Title: Currents of comedy on the American screen
First published: 2009
Description: "This book analyzes the evolution of comedy, defining five distinct periods and discussing the dominant comedic trends of each: screwball comedies, offering distraction from the Great Depression; suspense comedy, reflecting America's darker worldview during World War II; 1950s battle-of-the-sexes comedy; the shift from the physical, exaggerated comedy of 1950s to more realistic plotlines"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: History and criticism, Comedy films, Television comedies, Motion pictures, united states, Motion pictures, history, Comedy films -- United States -- History and criticism, Television comedies -- United States -- History and criticism
LC classification: PN1995.9.C55 L24 2009