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Favourite screwball comedy movies (2)
Launched in the mid-1930s, screwball comedies were characterized by “satire of American society, romantic conflicts , battles of the sexes, sight gags, sarcasm, plot twists, verbal duels and witty dialogues”.
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The Old Hollywood actress Joan Blondell
Favourite movies of Joan Blondell : Blonde crazy, Gold diggers of 1933, Footlight parade, The perfect specimen, Gold diggers of 1937, Goodbye again, There’s always a woman, The Amazing Mr Williams, The blue veil, Good girls go to Paris, Desk set, East Side of heaven and Broadway gondolier. Source : Pinterest
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The Old Hollywood actress Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur is my favourite actress with Natalie Wood. My favourite movies of her are “You can’t take it with you”, “Mr Deeds goes to town“, “The more the Merrier”, “Easy living”, “History is made at night”, “The devil and Miss Jones“, “A foreign affair”, “Too many husbands”, “The talk of the town”, “Only angels…
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The Old Hollywood actor William Powell
I loved William Powell in the movies “My man Godfrey“, “The thin man“, “Another thin man“, “The ex-Mrs. Bradford“, “Libeled lady“, “Reckless“, “I love you again“, “Double wedding“, “Fashions of 1934“, Star of midnight and “Love crazy“. Photo of the actor William Powell and my photo of Jura (France).
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Favourite quotes in old Hollywood movies (1) (Screwball comedy movies)
Robert Riskin was the screenwriter of the Frank Capra’s movies “It happened one night“, “Mr Deeds goes to town” and “You can’t take it with you“. Charles Lederer and Ben Hecht were the screenwriters of the movie “His girl Friday” starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Morrie Ryskind was the screenwriter of the movie “My…
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Favourite 1930s movies
My top : You can’t take it with you, Mr Deeds goes to town, It happened one night, Stage door, The thin man, Platinum blonde, Gold diggers of 1933, The gay divorcee, Easy living, The Wizard of Oz and The bachelor father “M” directed by Fritz Lang in 1931 and starring Peter Lorre. “When the…