The Runaway Bride: Hollywood Romantic Comedy of the 1930s
Such movie directors as Frank Capra, George Stevens and Preston Sturges attempted to portray romance from a woman's point of view; It Happened One Night and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town are examples of their now-classic formula. "Depression-era romantic film comedies starring Jean Arthur, Claudette Colbert . . . and Barbara Stanwyck are enthrallingly appraised here," said PW. Photos.Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.