What is Screwball comedy?
'''Screwball comedies''' are an [[United States|American]] genre of [[comedy movie]]s. This genre became popular during the [[Great Depression]]. It first became popular with ''It Happened One Night'' in 1934. The elements of the screwball comedy can be traced back to plays such as ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and ''Much Ado about Nothing''. Screwball comedy has farce or slapstick material. [[Category:Comedy movies]] {{movie-stub}}