screwball
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To which she replies in savvy screwball fashion worthy of Carole Lombard: “Be sure of that — two other husbands.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, it’s utterly virtuosic screwball absurdity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
In “Trouble,” she buzzes with nervous energy, her dizzying delivery of Raphaelson’s smart dialogue creating the template for the screwball heroines soon to follow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Scratch just beneath the film’s screwball surface and its beating heart as a food movie quickly reveals itself.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2025
As we shall see, many prescriptive rules originated for screwball reasons, impede clear and graceful prose, and have been flouted by the best writers for centuries.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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