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A Day at the Races, 24, 31 Bananas, 11, 156, 164–7 A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, 157 Bank Dick, The, 216 n.23 A Night at the Opera, 26–8 Barcelona, 196 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, 205 Barrymore, Lionel, 54, 58 After Hours, 181–3, 206 Baudrillard, Jean, 211 Allen, Woody, 4, 5, 6, 10, 151, 153–4, Bellboy, The, 10, 150, 153–4 155–78 passim, 202, 211 Beverly Hills Cop, 181 Alice, 177 Big, 181 American Madness, 68, 90 Big Lebowski, The, 205 Animal Crackers, 2, 27, 30, 32, 37–46, Big Mouth, The, 150 47, 217 n.35 and 40 Big Store, The, 28 Annie Hall, 11, 156, 159–60 Bourdieu, Pierre, 12–14, 22–3 Apartment, The, 11, 143, 149 Bringing Up Baby, 10, 14–15, 108, 113, Arnaz, Desi, 137, 142 116, 214 n.14 Arthur, Jean, 60, 64, 84, 129 Broadway Bill, 68, 70, 74–82, 87, 220 At the Circus, 216 n.19, 217 n.34 n.16 At War with the Army, 150 Broadway Danny Rose, 157 Awful Truth, The, 15, 49 Brooks, Albert, 4, 157, 184–9 passim Brooks, Mel, 13, 153, 157 Bachelor and the Bobby Soxer, The, 124 Bullets over Broadway, 156–7 Bachelor Mother, 15, 51 Bakhtin, Mikhail, 12–13, 18, 214 n.2 Cable Guy, The, 204–11, 229 n.11 Ball, Lucille, 137, 142 Caddy, The, 150 Ball of Fire, 14, 51, 52, 96, 108–16, 122, Cafe Society, 52 214 n.15, 222 n.9 Cantor, Eddie, 18, 29

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Capra, Frank, 2, 5, 8, 51, 52, 59, 66, Cooper, Gary, 83, 108 67–94 passim, 96, 107–8, 126, 146, cross-class film, 4, 7, 11, 50, 63, 68–9, 148, 158, 176 71, 74–5, 83, 95, 98, 125, 137, 174, Carrey, Jim, 205–6, 211 178, 180, 183–4, 213 n.6 Catered Affair, The, 136 Cukor, George, 51, 52, 78–9, 96, 123 Cavell, Stanley, 49, 117, 123 censorship, see The Hays Office Day, Doris, 128, 149 Chaplin, Charlie, 1–2, 10, 48, 63, 153, Deconstructing Harry, 177 158, 159, 165, 167, 176 Delicate Delinquent, 150, 152, 226 n.18 Christmas in July, 11, 117–8, 121 Demarest, William, 97, 106 CinderFella, 150, 152, 153 Demme, Jonathan, 182–3 class, see social class Design for Living, 10, 17–18 class conciousness, 3, 30–1, 34, 49, 67, Desperately Seeking Susan, 10, 183–4, 189 146 Devil and Miss Jones, 51 class conflict, 4, 6, 14, 37–8, 46, 49, 67, Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, The, 176–7, 180 200 Cocoanuts, The, 26, 27, 28, 30 Disorderly Orderly, The, 151 Coen brothers, 4, 10, 157, 189–96 Double Indemnity, 112 passim, 204, 205 Dr. Strangelove, 11 Coen, Ethan, see Coen brothers Duck Soup, 11, 23–5, 27–30, 33, 34–8, Coen, Joel, see Coen brothers 42, 155, 166, 215 n.10 Colbert, Claudette, 15, 71, 116, 122, Dumb and Dumber, 205 129, 223 n.18 Dumont, Margaret, 14, 24, 26, 28, 30, comedy: romantic, 1, 6, 14, 17, 70, 75, 34–5, 37, 44 96, 98, 121–3, 156, 183; silent, 1, Dunne, Irene, 15, 129 46, 157–8; postmodern, 4–6, 145, Dyer, Richard, 1, 9–10, 22, 213 n.9 156–8, 166–7, 172–6, 205–11; screwball, 4–5, 13, 47–50, 54–5, Easy Living, 5, 10, 48, 51, 60–6, 97, 60–1, 63, 70, 74, 79, 82, 93–4, 96, 121–2, 142 113, 116–7, 120, 122–3, 125, 128–9, Easy Rider, 184 154, 182–3; culture-clash, 165, Egg and I, The, 124 180–90; as utopian, 3, 9–10, 20, Errand Boy, The, 150 22–3, 45–6, 48, 60, 68, 74, 82, 116, ethnicity, 3, 14, 25–6, 33, 37–8, 40, 148, 152, 172, 174–5, 204, 213 n.9; 69–70, 141, 149–52, 158–61, 163–5, as transgressive/subversive, 5, 10, 11, 169, 171–3, 176–7, 217 n.32, 227 n.2 15, 24, 28, 37, 46, 48–9, 52, 68, 79, Everyone Says I Love You, 177 124, 126, 146, 152, 154, 212; Everything You Always Wanted to Know sexuality and, 5, 10, 49, 53–6, 60, about Sex (*but were afraid to ask), 63–5, 109–10, 128–9, 149–50, 160–1 153–4, 159–60, 170, 172, 183; American Dream and, 11, 67, 120, Family Jewels, The, 153 137, 143, 190, 204 Fargo, 205 Conway, Jack, 52, 54 Farrow, Mia, 172, 174, 177

