Screwball comedy and film noir unexpected connections /

Main Author: Renzi, Thomas C., 1948-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10539129
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Toward defnitions of screwball comedy and film noir
  • Historical context of classical screwball comedy and classical film noir
  • Genre analysis: classifying noir and screwball as genres
  • Corresponding cinematic conventions in screwball comedy and film noir
  • Comparative analyses of select screwball comedies and films noirs.