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Spotlight on... Screwball Comedies

November gloom got you down in the dumps? Dig yourself out of the doldrums with a screwball comedy. Characterized by snappy dialogue, wacky characters, and fast-paced plots, screwballs are one of the most popular comedy genres.

Try a classic or a contemporary from our collection!

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Notorious (1946)
The innocent daughter of a traitor is asked to spy on a group of Nazis in South America.

      
Out of the past (1947)
A former private detective is trying to lead a quiet life, but his past comes back to haunt him when he is framed for murder.

      
Pickup on South Street (1953)
When a petty crook picks a woman’s pocketbook, he finds a haul bigger than he bargained for: a strip of microfilm bearing government secrets.

      
Pulp fiction (1994)
The paths of two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter, and a pair of desperate robbers intersect.

      
Raw deal (1948)
Pyromaniac mob boss Rick Coyle helps spring Joe Sullivan from jail, hoping he’ll be gunned down in the escape, but he grossly underestimates Joe's resourcefulness.

      
Strangers on a train (1951)
A tennis star is harassed on a train by a psychotic who wants to swap murders, who then proceeds to carry out his part of the unconfirmed bargain.

      
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A retired silent screen star persuades a bankrupt screenwriter to help her with her comeback, but he becomes more of a kept man than an employee.

      
The asphalt jungle: the city under the city (1950)
An aging criminal is released from prison and assembles the old gang for one last heist.

      
The big combo (1955)
Helped by a gangster's moll, a detective searches for evidence against the head of a crime syndicate.

      
The big sleep (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe takes on a blackmail case and follows a trail of murderers, pornographers, and the spoiled rich.

      
The conformist (1970)
A man becomes a fascist flunky who arranges the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

      
The conformist (1970)
A man becomes a fascist flunky who arranges the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

      
The good German (2006)
An American journalist in post-war Berlin is drawn into a murder investigation that involves his ex-girlfriend and his driver.

      
The killers (1946)
Based on a Hemingway short story; two hit men want to find out why their latest victim “just stood there and took it.”

      
The killers (1964)
Two hit men want to find out why their latest victim “just stood there and took it.”

      
The lady from Shanghai (1948)
A seaman becomes involved in the murderous intrigue of a crippled lawyer and his homicidal, frustrated wife.

      
The letter (1940)
A woman claims self-defense in a shooting, but a letter in her hand may prove her undoing.

      
The Maltese falcon (1941)
After his partner’s death, private eye Sam Spade is dragged into a quest for a priceless statuette.

      
The man who wasn’t there (2001)
A barber blackmails his wife’s boss and lover for money to invest in a dry cleaning business, but his plan goes terribly wrong.

      
The postman always rings twice (1946)
A drifter and his boss’s voluptuous wife fall in love and plot to kill her husband so that they can run away together.



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