Directory of Screwball Resources

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Screwball comedy movies constitute a film genre that became popular in the 1930s, a genre in which the humor draws on elements such fast pace, irreverence and eccentricity---often introduced by reversals of class and gender role.

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• AllMovie: Screwball Comedy

  http://www.allmovie.com/subgenre/screwball-comedy-d538
  Introduction to genre. Includes definition and detailed list of major works.

• Home of the Screwball

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~UG03/comedy/sbhome.html
  Analysis of the screwball comedy genre. Presents history of the genre, filmography and reviews.

• Screwball Cinema

  http://screwballcinema.blogspot.com/
  Blog about screwball. Features reviews, video clips, still shots, user comments, polls.

• Screwball Comedy

  http://www.moderntimes.com/screwball/
  Analysis of the screwball genre. Includes history, images and bibliography.

 

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