Berichte und Papiere

Medienwissenschaft / Hamburg: Berichte und Papiere

50, 2003: Screwball Comedy.

Redaktion und Copyright dieser Ausgabe: Hans J. Wulff.

Letzte Änderung: 17. Dezember 2002.

Screwball Comedies: Eine Filmographie, eine Bibliographie

Zusammengestellt v. Hans J. Wulff

Für Hinweise danke ich Christine Noll Brinckmann, Thomas Christen, Karl-Dietmar Möller, Jörg Schweinitz und Gerlinde Waz.

I. Die Filme (A-Z)

II. Die Regisseure (A-Z)

III. Die Stars (A-Z)

IV. Chronologie

V. Bibliographie

I. Die Filme

Adam‘s Rib (Ehekrieg); USA 1949, George Cukor, D: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn.

The Affairs of Annabel; USA 1938, Ben Stoloff, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

After Office Hours (Nach Büroschluss, aka: Ein Paar wie Katz und Hund; aka: Zwei wie Katz und Hund); USA 1935, Robert Z. Leonard, D: Clark Gable, Constance Bennett.

After the Thin Man (Nach dem dünnen Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, zweiter Fall); USA 1936, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Amazing Adventure; USA 1937, Alfred Zeisler, D: Cary Grant, Mary Brian.

The Amazing Mr. Williams; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

And Baby Makes Three (Zwei Männer und drei Babies); USA 1949, Henry Levin, D: Robert Young, Barbara Hale.

Angel (Engel); USA 1937, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall.

Annabel Takes a Tour; USA 1938, Lew Landers, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

Another Thin Man (Noch ein dünner Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, dritter Fall); USA 1939, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Arise My Love; USA 1940, Mitchell Leisen, D: Ray Milland, Claudette Colbert.

Arsenic and Old Lace (Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen); USA 1941, Frank Capra, D: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane.

The Awful Truth (Die schreckliche Wahrheit); USA 1937, Leo McCarey, D: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne. -- Remake: Let‘s Do It Again (Diese Frau vergißt man nicht); USA 1953, Alexander Hall. -- Literatur: Carson, Diane (1994) To be seen, but not heard: The Awful Truth. In: Multiple voices in feminist film criticism. Ed. By Diane Carson, Linda Dittmar, and Janice Welsch. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. 213-225

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (So einfach ist die Liebe nicht); USA 1947, Irving Reis, D: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy.

Bachelor Mother (Findelmutter); USA 1939, Garson Kanin, D: David Niven, Ginger Rogers.

Ball of Fire (Die merkwürdige Zähmung der Gangsterbraut Sugarpuss; aka: Wirbelwind der Liebe); USA 1942, Howard Hawks, D: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck -- Remake als Musical: A Song Is Born (Die tollkühne Rettung der Gangsterbraut Honey Swanson); USA 1948, Howard Hawks. Literatur: Poague, Leland (1987) Cavell and the Fantasy of Criticism: Shakespearean Comedy and Ball of Fire. In: CineAction! 9, Summer, pp. 47‑55.

Big Brown Eyes (Grosse braune Augen); USA 1936, Raoul Walsh, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

Bluebeard‘s Eighth Wife (Blaubarts achte Frau); USA 1938, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert.

Bombshell; USA 1933, Victor Fleming, D: Lee Tracy, Jean Harlow.

Breakfast for Two; USA 1937, Alfred Santell, D: Herbert Marshall, Barbara Stanwyck.

The Bride Came C.O.D. (Die Braut kam per Nachnahme); USA 1941, William Keighley, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

The Bride Comes Home (Frauen-Launen); USA 1936, Wesley Ruggles, D: Robert Young, Claudette Colbert.

The Bride Walks Out; USA 1936, Leigh Jason, D: Gene Raymond, Barbara Stanwyck.

Bringing Up Baby (Leoparden küsst man nicht); USA 1938, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn. -- Literatur: Deleyto, Celestino (1992) Narrative Closure and the Comic Spirit: The Inconclusive Ending of Bringing Up Baby. In: Flashbacks: Re-Reading the Classical Hollywood Cinema. Ed. by Celestino Deleyto. Zaragoza: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Zaragoza, pp. 161-185. -- Fritz, Horst (2001) Der subversive Charme der Archetypen. Howard Hawks: Bringing Up Baby. In: Die Wiederholung. Hrsg. v. Jürgen Felix [...]. Marburg: Schüren, pp. 531-540. -- Jewell, Richard B. (1984) How Howard Hawks brought Baby up: An apologia for the studio system. In: Journal of Popular Film and Television 11,4, pp. 158-165. Repr. In: The studio system. Ed. by Janet Staiger. New Brundwick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press 1995, pp. 39-49 (Rutgers Depth of Field Series.). -- Mast, Gerald (1988) Bringing Up, Baby. New Brunswick, N.J.

Cafe Society; USA 1939, Edward H Griffith, D: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll.

Christmas in July (Das große Los; aka: Weihnachten im Juli); USA 1940, Preston Sturges, D: Dick Powell, Ellen Drew.

Come Live with Me (Komm, bleib bei mir); USA 1941, Clarence Brown, D: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr.

Curtain Call; USA 1940, Frank Woodruff, D: Donald McBride, Barbara Read.

Design for Living (Serenade zu dritt); USA 1933, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins.

Desire (Perlen zum Glück; aka: Sehnsucht); USA 1936, Frank Borzage, D: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper.

The Devil and Miss Jones; USA 1941, Sam Wood, D: Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur.

The Doctor Takes a Wife; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Ray Milland, Loretta Young.

Double Wedding; USA 1937, Richard Thorpe, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Down to Their Last Yacht; USA 1934, Paul Sloane, D: Ned Sparks, Mary Boland.

