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Classic Screwball Couples
Just some photos of some classic couples in screwball comedies. Enjoy.Kate and CaryJimmy and JeanWilliam and Myrna..and SkippyClark and ClaudetteCarole and RobertCary and RosalindGary and JeanBarbara...
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Happy Birthday Jean Arthur (1900 - 1991)
Happy Birthday to one of the great screwball film actresses of all time, Jean Arthur. The list of her great comedies include Easy Living, You Can't Take It With You, The More The Merrier, The Devil and...
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THE WOMEN (1939) is my favorite film from that golden year
George Cukor is best know as a director of women's films. His deft hand guided many classic films centered on women. Such as Camille, Little Women, The Philadelphia Story, Susan and God, Holiday,...
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Barbara Stanwyck is The Mad Miss Manton (1938)
Barbara Stanywck is a delight as fun loving socialite Melsa Manton who, along with her debutante friends, hunt for a murderer while eating bonbons and having fun. Melsa also flirts with newspaper man...
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Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper go for laughs in BALL OF FIRE (1941)
Babs knows how to gain attention from a room full of men... The divine Barbara Stanwyck and Coop re-team for this wonderful comedy classic. The two stars previously paired up in Meet John Doe earlier...
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CHRISTMAS IN JULY (1940) makes for a great holiday movie
Classic screwball farce by Preston Sturges about an office clerk named Jimmy MacDonald (a nice change of pace for 30's musical star Dick Powell) who loves entering contests to win a fortune and marry...
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Happy New Year to everyone from me and some friends here at Screwball Cinema..Cary and PriscillaCary, Kate and BabyNick, Nora and AstaCarole and JohnClaudette and ClarkIreneJeanCary and RozCarole and...
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A new feature on Screwball Cinema...Star Of The Month
I wrote earlier that I had slacked off a little here on Screwball Cinema and was going try to write more this year. I do quite a bit on my main blog, All Good Things and co-writing several other ones...
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Screwball Stars are just like us...
Here are some photos showing stars of screwball comedies doing regular folk stuff...just like usWASHING DISHESKNITTINGTRYING ON SHOESEATING BREAKFASTLISTENING TO RECORDSTAKING PICTURESREADING...
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Screwball Cinema welcomes Irina Garbo
February marks the first time I will have a guest here on Screwball Cinema. I usually have guests all the time on my other blog, All Good Things and still do. But I wanted to start having guests here...
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Man's Favorite Sport (1964) is an entertaining comedy
Directed by ace Howard Hawks, Man's Favorite Sport is a wonderful comedy that uses Bringing Up Baby as a template and then manages to create it's own cool story. Rock Hudson is in great form as Roger...
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Star of the month: IRENE DUNNE
Irene Dunne has been a frequent topic of conversation on my blogs. She had one heck of a year in 2011 on my other blog, All Good Things. First she won the Favorite Classic Actress tournament, beating...
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Hail The Conquering Hero is another winner from Preston Sturges
My favorite Preston Sturges of all time is The Miracle Of Morgan's Creek. I have seen it like 20 times. Well last night I watched his other masterpiece from that same year of 1944, Hail The Conquering...
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New poll..Favorite Irene Dunne screwball comedy
In honor of Irene Dunne being the star of the month, I thought a poll would be a good thing to do. The question I pose is...which screwball film of Irene do you like the most? The choices are Theodora...
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Jean Arthur and Ray Milland say Good Morning while having a little snack...
Jean and Ray let everyone know to have something to eat this morning before starting your day...
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Together Again wins favorite Irene Dunne comedy film in recent poll
It was close but Together Again won favorite Irene Dunne comedy in last month's poll with 15 votes. Edging out perennial favorite The Awful Truth by 2 votes. Together Again is the comedy that paired...
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Who wants a screwball comedy tournament?
Perennial favorite Bringing Up Baby is sure to be one of the top seeds...So everyone knows my love of tournaments. My favorite classic movie actress tourney just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Well...
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HOT IN CLEVELAND is one funny show!
I've been watching Hot In Cleveland ever since it's debut back in 2010 on TV Land network. The series wraps up it's third season tonight and has just been renewed for a 4th one. And I have to say it is...
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The Favorite Screwball Comedy Tourney begins next month
Odds are good that perennial screwball star Cary Grantwill have a few films competing....I have been back and forth about whether to do a tourney to decide the favorite screwball comedy here on...
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