List #42: In Praise of the American Screwball Comedy, Part 2

6 Directors of Note

[see also Part 1: 5 Tropes of Note]


1. Frank Capra

Such as: It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It With You (1938) [Rec. #327], Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

You Can't Take It with You

2. George Cukor

Such as: Holiday (1938) [Rec. #288], The Philadelphia Story (1940)

The Philadelphia Story

3. Howard Hawks

Such as: Bringing Up Baby (1938), His Girl Friday (1940) [QfFC #34], Ball of Fire (1941)

Ball of Fire

4. Ernst Lubitsch

Such as: Trouble in Paradise (1932) [List #20], Design for Living (1933) [List #20], Ninotchka (1939), To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Design for Living

5. Preston Sturges

Such as: The Lady Eve (1941) [Rec. #129], Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Palm Beach Story (1942) [Rec. #17], The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) [Rec. #65]

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

6. George Stevens

Such as: Vivacious Lady (1938), The More the Merrier (1943) [Rec. #339]

The More the Merrier

Continue with Part 3 here.