Easy Living (Mein Leben in Luxus; aka: Leichtes Leben); USA 1937, Mitchell Leisen, D: Ray Milland, Jean Arthur.

Eternally Yours (Liebestournee); USA 1939, Tay Garnett, D: David Niven, Loretta Young.

Everything Happens at Night; USA 1939, Irving Cummings, D: Sonia Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings.

The Ex‑Mrs. Bradford; USA 1936, Stephen Roberts, D: William Powell, Jean Arthur.

The Feminine Touch; USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Don Ameche, Rosalind Russell.

Fifth Avenue Girl; USA 1939, Gregory La Cava, D: Walter Connolly, Ginger Rogers. -- Literatur: Fujiwara, Chris (2001) „Don‘t aks me!“ Indeterminacy and The Fifth Avenue Girl. In: The film comedy reader. Ed. by Gregg Rickman. New York: Limelight Editions, pp. 159-172.

First Love; USA 1939, Henry Koster, D: Robert Stack, Deanna Durbin.

Fit for a King; USA 1937, Edward Sedgewick, D: Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo.

Four‘s a Crowd (Liebe zu viert); USA 1938, Michael Curtiz, D: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell.

The Front Page; USA 1931, Howard Hawks, D: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O‘Brien.

Gay Bride; USA 1934, Jack Conway, D: Chester Morris, Carole Lombard.

The Gay Deception; USA 1935, William Wyler, D: Francis Lederer, Frances Dee.

The Gay Divorcee; aka: The Gay Divorce (Scheidung auf amerikanisch); USA 1934, Mark Sandrich, D: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.

The Gilded Lily (Das Mädchen, das den Lord nicht wollte); USA 1935, Wesley Ruggles, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob; USA 1941, Richard Wallace, D: George Murphy, Lucille Ball.

The Girl from Missouri; USA 1934, Jack Conway, D: Franchot Tone, Jean Harlow.

Girl Trouble; USA 1942, Harold D. Schuster, D: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett.

The Good Fairy; USA 1935, William Wyler, D: Herbert Marshall, Margaret Sullavan.

Good Girls Go to Paris; USA 1939, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

The Great McFinty (Der große McGinty); USA 1940, Preston Sturges, D: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus.

The Great Profile; USA 1940, Walter Lang, D: John Barrymore, Anne Baxter.

Hands Across the Table (Liebe im Handumdrehen); USA 1935, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard.

Hard to Get; USA 1938, Ray Enright, D: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland.

Having Wonderful Time; USA 1938, Alfred Santell, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ginger Rogers.

He Stayed for Breakfast; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Loretta Young.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Urlaub vom Himmel); USA 1941, Alexander Hall, D: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes. -- Remake: Heaven Can Wait (Der Himmel soll warten); USA 1978, Warren Beatty, Buck Henry. -- Remake: Back to Earth.

High Pressure (Ein ausgefuchster Gauner); USA 1932, Mervyn LeRoy, D: William Powell, Evelyn Brent.

Hired Wife; USA 1940, William A Seiter, D: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell.

His Girl Friday (Sein Mädchen für besondere Fälle); USA 1940, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell. -- Erstverfilmung: The Front Page; USA 1931, Lewis Milestone. -- Remake: The Front Page (Extrablatt); USA 1974, Billy Wilder. -- Remake: Switching Channels; USA 1988, Ted Kotcheff. -- Literatur: Bisplinghoff, Gretchen (n.d.) Hildy Johnson - a question of gender. In: Film Reader 5, pp. 227-231. -- Bordwell, David (2002) His Girl Friday. In: Moderne Film Theorie. Hrsg. v. Jürgen Felix. Mainz: Bender, S. 217-221 (Filmforschung. 3.). -- Campbell, Marilyn (1976) His Girl Friday: Production for use. In: Wide Angle 1,2, pp. 22-27. -- Kepley, Vance, Jr. (1983) Spatial articulation in the classical cinema: A scene from His Girl Friday. In: Wide Angle 5,3, pp. 50-58. -- Powers, Tom (1978) His Girl Friday: Screwball liberation. In: Jump Cut, 17, April 1978. -- Roth, Marty (2001) Slap-Happiness: The erotic contract of His Girl Friday. In: The film comedy reader. Ed. by Gregg Rickman. New York: Limelight Editions, pp. 173-187.

Holiday (Holiday); USA 1938, George Cukor, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn. -- Zuerst verfilmt: Holiday, USA 1930; Edward H. Griffiths. -- Literatur: Brinckmann, Christine Noll (1977) Analyse eines Hollywood-Spielfilms: Holiday von 1938. In: Amerikastudien / American Studies, Sonderheft 1977, pp. 179-222. -- Mirza, Candace (1990) The collective spirit of revolt: An historical reading of Holiday. In: Wide Angle 12,3, pp. 98-116. -- Naremore, James (1988) Katherine Hepburn in Holiday (1938). In seinem: Acting in the cinema. Berkeley/Los Angeles/London: University of California Press, pp. 174-192.

The Housekeeper's Daughter; USA 1938, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Joan Bennett.

If Only You Could Cook (Wenn du nur kochen könntest); USA 1935, William A Seiter, D: Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur.

I Live My Life (Wo die Liebe hinfällt); USA 1935), W.S. van Dyke, D: Brian Aherne, Joan Crawford.

I Love You Again (Liebling, du hast dich verändert); USA 1940, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

I Married a Witch (Meine Frau, die Hexe); USA 1942, René Clair, D: Frederic March, Veronica Lake.

I Met Him in Paris (Pariser Bekanntschaft); USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles, D: Melvyn Douglas, Claudette Colbert.

