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FS 342E - Screwball Comedy


This classic film genre of the 1930s and ‘40s is examined in terms of its reflection of certain cultural changes such as the emergence of the independent ‘New Woman,’ the rising divorce rate, and the notion of equality of the sexes. Emphasis is placed on key directors within the form: Leo McCarey, Frank Capra, Preston Sturges. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits