The Hollywood Romantic Comedy
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From the book by Leger Grindon (2011). The filmography is arranged by a chronological progression of themes:
Transition to Sound (1930-1933)
Screwball (1934-1942)
World war II and the Homefront (1942-1946)
Post-War: Melancholy and Reconciliation (1947-1953)
The Comedies of Seduction: The Playboy, the Gold Digger, and the Virgin (1953-1966)
The transition through the counter-culture (1967-1976)
Nervous Romance (1977-1987)
Reaffirmation of Romance (1986-1996)
Grotesque and Ambivalent (1997-present)
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The Love Parade
1929, in 5 top lists Check -
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Laughter
1930, in 1 top list Check -
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Private Lives
1931, in 0 top lists Check -
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Platinum Blonde
1931, in 1 top list Check -
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Trouble in Paradise
1932, in 17 top lists Check -
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She Done Him Wrong
1933, in 8 top lists Check -
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Design for Living
1933, in 6 top lists Check -
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I'm No Angel
1933, in 2 top lists Check -
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Twentieth Century
1934, in 7 top lists Check -
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It Happened One Night
1934, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Thin Man
1934, in 14 top lists Check -
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My Man Godfrey
1936, in 12 top lists Check -
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Libeled Lady
1936, in 3 top lists Check -
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Theodora Goes Wild
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Awful Truth
1937, in 15 top lists Check -
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Easy Living
1937, in 4 top lists Check -
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Nothing Sacred
1937, in 4 top lists Check -
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Holiday
1938, in 7 top lists Check -
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Bringing Up Baby
1938, in 23 top lists Check -
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You Can't Take It with You
1938, in 8 top lists Check -
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Pygmalion
1938, in 6 top lists Check -
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Ninotchka
1939, in 20 top lists Check -
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Midnight
1939, in 7 top lists Check -
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His Girl Friday
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Philadelphia Story
1940, in 22 top lists Check -
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The Shop Around the Corner
1940, in 14 top lists Check -
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My Favorite Wife
1940, in 1 top list Check -
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Ball of Fire
1941, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Lady Eve
1941, in 20 top lists Check -
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1941, in 0 top lists Check -
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Woman of the Year
1942, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Palm Beach Story
1942, in 14 top lists Check -
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I Married a Witch
1942, in 3 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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The Talk of the Town
1942, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Major and the Minor
1942, in 3 top lists Check -
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Once Upon a Honeymoon
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
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The More the Merrier
1943, in 4 top lists Check -
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Heaven Can Wait
1943, in 5 top lists Check -
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No Time for Love
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The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944, in 9 top lists Check -
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Lady in the Dark
1944, in 0 top lists Check -
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She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
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Christmas in Connecticut
1945, in 0 top lists Check -
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Cluny Brown
1946, in 3 top lists Check -
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947, in 8 top lists Check -
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Unfaithfully Yours
1948, in 6 top lists Check -
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A Foreign Affair
1948, in 2 top lists Check -
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I Was a Male War Bride
1949 — a.k.a. You Can't Sleep Here, in 3 top lists Check -
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Adam's Rib
1949, in 8 top lists Check
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