I‘m No Angel (Ich bin kein Engel); USA 1933, Wesley Ruggles, D: Mae West, Edward Arnold, Cary Grant.

The Invisible Woman (Die unsichtbare Frau); USA 1940, A. Edward Sutherland, D: John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce.

It Happened One Night (Es geschah eines Nachts); USA 1934, Frank Capra, D: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert. -- Remake: You Can‘t Run Away from It (Ohne Liebe geht es nicht); USA 1956, Dick Powell. -- Literatur: Blake, Richard A. (1991) Screening America. Reflections on five classic films. New York/Mahwah: Paulist Press, pp. 103-127.

It's a Wonderful World (Drunter und drüber); USA 1939, W.S. Van Dyke, D: James Stewart, Claudette Colbert. -- Literatur: Silverman, Kaja (1981) Male Subjectivity and the Celestial Suture: It's a Wonderful Life. In: Framework 14 (Spring 1981).

It's Love I'm After; USA 1937, Archie Mayo, D: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis.

It Started with Eve (Die ewige Eva); USA 1941, Henry Koster, D: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings. -- Remake: I‘d Rather Be Rich; USA 1964, Jack Smight.

I Was a Male Warbride (Ich war eine männliche Kriegsbraut); USA 1949, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan.

Jimmy the Gent (Feiner Herr); USA 1934, Michael Curtiz, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

Joy of Living; USA 1938, Tay Garnett, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne.

Kiss and Make Up (Tempel der Schönheit); USA 1934, Harlan Thompson, D: Cary Grant, Geneviève Tobin.

The Lady Eve (Die Falschspielerin); USA 1941, Preston Sturges, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck. -- Literatur: Cavell, Stanley (1979) Pursuits of happiness: A reading of The Lady Eve. In: New Literary History 10, pp. 581-601. -- Rubinstein, Eliot (1982) The end of screwball comedy: The Lady Eve and Palm Beach Story. In: Post Script 1,3, pp. 33-47.

The Lady Has Plans; USA 1942, Sidney Lanfield, D: Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard.

Lady in a Jam; USA 1942, Gregory LaCava, D: Patric Knowles, Irene Dunne.

Libeled Lady (Lustige Sünder); USA 1936, Jack Conway, D: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow.

Live, Love and Learn; USA 1937, George Fitzmaurice, D: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell.

Love Before Breakfast; USA 1936, Walter Lang, D: Preston Foster, Carol Lombard.

Love Crazy; USA 1941, Jack Conway, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Love is News; USA 1937, Tay Garnett, D: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young.

Love Me Tonight (Schönste, liebe mich!); USA 1932, Rouben Mamoulian, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

Love on the Run; USA 1936, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford.

The Mad Miss Manton; USA 1938, Leigh Jason, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck.

The Major and the Minor (Der Major und das Mädchen); USA 1942, Billy Wilder, D: Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers.

Meet John Doe (Hier ist John Doe); USA 1941, Frank Capra, D: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck. -- Literatur: Charles Wolfe (ed.): Meet John Doe: Frank Capra, director. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press 1989, viii, 297 pp.

Merrily We Live (Uns geht‘s ja prächtig); USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett.

Midnight (Enthüllung um Mitternacht; aka: Mitternacht); USA 1939, Mitchell Leisen, D: Don Ameche, Claudette Colbert.

Miracle of Morgan‘s Creek; USA 1944, Preston Sturges, D: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton.

Monkey Business (Liebling, ich werde jünger); USA 1952, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers.

The Moon's Our Home; USA 1936, William A Seiter, D: Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan.

The More the Merrier; USA 1943, George Stevens, D: Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur.

Mr. and Mrs. North; USA 1940, Robert B Sinclair, D: William Post Jr, Gracie Allen.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Mr. und Mrs. Smith); USA 1941, Alfred Hitchcock, D: Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard. -- Literatur: Polan, Dana (1991) The light side of genius: Hitchcock's Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the screwball tradition. In: Comedy/cinema/theory. Ed. by Andrew Horton. Berkeley/Los Angeles/Oxford: University of California Press, pp. 131-152.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt); USA 1936, Frank Capra, D: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur. -- Remake: Mr. Deeds (Mr. Deeds); USA 2002, Steven Brill, D: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Mr. Smith geht nach Washington); USA 1939, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur.

Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo); USA 1930, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonald.

My Favourite Wife (Meine Lieblingsfrau; aka: Meine liebste Frau); USA 1940, Garson Kanin, D: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne.

My Man Godfrey (Mein Mann Godfrey); USA 1936, Gregory La Cava, D: William Powell, Carole Lombard. -- Remake: My Man Godfrey; USA 1956, Henry Koster, D:June Allyson, Jeff Donnell.

My Sister Eileen (Meine Schwester Ellen); USA 1942, Alexander Hall, D: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell.

Ninotchka (Ninotchka); USA 1939, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo. -- Anobile, Richard (ed.) (1975) Ninotchka. New York: Citadel. -- Literatur: Brackett, Charles / Wilder, Billy / Reisch, Walter (1972) Ninotchka. New York. [Drehbuch.]

Nothing Sacred (Denen ist nichts heilig); USA 1937, William Wellman, D: Frederic March, Carole Lombard.

No Time for Comedy; USA 1940, William Keighley, D: James Stewart, Rosalind Russell.

No Time for Love (Keine Zeit für Liebe); USA 1943, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

The Notorious Sophie Lang (Sophie kann's nicht lassen); USA 1934, Ralph Murphy.

Once Upon a Honeymoon; USA 1942, Leo McCarey, D: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers.

One Hour with You (Eine Stunde mit Dir); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, George Cukor, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

One Rainy Afternoon; USA 1936, Rowland V. Lee, D: Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino.

