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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 moonstone (1997)
A sacred Hindu diamond is stolen and brings nothing but unhappiness to the woman who receives it as a gift.

      
The nine tailors (1974)
Lord Peter Wimsey investigates a mysterious body uncovered in a churchyard.

      
The secret life of Mrs. Beeton (2007)
A woman who can't cook produces the world’s most famous cookbook and becomes the “Martha Stewart” of the 19th Century.

      
The six wives of Henry VIII (1970)
Henry VIII goes through six wives in England’s turbulent early 16th Century.

      
The tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
A woman’s attempts to free herself and her son from an abusive marriage shock Victorian society.

      
The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (1972)
When one of the members of the Bellona Club passes away in the reading room, Lord Peter Wimsey is brought in to investigate.

      
To play the king (1993)
Corrupt Prime Minister Urquhart finds his power challenged by a new king.

      
Traffik (1989)
A British politician who crusades against illegal drugs finds himself in a journey into the twilight world of international drug smuggling.

      
Upstairs, downstairs (1971)
The Bellamy family and their servants live through great personal and societal changes from 1903 to 1930.

      
Wives and daughters (2006)
Sweet Molly Gibson's life is upended when her widowed father marries a pretentious woman with a beautiful daughter.



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