Screwball comedy and film noir
Subtitle: unexpected connections
By: Thomas C. Renzi
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland; McFarland & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9780786466726
Subjects: Screwball comedy films; History and criticism; Film noir
Description: "This illustrated overview presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of Screwball Comedy and Film Noir, two popular Hollywood genres that emerged at nearly the same time. Two appendices offer a comprehensive filmography of Screwball comedies from 1934 through 1954 and a selected filmography of Film Noir titles, covering 1941 through 1958"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Toward defnitions of screwball comedy and film noir; title: Historical context of classical screwball comedy and classical film noir; title: Genre analysis: classifying noir and screwball as genres; title: Corresponding cinematic conventions in screwball comedy and film noir; title: Comparative analyses of select screwball comedies and films noirs.