The Palm Beach Story (Atemlos nach Florida); USA 1942, Preston Sturges, D: Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert. -- Literatur: Pym, John (1998) The Palm Beach Story. London: The British Film Institute. -- Rubinstein, Eliot (1982) The end of screwball comedy: The Lady Eve and Palm Beach Story. In: Post Script 1,3, pp. 33-47.

Perfect Specimen (Ein Kerl zum Verlieben); USA 1937, Michael Curtiz, D: Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell.

Personal Property; USA 1937, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Robert Taylor, Jean Harlow.

The Philadelphia Story (Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit); USA 1940, George Cukor, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn. -- Remake: High Society (Die oberen Zehntausend); USA 1956, Charles Walters. -- Literatur: Ruiz Pardos, Manuela (n.d.) New Marriage Ideals in Post-Depression America: G. Cukor’s The Philadelphia Story. In: Culture and Power 4, pp. 229-239.

Platinum Blone (Vor Blondinen wird gewarnt); USA 1931, Frank Capra, D: Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow.

Practically Yours (Sturzflug ins Glück); USA 1944, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

The Princess Comes Across (Kabine B 50); USA 1936, William K. Howard, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard.

Public Deb No 1; USA 1940, Gregory Ratoff, D: George Murphy, Brenda Joyce.

The Rage of Paris (Die flotte Pariserin); USA 1938, Henry Koster, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Danielle Darrieux.

Red Salute; USA 1935, Sidney Lanfield, D: Robert Young, Barbara Stanwyck.

Remember Last Night (Was geschah gestern?); USA 1935, James Whale, D: Robert Young, Constance Cummings.

Remember the Night (Eine unvergessliche Nacht); USA 1940, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck.

The Richest Girl in the World; USA 1934, William A Seiter, D: Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins.

Road Show; USA 1941, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis.

Roxie Hart (Roxie Hart); USA 1942, William Wellman, D: Adolphe Menjou, Ginger Rogers.

Ruggles of Red Gap (Ein Butler in Amerika); USA 1935, Leo McCarey, D: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland.

San Diego I Love You; USA 1944, Reginald Le Borg, D: Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton.

Say It in French; USA 1938, Andrew L Stone, D: Ray Milland, Olympe Broden.

Second Honeymoon; USA 1937, Walter Lang, D: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young.

Shadow of The Thin Man (Der Schatten des dünnen Mannes); USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy

She Couldn't Take It; USA 1935, Tay Garnett, D: George Raft, Joan Bennett.

She Married Her Boss (Sie heiratet den Chef), USA 1935, Gregory LaCava, D: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas.

The Shop around the Corner (Rendezvous nach Ladenschluss); USA 1939, Ernst Lubitsch, D: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan. -- Remake: You‘ve Got Mail (E-m@il für dich); USA 1998, Nora Ephron. -- Remake: Meet Prince Charming (Prince Charming); USA 1999, Brett Parker.

A Slight Case of Murder (Vier Leichen auf Abwegen); USA 1938, Lloyd Bacon, D: Edward G Robinson, Ruth Donnelly.

Song of the Thin Man (Das Lied vom dünnen Mann); USA 1947, Edward Buzzell, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Stand In; USA 1937, Tay Garnett, D: Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell.

Standing Room Only (Stehplatz im Bett); USA 1944, Sidney Lanfield, D: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray.

Sullivan‘s Travels (Sullivans Reisen); USA 1941, Preston Sturges, D: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake. -- Literatur: Rubinstein, R. (1977) Hollywood travels. Sturges and Sullivan. In: Sight and Sound 48,4, 1977/78. -- Sturges, Preston (1985) Sullivan‘s Travels. In: Five screenplays. Ed. By Brian Henderson. Berkeley, Cal. [Drehbuch.] -- Wineapple, B. (1984) Finding an audience. Sullivan‘s Travels. In: Journal of Popular Film and Television 12,4, 1984/85.

Take a Letter Darling (Liebling, zum Diktat!); USA 1942, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Rosalind Russell.

Talk of the Town; USA 1942, George Stevens, D: Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, Jean Arthur.

That Uncertain Feeling (Ehekomödie); USA 1942, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Melvyn Douglas, Merle Oberon.

Theodora Goes Wild; USA 1936, Richard Boleslawski, D: Melvyn Douglas, Irene Dunne.

There Goes My Heart; USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Frederic March, Virginia Bruce.

They All Kissed the Bride (Ein Kuss zuviel); USA 1942, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Crawford.

The Thin Man (Mordsache dünner Mann; aka: Dünner Mann erster Fall); USA 1934, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy. -- Mehrere Sequels: After the Thin Man (Nach dem dünnen Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, zweiter Fall); USA 1936, W.S. Van Dyke; Another Thin Man (Noch ein dünner Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, dritter Fall); USA 1939, W.S. Van Dyke; Shadow of The Thin Man (Der Schatten des dünnen Mannes); USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke; The Thin Man Goes Home (Der dünne Mann kommt heim); USA 1944, Richard Thorpe; Song of the Thin Man (Das Lied vom dünnen Mann); USA 1947, Edward Buzzell. TV-Serie: NBC, 1957ff, 72 Folgen. Radio-Serie: NBC, 1941-1954.. Hicki and Nora; USA 1975, A: Craig Stevens, Jo Ann Pflug. TV-Film. -- Literatur: Seeßlen, Georg: Mord im Kino. Geschichte und Mythologie des Detektivfilms. Reinbek: Rowohlt 1981, pp. 189-194 (Grundlagen des populären Films. 8.). -- Soter, Tom: Investigating couples: a critical analysis of The Thin Man, The Avengers, and The X‑Files. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland 2002, viii, 239 pp.

