Sophisticated and sexy, yet crazy. Stylish and smart. When New York screenwriters got jobs in Hollywood in the 1930s, both the tempo and the temperature in the studio rose. It was called "screwball" and it only lasted for ten years.
The Screwball Comedy - When Hollywood Went Mad
52 mins
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Documentary
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June 4, 2015
Sophisticated and sexy, yet crazy. Stylish and smart. When New York screenwriters got jobs in Hollywood in the 1930s, both the tempo and the temperature in the studio rose. It was called "screwball" and it only lasted for ten years.
Producers
Wichita Films
Original title
La screwball: une histoire de la comédie américaine