Screwball comedy and film noir unexpected connections /

"This illustrated overview presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of Screwball Comedy and Film Noir, two popular Hollywood genres that emerged at nearly the same time. Two appendices offer a comprehensive filmography of Screwball comedies from 1934 through 1954 and a selected filmography...

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Main Author: Renzi, Thomas C., 1948-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2012.
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245 1 0 |a Screwball comedy and film noir  |h [electronic resource] :  |b unexpected connections /  |c Thomas C. Renzi. 
260 |a Jefferson, N.C. :  |b McFarland & Co.,  |c 2012. 
300 |a xi, 221 p. :  |b ill. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Preface -- Toward defnitions of screwball comedy and film noir -- Historical context of classical screwball comedy and classical film noir -- Genre analysis: classifying noir and screwball as genres -- Corresponding cinematic conventions in screwball comedy and film noir -- Comparative analyses of select screwball comedies and films noirs. 
520 |a "This illustrated overview presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of Screwball Comedy and Film Noir, two popular Hollywood genres that emerged at nearly the same time. Two appendices offer a comprehensive filmography of Screwball comedies from 1934 through 1954 and a selected filmography of Film Noir titles, covering 1941 through 1958"--Provided by publisher. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2011.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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650 0 |a Film noir  |z United States  |x History and criticism. 
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