The Thin Man Goes Home (Der dünne Mann kommt heim); USA 1944, Richard Thorpe, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Three Blind Mice; USA 1938, William A. Seiter, D: Joel McCrea, Loretta Young.

To Be or Not to Be (Sein oder Nichtsein); USA 1942, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Benny, Carole Lombard. -- Remake: To Be or Not to Be (Sein oder Nichtsein); USA 1983, Alan Johnson.

Tom, Dick and Harry; USA 1940, Garson Kanin, D: Burgess Meredith, Ginger Rogers.

Too Many Husbands (Ein Ehemann zuviel); USA 1940, Wesley Ruggles, D: Melvyn Douglas, Jean Arthur. -- Remake: Three for the Show (Liebe im Quartett); USA 1954, Henry C. Potter.

Topaze; USA 1933, Harry D'Arrast, D: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy.

Topper (Zwei Engel ohne Flügel); USA 1937, Norman Z. MacLeod, D: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett. -- Sequels: Topper Takes a Trip, USA 1939; Norman Z. Leod, D: Constance Bennett, Cary Grant. -- Topper Returns; USA 1941, Roy Del Ruth, D: Roland Young, Joan Blondell, Carole Landis.

Trouble in Paradise (Ärger Im Paradies); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall.

True Confession (Ein Mordsschwindel); USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore.

Turnabout; USA 1940, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis.

Twentieth Century (Napoleon vom Broadway); USA 1934, Howard Hawks, D: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard. -- Literatur: Mast, Gerald (1982) Howard Hawks, storyteller. New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 189-242.

Two-Faced Woman (Die Frau mit den zwei Gesichtern); USA 1941, George Cukor, D: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo.

Unfaithfully Yours (Die Ungetreue); USA 1948, Preston Sturges, D: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell. -- Remake: Unfaithfully Yours (Bitte nicht heute Nacht!); USA 1984, Howard Zieff, D: Dudley Moore, Nastassja Kinsky. -- Literatur: Jenkins, Henry (1995) „The laughingstock of the city“: Performance anxiety, male dread and Unfaithfully Yours. In: Classical Hollywood Comedy. Ed. by Kristine Brunovska Karnick and Henry Jenkins. New York/London: Routledge, pp. 238-261.

Unfinished Business; USA 1941, Gregory LaCava, D: Robert Montgomery, Irene Dunne. -- Sequel: Lady in a Jam; USA 1942, Gregory LaCava, D: Irene Dunne.

Vivacious Lady; USA 1938, George Stevens, D: James Stewart, Ginger Rogers.

Wedding Present; USA 1936, Richard Wallace, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

Weekend for Three; USA 1941, Irving Reis, D: Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Wyatt.

We're Rich Again; USA 1934, William A. Seiter, D: Reginald Denny, Edna May Oliver.

Whistling in the Dark; USA 1941, S. Sylvan Simon, D: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford.

The Whole Town's Talking; USA 1935, John Ford, D: Edward G Robinson, Jean Arthur.

Wife, Husband and Friend; USA 1939, Gregory Ratoff, D: Warner Baxter, Loretta Young.

Wife vs. Secretary (Seine Sekretärin); USA 1936, Clarence Brown, D: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy.

Woman Chases Man (Virginia auf Männerfang); USA 1937, John G. Blystone, D: Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins.

The Woman of the Year (Die Frau, von der man spricht); USA 1942, George Stevens, D: Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn.

The Women (Die Frauen); USA 1939, George Cukor, D: Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Norma Shearer. -- Literatur: Doty, Alexander (1995) Queerness, comedy and The Women. In: Classical Hollywood Comedy. Ed. by Kristine Brunovska Karnick and Henry Jenkins. New York/London: Routledge, pp. 332-347.

You Belong to Me; USA 1941, Wesley Ruggles, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck.

You Can't Take It With You (Lebenskünstler); USA 1938, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur. -- Literatur: Caruso, Patrick / Plate, S. Brent (1999) When Your Family is Other, and the Other Your Family: Freedom and Obligation in Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You. In: Imagining Otherness: Filmic Visions of Living Together. Ed. by S. Brent Plate and David Jasper. Atlanta, Ga.: Scholars Press, vii, 230 pp. (American Academy of Religion Cultural Criticism Series. 7.).

The Young in Heart; USA 1938, Richard Wallace, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Janet Gaynor.

II. Die Regisseure

D‘Arrast, Harry

Topaze; USA 1933, Harry D'Arrast, D: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy.

Bacon, Lloyd

A Slight Case of Murder (Vier Leichen auf Abwegen); USA 1938, Lloyd Bacon, D: Edward G Robinson, Ruth Donnelly.

Blystone, John G.

Woman Chases Man (Virginia auf Männerfang); USA 1937, John G. Blystone, D: Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins.

Boleslawski, Richard

Theodora Goes Wild; USA 1936, Richard Boleslawski, D: Melvyn Douglas, Irene Dunne.

Borzage, Frank

Desire (Perlen zum Glück; aka: Sehnsucht); USA 1936, Frank Borzage, D: Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper.

Brown, Clarence

Wife vs. Secretary (Seine Sekretärin); USA 1936, Clarence Brown, D: Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Myrna Loy.

Come Live with Me (Komm, bleib bei mir); USA 1941, Clarence Brown, D: James Stewart, Hedy Lamarr.

Buzzell, Edward

Song of the Thin Man (Das Lied vom dünnen Mann); USA 1947, Edward Buzzell, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Capra, Frank

Platinum Blone (Vor Blondinen wird gewarnt); USA 1931, Frank Capra, D: Loretta Young, Robert Williams, Jean Harlow.

