Screwball Comedy

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:music_genre
gptkbp:characterized_by Romantic entanglements
Fast-paced dialogue
Mistaken identities
gptkbp:declined_in 1950s
gptkbp:director gptkb:Howard_Hawks
gptkb:Frank_Capra
gptkbp:features Physical comedy
Strong female characters
Witty banter
gptkbp:has_influence_on Television sitcoms
Animated comedies
Stage comedies
gptkbp:held_in Urban environments
Upper-class society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Screwball Comedy
gptkbp:influenced Modern Romantic Comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:romantic_comedy
gptkb:Vaudeville
Silent Film Comedies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by Absurd situations
Clever plot twists
Romantic rivalry
Rapid-fire dialogue
Playful tone
gptkbp:is_often_accompanied_by Happy resolution
Marriage or reunion
gptkbp:is_popular_in 1930s
1940s
gptkbp:notable_actor gptkb:Katharine_Hepburn
gptkb:Carole_Lombard
gptkb:Cary_Grant
gptkb:Rosalind_Russell
gptkb:James_M._Stewart
gptkbp:notable_film gptkb:The_Philadelphia_Story
gptkb:It_Happened_One_Night
gptkb:Arsenic_and_Old_Lace
gptkb:Bringing_Up_Baby
gptkb:His_Girl_Friday
gptkbp:often_features Misunderstandings
Chase scenes
Quirky characters
gptkbp:often_includes Social commentary
Gender roles
Class conflict
gptkbp:revived_in 2000s
gptkbp:writer gptkb:Ben_Hecht
gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:Charles_Mac_Arthur
gptkb:Nunnally_Johnson
gptkb:Ernest_Lehman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Raising_Arizona
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5