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Father of the Bride, 124, 132–6, 140–1 It Happened One Night, 2, 15, 35, 51–2, Fields, W. C., 2, 9, 18, 29, 151, 156, 159 54, 56, 59, 68, 70–6, 78, 81–3, 85, 97, Fifth Avenue Girl, 48, 51 122, 126, 127, 128, 204, 219 n.13, Fonda, Henry, 97, 106 220 n.9, 224 n.29 Fortune Cookie, The, 149 It’s a Gift, 11, 216 n.23 Francis, Kay, 19, 25 Kanin, Garson, 50, 51, 95 gender, 4, 19, 14, 37, 43–4, 49–56, 63, Keaton, Buster, 1, 176 73, 102–3, 125–9, 142, 149, 152–4 Keaton, Diane, 157, 167 Geisha Boy, The, 150 Krasna, Norman, 51 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 125, 127, 129, 225 n.2 La Cava, Gregory, 5, 47–8, 51, 59, 80 Ghostbusters, 181 Ladies’ Man, The, 151 Girl Can’t Help It, The, 129 Lady Eve, The, 10, 14, 96–108, 110, Girl from Missouri, The, 15, 54–60, 61, 112–13, 116–18, 120–2, 214 n.15, 96–7, 99, 122, 128 221 n.1 and 3, 222 n.6 Gold Diggers of 1933, 214 n.14 Lady for a Day, 68 Graduate, The, 11, 171 language (see also speech): carnivalesque, Grant, Cary, 123 12, 27, 35, 39, 52, 208, 225 n.2; Great Dictator, The, 10 heteroglossic, 12, 18, 27, 52, 81, 210, 214 n.2; voice and, 25, 106 Hail the Conquering Hero, 11, 124 Last Days of Disco, The, 179, 197, 204 Hairspray, 11 Laurel and Hardy, 29, 154, 156 Hannah and Her Sisters, 177 Laurel, Stan, see Laurel and Hardy Hardy, Oliver, see Laurel and Hardy Leisen, Mitchell, 5, 47–8, 51, 59, 121 Harlow, Jean, 15, 54–5, 60, 69, 128 Lemmon, Jack, 143, 148–9 Hartley, Hal, 157 Lewis, Jerry, 5, 12, 132, 137, 149–54 Hawks, Howard, 5, 13, 52, 54, 94, passim, 156, 211 108–16 passim, 125–7, 146 Libeled Lady, 52 Hays Ofﬁce, 9, 15, 52–4, 55, 60, 223 Long, Long Trailer, The, 10, 137–43, 184 n.23 Loos, Anita, 54 Hemingway, Mariel, 168 Lost in America, 184–9, 204 Hepburn, Katherine, 14, 129 Love and Death, 157, 227 n.9 His Girl Friday, 52, 108 Love Is News, 52 Holiday, 10, 15, 51, 78–9, 220 n.13 Love on the Run, 52 Hollywood or Bust, 137, 150 Lubitsch, Ernst, 1, 5, 10, 17–23 passim, Horse Feathers, 24–5, 27–8, 30–2 24, 25, 156, 211, 215 n.10 How to Marry a Millionaire, 125, 127–8 Hudson, Rock, 149 Mad Miss Manton, The, 15, 52 Husbands and Wives, 177 Manhattan, 156–7, 160, 167–71, 197, 203 Mansﬁeld, Jayne, 128–9 I’m No Angel, 10 Marshall, Herbert, 19, 25 Interiors, 161 Martin, Dean, 137, 150

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Marx Brothers, 2, 4, 5, 9, 13, 14, 15–16, parody, 27, 30, 43, 63, 89, 95–6, 123, 18–19, 23–46 passim, 48, 67, 151, 143, 145, 148, 155–7, 161–5, 172–3, 153, 155–6, 158–60, 166, 176, 211 176, 190, 194, 200, 224 n.29, 226 n.1 Marx, Chico, see Marx Brothers Philadelphia Story, The, 15, 52, 123–4 Marx, Groucho, see Marx Brothers Pillow Talk, 149–50 Marx, Harpo, see Marx Brothers Platinum Blonde, 52, 68, 69–70, 76, 88, M*A*S*H, 11 89 Mask, The, 205 Play It Again, Sam, 157, 160 McCarey, Leo, 47, 49 Polyester, 11 Meet John Doe, 68 Princess Comes Across, The, 15, 51 Metropolitan, 189, 196–204, 229 n.10 Private Lives, 18 Midnight, 15, 51 Pryor, Richard, 5, 12, 228 n.5 Mighty Aphrodite, 177–8 Pulp Fiction, 205 Miracle of Morgan’s Creek, The, 11, 124, Purple Rose of Cairo, The, 156, 157, 224 n.32 173–7 Minelle, Vincente, 5, 124, 132–43 passim Quine, Richard, 137 Mills, C. Wright, 130–1 Modern Times, 63, 165–6 race, 3, 228 n.5 Moon’s Our Home, The, 52 Radio Days, 157, 161, 177 Monkey Business, 19, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, Raising Arizona, 11, 189–96, 202, 206, 113 229 n.7, 8, and 9 Monroe, Marilyn, 126, 128–9 Randall, Tony, 143–4, 148–50 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, 124 Real Life, 11 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, 51, 52, 70, 74, Remember the Night, 112 75, 76, 82–94, 220 n. 16, 221 n.17, Reunion in Vienna, 18 18, and 21 Riding High, 75 Murphy, Eddie, 5, 226 n.15, 228 n.5 Riskin, Robert, 71, 74, 80, 82 My Man Godfrey, 5, 47–8, 51, 62, 101 Rogers, Ginger, 15, 95, 129, 174, 176