It Happened One Night (Es geschah eines Nachts); USA 1934, Frank Capra, D: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert.

Mr Deeds Goes To Town (Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt); USA 1936, Frank Capra, D: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur.

You Can't Take It With You (Lebenskünstler); USA 1938, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Mr. Smith geht nach Washington); USA 1939, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur.

Arsenic and Old Lace (Arsen und Spitzenhäubchen); USA 1941, Frank Capra, D: Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane.

Meet John Doe (Hier ist John Doe); USA 1941, Frank Capra, D: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck.

Literatur: Bergman, Andrew (1971) Frank Capra and screwball comedy. In seinem: We‘re in the money: Depression America and ist films. New York: Harper & Row, pp. 132-148. -- Capra, Frank (1971) The Name Above the Title: An autobiography. New York: Macmillian. Dt. als: Frank Capra: Autobiographie. Zürich: Diogenes 1992. -- Carney, Raymond (1986) American vision: The films of Frank Capra. New York: Cambridge University Press. -- Glatzer, Richard / Raeburn, John (eds.) (1975) Frank Capra: The man and his films. Ann Arbor: University of MichiganPress. -- Griffith, Richard (1950) Frank Capra. London: British Film Institute (Index Series. 3.). -- Maland, Charles J. (1977) American visions: The films of Chaplin, Ford, Capra, and Welles, 1936-1941. New York: Arno Press. -- Maland, Charles J. (1980) Frank Capra. Boston: Twayne. Repr. 1995. -- McBride, Joseph (1991) Frank Capra: The catastrophe of success. New York/London: Faber, 512 pp. -- Poague, Leland A.: The Cinema of Frank Capra: An Approach to Film Comedy. Cranbury, N.J.: A.S. Barnes 1975. -- Rose, Brian Geoffrey (1980) An examination of narrative structure in four films of Frank Capra. New York: Arno Press. -- Scheer, Ronald (1980) Doublevision: TV Remakes Frank Capra. In: Journal of Popular Film and Television 8,2. -- Scherle, Victor / Levy, William Turner (1992) The complete films of Frank Capra. New York: The Citadel Press. -- Silverman, Kaja (1981) Male Subjectivity and the Celestial Suture: It's a Wonderful Life. In: Framework 14. -- Sklar, Robert (1975) The imagination of stability: The depression films of Frank Capra. In: Frank Capra: The man and his films. Ed. by John Raeburn and Richard Glatzer. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press. -- Smoodin, Eric (1998) The Moral Part of the Story Was Great’: Frank Capra and Film Education in the 1930s. In: The Velvet Light Trap 42 (Fall 1998), pp. 20-35. -- Willis, Donald C. (1974) The films of Frank Capra. Metuchen, N.J.: The Scarecrow Press.

Clair, René

I Married A Witch (Meine Frau, die Hexe); USA 1942, Rene Clair, D: Frederic March, Veronica Lake.

Literatur: Amengual, Barthélemy (prés.) (1969) René Clair. Nouv. Éd. mise à jour Paris: Seghers, 189 pp. (Cinéma d‘Aujourd‘hui. 17.). -- Greene, Naomi (1985) René Clair. A guide to references and resources. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, xi, 168 pp. (A Reference Publication in Film.).

Conway, Jack

Gay Bride; USA 1934, Jack Conway, D: Chester Morris, Carole Lombard.

The Girl From Missouri; USA 1934, Jack Conway, D: Franchot Tone, Jean Harlow.

Libeled Lady (Lustige Sünder); USA 1936, Jack Conway, D: William Powell, Spencer Tracy, Myrna Loy, Jean Harlow.

Love Crazy; USA 1941, Jack Conway, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Cukor, George

One Hour with You (Eine Stunde mit Dir); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, George Cukor, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

Holiday (Holiday); USA 1938, George Cukor, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn.

The Women (Die Frauen); USA 1939, George Cukor, D: Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, Paulette Goddard, Norma Shearer.

The Philadelphia Story (Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit); USA 1940, George Cukor, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn.

Two-Faced Woman (Die Frau mit den zwei Gesichtern); USA 1941, George Cukor, D: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo.

Adam‘s Rib (Ehekrieg); USA 1949, George Cukor, D: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn.

Literatur: Bernardoni, James (1985) George Cukor. A critical study and filmography. Jefferson. -- Carey, Gary (1971) Cukor and Company. The films of George Cukor and his collaborators. New York. -- Clarens, Carlos (1976) George Cukor. London: Secker and Warburg / British Film Institute. -- Higham, Charles / Greenberg, Joel (1969) [Interview mit Cukor.] In ihrem: The celluloid muse: Hollywood directors speak. New York: Signet, pp. 60-78. -- Lambert, Gavin (1972) On Cukor. New York: Putnam. -- McGilligan, Patrick (1991) George Cukor: A double life. New York: St. Martin‘s Press, 400 pp. -- Phillips, Gene D. (1982) George Cukor. Boston.

Cummings, Irving

Everything Happens at Night; USA 1939, Irving Cummings, D: Sonia Henie, Ray Milland, Robert Cummings.

Curtiz, Michael

Jimmy The Gent (Feiner Herr); USA 1934, Michael Curtiz, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

Perfect Specimen (Ein Kerl zum Verlieben); USA 1937, Michael Curtiz, D: Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell.

Four‘s a Crowd (Liebe zu viert); USA 1938, Michael Curtiz, D: Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Rosalind Russell.

Enright, Ray

Hard to Get; USA 1938, Ray Enright, D: Dick Powell, Olivia de Havilland.

Fitzmaurice, George

Live, Love and Learn; USA 1937, George Fitzmaurice, D: Robert Montgomery, Rosalind Russell.

