KnowraScrewball comedyLinked fromLinked fromThe 16 pages that link to Screwball comedy, each with the reason it gives.All 16Related 7Narrower topic 6Compared with 3Ernst LubitschNarrower topic: Lubitsch’s comedies helped establish the witty, sexually charged mode later associated with the genre.It Happened One NightNarrower topic: The film helped establish conventions later associated with the genre.Leo McCareyNarrower topic: The Awful Truth is a prominent example of the genre McCarey helped shape.Preston SturgesNarrower topic: Sturges adapted its rapid banter and romantic combat into unusually dense comic plots.Carole LombardNarrower topic: Lombard became one of the genre’s defining performers through films such as My Man Godfrey.Rosalind RussellNarrower topic: Her Hildy Johnson performance became a touchstone for the genre’s sharp, assertive heroines.