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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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The third man (1949)
An American novelist in post-war Vienna searches for a friend who turns out to be the king-pin of the Austrian black market.

      
This gun for hire (1942)
A cold-blooded hit man kills a blackmailer and is paid off in “hot” money.

      
Touch of evil (1958)
An elaborate mystery involves a corrupt police official in a squalid town on the Mexican border and a murder that ensnares a narcotics agent and his wife.

      
Vicki (1953)
Supermodel Vicki Lynn is murdered, and ace homicide cop Ed Cornell cuts his vacation short to take the case personally.



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