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Where to Begin: Screwball Comedies

A guided introduction to 50 essential classic era Hollywood screwball comedies. Ranked as an order of suggested viewing based on ease of accessibility to the subject matter, and importance in the overall movement. 
 
Major directors:
- Preston Sturges 
- Frank Capra 
- Gregory La Cava 
- Mitchell Leisen 
- Howard Hawks
- Leo McCarey
- George Cukor 


Where to Begin: Great Directors 
Where to Begin: Great Performances - Golden Age
Where to Begin: French New Wave 
Where to Begin: French New Wave - The Outer Banks 
Where to Begin: American Westerns 

Where to Begin: Classic Era Noir

  • The Lady Eve

    1

  • Holiday

    2

  • The Philadelphia Story

    3

  • The Awful Truth

    4

  • It Happened One Night

    5

  • The Thin Man

    6

  • My Man Godfrey

    7

  • Sullivan's Travels

    8

  • Bringing Up Baby

    9

  • His Girl Friday

    10

  • I Married a Witch

    11

  • Easy Living

    12

  • Midnight

    13

  • To Be or Not to Be

    14

  • Vivacious Lady

    15

  • The Palm Beach Story

    16

  • Ninotchka

    17

  • Theodora Goes Wild

    18

  • Christmas in Connecticut

    19

  • You Can't Take It with You

    20

  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

    21

  • The More the Merrier

    22

  • Libeled Lady

    23

  • Hands Across the Table

    24

  • The Great McGinty

    25

  • Christmas in July

    26

  • Hellzapoppin'

    27

  • The Devil and Miss Jones

    28

  • Ball of Fire

    29

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    30

  • Bluebeard's 8th Wife

    31

  • Topper

    32

  • The Mad Miss Manton

    33

  • Bachelor Mother

    34

  • The Divorce of Lady X

    35

  • I Was a Male War Bride

    36

  • That Uncertain Feeling

    37

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    38

  • The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    39

  • Ruggles of Red Gap

    40

  • My Favorite Wife

    41

  • Bombshell

    42

  • Adam's Rib

    43

  • Woman of the Year

    44

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    45

  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    46

  • The Major and the Minor

    47

  • Nothing Sacred

    48

  • The Whole Town's Talking

    49

  • Twentieth Century

    50