Fleming, Victor

Bombshell; USA 1933, Victor Fleming, D: Lee Tracy, Jean Harlow.

Ford, John

The Whole Town's Talking; USA 1935, John Ford, D: Edward G Robinson, Jean Arthur.

Garnett, Tay

She Couldn't Take It; USA 1935, Tay Garnett, D: George Raft, Joan Bennett.

Love is News; USA 1937, Tay Garnett, D: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young.

Stand In; USA 1937, Tay Garnett, D: Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell.

Joy of Living; USA 1938, Tay Garnett, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Irene Dunne.

Eternally Yours (Liebestournee); USA 1939, Tay Garnett, D: David Niven, Loretta Young.

Griffith, Edward H.

Cafe Society; USA 1939, Edward H Griffith, D: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll.

Hall, Alexander

Good Girls Go to Paris; USA 1939, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

The Amazing Mr Williams; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

The Doctor Takes a Wife; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Ray Milland, Loretta Young.

He Stayed For Breakfast; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Loretta Young.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan (Urlaub vom Himmel); USA 1941, Alexander Hall, D: Robert Montgomery, Evelyn Keyes.

My Sister Eileen (Meine Schwester Ellen); USA 1942, Alexander Hall, D: Brian Aherne Rosalind Russell.

They All Kissed the Bride (Ein Kuss zuviel); USA 1942, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Crawford.

Hawks, Howard

The Front Page; USA 1931, Howard Hawks, D: Adolphe Menjou, Pat O‘Brien.

Twentieth Century (Napoleon vom Broadway); USA 1934, Howard Hawks, D: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard.

Bringing Up Baby (Leoparden küsst man nicht); USA 1938, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn.

His Girl Friday (Sein Mädchen für besondere Fälle); USA 1940, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell.

Ball of Fire (Die merkwürdige Zähmung der Gangsterbraut Sugarpuss; aka: Wirbelwind der Liebe); USA 1942, Howard Hawks, D: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck

I Was A Male Warbride (Ich war eine männliche Kriegsbraut); USA 1949, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan.

Monkey Business (Liebling, ich werde jünger); USA 1952, Howard Hawks, D: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers.

Literatur: Blumenberg, Hans C. (1979) Die Kamera in Augenhöhe. Begegnungen mit Howard Hawks. Köln: DuMont, 171 pp. (DuMont Dokumente. Film.). -- Bogdanovich, Peter (1962) The cinema of Howard Hawks. New York. -- Campbell, Marilyn (1976) His Girl Friday: Production for use. In: Wide Angle 1,2, pp. 22-27. -- Gili, Jean A. (présentation) (1971) Howard Hawks. Paris: Seghers, 188 pp. (Cinéma d‘Aujourd‘hui. 69.). -- Hawks, Howard (1968) Die Kamera in Augenhöhe. In: Filmkritik, 1. -- Hillier, Jim / Wollen, Peter (eds.) (1997) Howard Hawks: American artist. London. -- Jewell, Richard B. (1984) How Howard Hawks brought Baby up: An apologia for the studio system. In: Journal of Popular Film and Television 11,4, pp. 158-165. -- Kepley, Vance, Jr. (1983) Spatial articulation in the classical cinema: A scene from His Girl Friday. In: Wide Angle 5,3, pp. 50-58. -- Mast, Gerald (1982) Howard Hawks, storyteller. New York: Oxford University Press. -- McBride, Joseph (1972) Focus on Howard Hawks. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, xi, 178 pp. (Film Focus.) / (A Spectrum Book.). -- McBride, Joseph (1982) Hawks on Hawks. London. -- Poague, Leland A. (1982) Howard Hawks. Boston, Mass.: Twayne, 195 pp. (Twayne‘s Filmmakers Series.). -- Powers, Tom (1978) His Girl Friday: Screwball liberation. In: Jump Cut, 17, April 1978. -- Thissen, Rolf (1987) Howard Hawks. München. -- Wood, Robin (1968) Howard Hawks. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday. Repr. London 1981.

Hitchcock, Alfred

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (Mr. und Mrs. Smith); USA 1941, Alfred Hitchcock, D: Robert Montgomery, Carole Lombard.

Howard, William K.

The Princess Comes Across (Kabine B 50); USA 1936, William K. Howard, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard.

Jason, Leigh

The Bride Walks Out; USA 1936, Leigh Jason, D: Gene Raymond, Barbara Stanwyck.

The Mad Miss Manton; USA 1938, Leigh Jason, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck.

Kanin, Garson

Bachelor Mother (Findelmutter); USA 1939, Garson Kanin, D: David Niven, Ginger Rogers.

My Favourite Wife (Meine Lieblingsfrau; aka: Meine liebste Frau); USA 1940, Garson Kanin, D: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne.

Tom, Dick and Harry; USA 1940, Garson Kanin, D: Burgess Meredith, Ginger Rogers.

Keighley, William

No Time For Comedy; USA 1940, William Keighley, D: James Stewart, Rosalind Russell.

The Bride Came C.O.D. (Die Braut kam per Nachnahme); USA 1941, William Keighley, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

Koster, Henry

The Rage of Paris (Die flotte Pariserin); USA 1938, Henry Koster, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Danielle Darrieux.

First Love; USA 1939, Henry Koster, D: Robert Stack, Deanna Durbin.

It Started with Eve (Die ewige Eva); USA 1941, Henry Koster, D: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings.

LaCava, Gregory

She Married Her Boss (Sie heiratet den Chef), USA 1935, Gregory LaCava, D: Claudette Colbert, Melvyn Douglas.

My Man Godfrey (Mein Mann Godfrey); USA 1936, Gregory La Cava, D: William Powell, Carole Lombard.

