Screwball Comedies
The true classification of a screwball comedy is still a bit fuzzy to me, but currently, I consider it to mean any movie that gets you so uptight at the craziness and zaniness of the characters and plot unfolding before your eyes, that you either get up and leave the room or simply erupt continuously with laughter. The below films are just a few of the classic comedies that I've come to enjoy. Some, like 'I Love You Again,' and 'Libeled Lady,' are fun but not too screwballish; while others, such as, 'To Be or Not To Be,' will have you begging for some kind of resolution. Will they ever get out of town?
I hope you find some films that you come to treasure! *Popcorn is a must for this list. A must I say!*
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I Love You Again (1940, Unrated)
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Libeled Lady (1936, Unrated)
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Love Crazy (1941, Unrated)
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High Pressure (1932, Unrated)
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My Man Godfrey (1936, Unrated)
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Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960, Unrated)
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Send Me No Flowers (1964, Unrated)
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The Glass Bottom Boat (1966, Unrated)
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Susan Slept Here (1954, Unrated)
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Monkey Business (1952, Unrated)
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Bringing Up Baby (1938, Unrated)
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His Girl Friday (1940, Unrated)
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948, Unrated)
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The Awful Truth (1937, Unrated)
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The Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer (1947, Unrated)
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I Was a Male War Bride (1949, Unrated)
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My Favorite Wife (1940, Unrated)
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Monkey Business (1931, Unrated)
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It Happened One Night (1934, Unrated)
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It's a Wonderful World (1939, Unrated)
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The Egg and I (1947, Unrated)
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Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938, Unrated)
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The Philadelphia Story (1940, Unrated)
The casting on this was crazy! If you want to see this one go for 'High Society' with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra. Same story line....Better Character Casting. Don't get me wrong. I like all the actors in The Philadelphia Story, but the characters didn't seem to work well in this flick to me. |
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Pot o' Gold (1941, Unrated)
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High Society (1956, G)
I love this movie if only for the music. The cool thing about this one is that the musical numbers are tied into the movie script. L. Armstrong plays a few and gives commentary on how things are shaping up. The cast is a delight and so is the zany antic that get involved. A definite movie to see one evening. |
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Road to Bali (1953, Unrated)
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Casanova's Big Night (1954, Unrated)
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My Favorite Brunette (1947, Unrated)
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The Lemon Drop Kid (1951, Unrated)
Classic Bob Hope comedy set around the holidays. Bob decides to rig the bell ringing Christmas Santas and it all goes down hill from there - screwball style. |
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Tammy and the Bachelor (1957, Unrated)
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Bundle of Joy (1956, Unrated)
This is a good remake if you like the storyline. This was a remake of the black and white film, 'Bachelor Mother' with Rogers and Niven |
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The Mating Game (1959, Unrated)
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Tammy and the Doctor (1963, Unrated)
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The Nutty Professor (1963, Unrated)
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At War with the Army (1950, G)
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The Disorderly Orderly (1964, Unrated)
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Who's Minding the Store? (1963, Unrated)
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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942, Unrated)
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963, G)
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Woman of the Year (1942, Unrated)
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Adam's Rib (1949, Unrated)
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Pat and Mike (1952, Unrated)
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Africa Screams! (1949, Unrated)
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The Noose Hangs High (1948, Unrated)
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Bachelor Mother (1939, G)
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Romance on the High Seas (It's Magic) (1948, Unrated)
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Stork Club (1945, Unrated)
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Without Reservations (Thanks God, I'll Take It from Here) (1946, Unrated)
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To Be or Not to Be (1942, PG)
This movie was a hoot. When I watched it it was in a group of four people and we ALL agreed it truly lived up to it's Screwball contemporaries! |
