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The Runaway Bride. Hollywood Romantic Comedy of the 1930s.
Elizabeth Kendall
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Paperback. Kendall's examination of classic comedies from It Happened One Night to The Lady Eve -and the comediennes who starred in them-reveals what these films said about America during the Depression and how they helped Americans get through it. Num Pages: 312 pages, 24. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 414.
In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the focus of Kendall's The Runaway Bride, a look at the films that mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the same time helping Americans get through it. Kendall details the collaborations between the romantic comedy directors and the female stars, showing how such films as Alice Adams (with ... Read more
In the 1934 classic It Happened One Night, heiress Claudette Colbert races away from the altar and a conventional marriage and throws herself into a wisecracking rough-and-tumble affair with Clark Gable. The new brand of movies following in the wake of Capra's kooky masterpiece-and the women starring in them-are the focus of Kendall's The Runaway Bride, a look at the films that mirrored the climate of the Great Depression while at the same time helping Americans get through it. Kendall details the collaborations between the romantic comedy directors and the female stars, showing how such films as Alice Adams (with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780815411994
SKU
V9780815411994
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About Elizabeth Kendall
Elizabeth Kendall is the author of Where She Danced and American Daughter. She lives in New York City.
Reviews for The Runaway Bride. Hollywood Romantic Comedy of the 1930s.
[The Runaway Bride offers] intriguing analysis of some of the era's most fruitful director-actress collaborations…. [Kendall] writes with flair and intelligence about the creators and works she fancies.
The New York Times
Studies so immediate and insightful they take on the luster of the films themselves.
Smithsonian
The New York Times
Studies so immediate and insightful they take on the luster of the films themselves.
Smithsonian