screwball

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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

That’s priceless in a screwball murder movie in which everyone’s soul is for sale.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

They’re the only actors who’ve internalized that this is screwball stuff, despite the realistic cinematography that throws wet burlap on the nonsense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2025

“I’ll bet this tin-plated screwball is talking about the Energy Converter itself.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov