{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-screwball-doris-milberg-9780786467815","title":"The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today","description":"\u003cp\u003e Part One of this entertaining exploration of screwball comedies and their later offspring begins in the mid-1930s discussing the careers of popular stars such as Cary Grant and Carole Lombard and well-known supporting players like Walter Connally and Ralph Bellamy (also Asta the dog, top animal star of the 1930s!). Writers and directors are given their due: Frank Capra, Howard Hawks and Preston Sturges, just to name a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part Two, the meat of the book, takes an in depth look at the films, from the genre's inception (1934's \u003ci\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/i\u003e) to the recent 2003 \u003ci\u003eDown with Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the stars that appear in them--Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Julia Roberts, Richard Gere--ending with some thoughts about the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doris Milberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786467819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786467815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Doris Milberg","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086858105087,"sku":"9780786467815","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6562730b-3c84-4cd8-b65e-aabaaa5e1adc.jpg?v=1769096985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-screwball-doris-milberg-9780786467815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}