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

Scratch just beneath the film’s screwball surface and its beating heart as a food movie quickly reveals itself.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

I didn't want to look like a screwball or something.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger