct 13, 2019 12:35:27 GMT
Well The Philadelphia Story is one of my favorite comedies ever - I mean a film that took the Hepburn character's name for the name of a very famous underage porn film starlet alone would make it special alone um........but........well C.K. Dexter Haven you have unsuspected depth!  Sullivan's Travel's has my beloved Veronica Lake being very easy to love.....swoon. BUT - Irene Dunne owned this genre. She's greeeeeeeeeeeat in these films and this is important normal in them - she's giving always giving a comic performance not just acting bonkers from the beginning. Here she is in The Awful Truth - she's subtle in a screwball comedy! Look at her reaction shots and mannerisms, perfect timing too..... @waterloobridge who is a fan too I know from a previous discussion in the topic the Actors and genre thread which really talked about her in comedy....... |
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Post by Longtallsally on Oct 13, 2019 13:24:12 GMT
One, Two, Three, 1961 
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Post by agent69 on Oct 14, 2019 15:30:26 GMT
My Man Godfrey (1936) is my favorite screwball from the era with Midnight (1939) a close second.
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 14, 2019 21:56:19 GMT
Some of my absolute favorites in no particular order.
The Palm Beach Story
A Night at The Opera (The Marx Brothers are one of my biggest influences)
The More The Merrier
Nothing Scared
Ball of Fire
To Be Or Not To Be
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Post by therealcomicman117 on Oct 14, 2019 23:42:51 GMT
Some of my absolute favorites in no particular order. The Palm Beach Story A Night at The Opera (The Marx Brothers are one of my biggest influences) The More The Merrier Nothing Scared Ball of Fire To Be Or Not To Be All great ones, to be sure. My personal favorite of them is THE MORE THE MERRIER. Especially love the cast, the story, and George Stevens' direction in that one. But like I said, they're all great. Thanks. The More The Merrier is just an absolute delight. Jean Arthur was one of the best screwball actresses of her generation, and Charles Coburn is fantastically charming in it too (well deserved academy award win too). |
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