Screwball comedy is a film subgenre of the romantic comedy genre that became popular during the Great Depression, beginning in the early 1930s and thriving until the early 1950s, that satirizes the traditional love story. It has secondary characteristics similar to film noir, distinguished by a female character who dominates the relationship with the male central character, whose masculinity is challenged, and the two engage in a humorous battle of the sexes.
Claude Binyon was a screenwriter and director. His genres were comedy, musicals, and romances.
Felix Bressart was a German-born actor of stage and screen whose career spanned both Europe and Hollywood.
Practically Yours is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Mitchell Leisen and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred MacMurray and Cecil Kellaway. Written by Norman Krasna, it was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Roar of the Press is a 1941 American comedy drama crime film directed by Phil Rosen and starring Jean Parker, Wallace Ford and Suzanne Kaaren. It was produced and distributed as a second feature by Monogram Pictures.
The Feminine Touch is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by W.S. Van Dyke and starring Rosalind Russell, Don Ameche, Kay Francis and Van Heflin. Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer it is in the screwball comedy tradition. The film's sets were designed by the art director Cedric Gibbons.
The Doctor Takes a Wife is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Alexander Hall and starring Loretta Young, Ray Milland, Reginald Gardiner, Gail Patrick and Edmund Gwenn. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Young and Milland portray a best-selling author and medical school instructor, respectively, who find it convenient to pretend to be married, even though they initially loathe each other.
Scattergood Pulls the Strings is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Christy Cabanne and written by Christy Cabanne and Bernard Schubert. It is the sequel to the 1941 film Scattergood Baines. The film stars Guy Kibbee, Bobs Watson, Susan Peters, James Corner, Emma Dunn, Dink Trout and Monte Blue. The film was released on May 23, 1941, by RKO Pictures.
Ding Dong Williams is a 1946 American comedy film directed by William Berke. The film stars Glen Vernon, Marcy McGuire, Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys, and James Warren. It was released on April 15, 1946 by RKO Radio Pictures.
The Amazing Mr. Williams is a 1939 American screwball comedy film produced by Everett Riskin for Columbia Pictures and directed by Alexander Hall. The film stars Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell and Clarence Kolb. It was written by Dwight Taylor, Sy Bartlett and Richard Maibaum. The film is about a police lieutenant who is too busy solving crimes to marry his longtime fiancée, who decides to take action and get him to marry her and settle down. The film was released on November 22, 1939.
Rookies on Parade is a 1941 musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Bob Crosby, Ruth Terry, Eddie Foy Jr. and Marie Wilson It was produced and distributed by Republic Pictures. The film marked the studio's entry into the pre-World War II military comedy genre. The Army technical advisor was Captain Jack Voglin who performed the same duty for the 1941 films You're in the Army Now, You'll Never Get Rich and Buck Privates.
Peter is a 1934 Austrian-Hungarian comedy film directed by Henry Koster and starring Franciska Gaal, Felix Bressart and Richard Eybner.
Tight Shoes is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Albert S. Rogell and starring Leo Carrillo, John Howard, and Broderick Crawford. It is based on the Damon Runyon story. The film was produced and distributed as second feature by Universal Pictures.
And Who Is Kissing Me? is a 1933 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Georg Alexander, Marion Taal, and Felix Bressart. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Max Heilbronner. A separate Italian-language version The Girl with the Bruise was also released the same year. It was loosely remade as a 1937 British film Paradise for Two, a 1940 Swedish film Kiss Her! and a 1951 British film Happy Go Lovely.
And So They Were Married is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor and Edith Fellows. The film was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. It has elements of a screwball comedy.
Unfinished Business is a 1941 American romantic comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Irene Dunne, Robert Montgomery and Preston Foster. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Tillie the Toiler is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Kay Harris, William Tracy, and Daphne Pollard. The screenplay was written by Karen DeWolf and Francis Martin, from DeWolf's story, which in turn was based on the comic strip of the same name by Russ Westover. It was the second film based on the comic strip, and the first sound picture, the other being the 1927 silent film also titled Tillie the Toiler.
Model Wife is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and written by Charles Kaufman, Horace Jackson and Grant Garett. The film stars Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Lee Bowman, Lucile Watson, Ruth Donnelly and Billy Gilbert. The film was released on April 18, 1941, by Universal Pictures.
Hello, Sucker is a 1941 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by Maurice Leo and Paul Gerard Smith. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Tom Brown, Peggy Moran, Lewis Howard, June Storey, Walter Catlett and Robert Emmett Keane. The film was released on July 11, 1941, by Universal Pictures.
Nobody's Children is a 1940 American drama film directed by Charles Barton and starring Edith Fellows, Billy Lee, Georgia Caine and Lois Wilson. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