Negulesco, Jean, 125, 127 Sad Sack, The, 150 Nichols, Mike, 171 satire, 6, 11, 19–20, 23, 31–2, 38, 41, No Time for Comedy, 52 47–8, 62, 96, 120, 124, 132, 145, Nothing Sacred, 11, 51, 52 155–6, 158, 165–6, 167–71, 184, 186, Nutty Professor, The, 151–2, 153 200, 205 Nutty Professor, The (remake), 226 n.15 Scared Stiff, 150 Scorcese, Martin, 181–2 Odd Couple, The, 149 Seidelman, Susan, 157, 183–4 Serial Mom, 10, 205 Packard, Vance, 132 Seven Year Itch, The, 11 Palm Beach Story, The, 15, 96, 101, She Done Him Wrong, 2, 10 116–24, 223 n.16, 19, 20, 22, and 23, Sin of Harold Diddlebock, The, 11 224 n.28 Sleeper, 10, 156, 157–8, 227 n.9

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social class (see also social status): deﬁned, Take the Money and Run, 10, 156, 157, 5; consumerism and, 7–8, 10, 40–1, 161–4, 206 45–6, 50, 61–5, 78, 131–48, 156, Taylor, Elizabeth, 141 165–6, 190, 184, 191–2 Tashlin, Frank, 5, 13, 129, 132, 137, social mobility, 7, 52, 59, 69, 71, 83, 126, 143–8 passim 147–8, 167, 172–3, 174, 185, 195, That Certain Thing, 68–9 201–2, 204 That Touch of Mink, 125 social status: lower/working class, 1–2, Theodora Goes Wild, 15, 52 6–7, 14–15, 17, 31, 33, 35, 37, 46–9, There Goes My Heart, 52 50–2, 54–66, 68–70, 71–3, 75, 85, 89, Thin Man, The, 25, 56 96, 106–8, 112, 136–7, 151, 174–6, To Be or Not To Be, 10 178, 185, 189–96; middle class, 2, 7, To Die For, 205 14–15, 26, 50–2, 68–71, 83–6, 89, 96, Tom, Dick, and Harry, 50, 95–6 113, 118, 124, 128, 130–48, 150, Tonight Is Ours, 18 159–61, 167–71, 177–8, 180–96, Trouble in Paradise, 10, 17–25, 28, 30 199–208, 211; upper class, 2, 14–15, Trouble with Harry, The, 11 23–4, 26, 34–51, 54–68, 70–3, 75–83, Truman Show, The, 205 89, 93, 96–109, 116–24, 126, 134, Twentieth Century, 14, 54 147, 166, 189, 198–204 Solid Gold Cadillac, The, 137 Vallee, Rudy, 119 Some Like It Hot, 149 Vivacious Lady, 51, 52 Something Wild, 11, 182–3, 206 speech: class and, 3, 14, 19, 21, 23–4, 46, Waters, John, 4, 10, 157, 205 52, 54, 57–8, 80, 105–6, 114, 134, West, Mae, 2, 14, 53, 55 146, 153–4, 162–3, 173, 186, 195, What’s Up, Tiger Lily, 155 202–3; gender and, 3, 15, 111–12, Who’s Minding the Store, 151 153; education and, 3, 25, 113–14, Wilder, Billy, 13, 108, 132, 136, 143, 116, 162, 164, 171, 195 146, 156, 211 Stardust Memories, 156, 157 Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter, 11, 129, Stiller, Ben, 205 143–8 Stillman, Witt, 4, 157, 179, 189, 196–204 passim, 211 Stooge, The, 150 You Can’t Take It With You, 10, 51, 59, 68, Sturges, Preston, 5, 13, 51, 59, 61, 94, 74, 76, 94, 220 n.16 96–108 passim, 116–24 passim, 146, You’re Never Too Young, 150 148, 151, 158, 204, 211 Sullivan’s Travels, 51, 121, 224 n.29 Zelig, 156–7, 161, 171–3, 177

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