Fifth Avenue Girl; USA 1939, Gregory La Cava, D: Walter Connolly, Ginger Rogers.

Unfinished Business; USA 1941, Gregory LaCava, D: Robert Montgomery, Irene Dunne.

Lady in a Jam; USA 1942, Gregory LaCava, D: Patric Knowles, Irene Dunne.

Landers, Lew

Annabel Takes a Tour; USA 1938, Lew Landers, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

Lanfield, Sidney

Red Salute; USA 1935, Sidney Lanfield, D: Robert Young, Barbara Stanwyck.

The Lady Has Plans; USA 1942, Sidney Lanfield, D: Ray Milland, Paulette Goddard.

Standing Room Only (Stehplatz im Bett); USA 1944, Sidney Lanfield, D: Paulette Goddard, Fred MacMurray.

Lang, Walter

Love Before Breakfast; USA 1936, Walter Lang, D: Preston Foster, Carol Lombard.

Second Honeymoon; USA 1937, Walter Lang, D: Tyrone Power, Loretta Young.

The Great Profile; USA 1940, Walter Lang, D: John Barrymore, Anne Baxter.

LeBorg, Reginald

San Diego I Love You; USA 1944, Reginald Le Borg, D: Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton.

Lee, Rowland V.

One Rainy Afternoon; USA 1936, Rowland V. Lee, D: Francis Lederer, Ida Lupino.

Leisen, Mitchell

Hands Across The Table (Liebe im Handumdrehen); USA 1935, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard.

Easy Living (Mein Leben in Luxus; aka: Leichtes Leben); USA 1937, Mitchell Leisen, D: Ray Milland, Jean Arthur.

Midnight (Enthüllung um Mitternacht; aka: Mitternacht); USA 1939, Mitchell Leisen, D: Don Ameche, Claudette Colbert.

Arise My Love; USA 1940, Mitchell Leisen, D: Ray Milland, Claudette Colbert.

Remember The Night (Eine unvergessliche Nacht); USA 1940, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck.

Take A Letter Darling (Liebling, zum Diktat!); USA 1942, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Rosalind Russell.

No Time for Love (Keine Zeit für Liebe); USA 1943, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

Practically Yours (Sturzflug ins Glück); USA 1944, Mitchell Leisen, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

Literatur: Cherichietti, David (1973) Hollywood director: The career of Mitchell Leisen. New York: Curtis Books. -- Schultheiss, John (1980) Director Mitchell Leisen: An annotated filmography. In: Journal of Popular Filma nd Television 8,3.

Leonard, Robert Z.

After Office Hours (Nach Büroschluss, aka: Ein Paar wie Katz und Hund); USA 1935, Robert Z. Leonard, D: Clark Gable, Constance Bennett.

LeRoy, Mervyn

High Pressure (Ein ausgefuchster Gauner); USA 1932, Mervyn LeRoy, D: William Powell, Evelyn Brent.

Levin, Henry

And Baby Makes Three (Zwei Männer und drei Babies); USA 1949, Henry Levin, D: Robert Young, Barbara Hale.

Lubitsch, Ernst

Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo); USA 1930, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonald.

One Hour with You (Eine Stunde mit Dir); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, George Cukor, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

Trouble in Paradise (Ärger Im Paradies); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall.

Design For Living (Serenade zu dritt); USA 1933, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Gary Cooper, Miriam Hopkins.

Angel (Engel); USA 1937, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Marlene Dietrich, Herbert Marshall.

Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (Blaubarts achte Frau); USA 1938, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert.

Ninotchka (Ninotchka); USA 1939, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Melvyn Douglas, Greta Garbo.

The Shop around the Corner (Rendezvous nach Ladenschluss); USA 1939, Ernst Lubitsch, D: James Stewart, Margaret Sullavan.

That Uncertain Feeling (Ehekomödie); USA 1942, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Melvyn Douglas, Merle Oberon.

To Be or Not To Be (Sein oder Nichtsein); USA 1942, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Benny, Carole Lombard.

Literatur: Carringer, Robert L. / Sabath, Barry (1978) Ernst Lubitsch: A guide to references and resources. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, xx, 262 pp. (A Reference Publication in Film.). -- Eisenschitz, Bernard / Narboni, Jean (éds.) (1985) Ernst Lubitsch. Paris. -- Eyman, Scott (1993) Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in paradise. New York. -- Hake, Sabine (1992) Passions and deceptions. The early films of Ernst Lubitsch. Princeton. Mast, Gerald (1973) The Lubitsch touch and the Lubitsch brain. In seinem The comic mind: Comedy on the movies. Indianapolis. -- Paul, William (1983) Ernst Lubitsch‘s American comedy. New York: Columbia University Press. -- Poague, Leland A. (1978) The cinema of Ernst Lubitsch. The Holylwood films. South Brunswick/London. -- Prinzler, Hans Helmut / Patalas, Enno (Hrsg.) (1984) Lubitsch. München/Luzern: Bucher, 139 pp. (Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. Stiftung Deutsceh Kinemathek. Retrospektive 1984.). -- Renk, Herta-Elisabeth (1992) Ernst Lubitsch. Reinbek: Rowohlt. -- Sallitt, Dan (2001) Ernst Lubitsch: The actor vs. The character. In: The film comedy reader. Ed. by Gregg Rickman. New York: Limelight Editions, pp. 154-158. -- Sarris, Andrew (1971) Lubitsch in the 30's. In: Film Comment, Winter 1971/72. -- Spaich, Herbert (1992) Ernst Lubitsch und seine Filme. München. -- Verdone, Mario (1964) Ernst Lubitsch. Lyon. -- Weinberg, Herman G. (1977) The Lubitsch touch. Erw. Ausg. New York. