The Screwball Comedy - When Hollywood Went Mad

The Screwball Comedy - When Hollywood Went Mad

52 mins | Documentary | June 4, 2015

Sophisticated and sexy, yet crazy. Stylish and smart. When New York screenwriters got jobs in Hollywood in the 1930s, both the tempo and the temperature in the studio rose. It was called "screwball" and it only lasted for ten years.

The Screwball Comedy - When Hollywood Went Mad

52 mins | Documentary | June 4, 2015

The Screwball Comedy - When Hollywood Went Mad
Sophisticated and sexy, yet crazy. Stylish and smart. When New York screenwriters got jobs in Hollywood in the 1930s, both the tempo and the temperature in the studio rose. It was called "screwball" and it only lasted for ten years.
Producers Wichita Films
Original title La screwball: une histoire de la comédie américaine
Directors Julia Kuperberg, Clara Kuperberg
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