{"product_id":"romantic-comedy-in-hollywood-from-lubitsch-to-sturges-paperback","title":"Romantic Comedy in Hollywood: From Lubitsch to Sturges - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934 four movies--\u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, The Thin Man, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gay Divorcee\u003c\/i\u003e--ushered in the golden age of the Hollywood romantic (\"screwball\") comedy. Slangy, playful, and \"powerfully, glamorously in love with love,\" the films that followed were unique in their combination of swank and slapstick. Here are the directors--Lubitsch (\u003ci\u003eTrouble in Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e), Capra (\u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e), Hawks (\u003ci\u003eBringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday\u003c\/i\u003e), McCarey (\u003ci\u003eThe Awful Truth\u003c\/i\u003e), La Cava (\u003ci\u003eMy Man Godfrey, Stage Door\u003c\/i\u003e), Sturges (\u003ci\u003eThe Lady Eve, The Palm Beach Story, The Miracle at Morgan's Creek\u003c\/i\u003e)--and their stars--Carole Lombard, Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Fred Astaire, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, William Powell, Myrna Loy, among others--all described and analyzed in one comprehensive and delightful volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, essayist, critic, and author several books on the movies. His most recent work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eThreepenny Review.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 734\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.81 x 8.94 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762676367648,"sku":"9780306808326","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a7d55cc0534147626c8a6944f04ea462.webp?v=1780223368","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/romantic-comedy-in-hollywood-from-lubitsch-to-sturges-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}