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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 Hudsucker proxy (1994)
Mailroom clerk Norville Barnes is a dim bulb--just what Hudsucker Industries is looking for in a president.

      
The lady Eve (1941)
A conniving father and daughter meet the naïve heir to a brewery fortune and attempt to bamboozle him at a cruise ship card table.

      
The miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
After an all-night party, a young woman wakes up married and pregnant but with no memory of her husband's identity.

      
The Palm Beach story (1942)
An inventor needs cash, and his wife decides to divorce him and marry a millionaire to raise it.

      
The perfect crime (2004)
Ambitious department store salesman Rafael kills his rival, and Lourdes, the ugliest woman in the store, helps him cover up the crime in exchange for romance.

      
The Philadelphia story (1940)
A spoiled socialite learns who she is and what she really wants on the eve of her second marriage.

      
The seven year itch (1955)
When his family goes away for the summer, a so far faithful husband is tempted by a beautiful neighbor.

      
The shop around the corner (1940)
Two employees at a gift shop who can’t stand one another don’t realize that they're falling in love as anonymous pen pals.

      
The Thin Man (1934)
Glamorous, urbane husband and wife sleuths solve murders with the aid of their wire-haired terrier.

      
Topper (1937)
A sophisticated and playful couple of ghosts haunt the life of a stuffy banker.

      
Two weeks notice (2002)
A lawyer, tired of being a “nanny” to her neurotic boss, walks out.

      
What's up, doc? (1972)
A nerd travels to San Francisco to compete for a musicology grant, where he runs into an woman out who brings chaos into his life.

      
Woman of the year (1942)
Tess, an independent career woman, marries Sam, a sports reporter, and the two have trouble merging their careers and relationship.

      
Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (1988)
A woman who has been jilted by the love of her life, her friend who discovers her lover is a Shiite terrorist, and her ex-lover's crazed wife are all about to lose control.

      
You can’t take it with you (1938)
Problems arise when Alice, the one stable member in an eccentric family of free spirits, falls for her boss's son.

      
You’ve got mail (1998)
Two business rivals hate each other in person but fall in love over the Internet.



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