screwball comedy film
C10286
concept
A screwball comedy film is a fast-paced, witty romantic comedy characterized by eccentric characters, rapid-fire dialogue, and farcical situations that often subvert traditional gender roles and social norms.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| screwball comedy film canonical | 53 |
| American comedy film series | 12 |
| American film comedy | 1 |
| Marx Brothers film | 1 |
| screwball comedy | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: screwball comedy film
Generated description
A screwball comedy film is a fast-paced, witty romantic comedy characterized by eccentric characters, rapid-fire dialogue, and farcical situations that often subvert traditional gender roles and social norms.
Instances (68)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| My Friend Irma | American film comedy |
| Bringing Up Baby | — |
| Too Many Husbands | — |
| Murder, He Says | — |
| True Confession | — |
| Bluebeard's Eighth Wife | — |
| Miss Tatlock’s Millions | — |
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Love Crazy (1941 film)
surface form:
Love Crazy
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| Nothing Sacred (1937 film) | — |
| Easy Living (1937 film) | — |
| Radioland Murders | screwball comedy |
| The Mad Miss Manton | — |
| For Pete's Sake | — |
| The Bowery Boys film series | American comedy film series |
| The Fuller Brush Girl | — |
| His Girl Friday | — |
| Christmas in July | — |
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1939 film Bachelor Mother
surface form:
Bachelor Mother
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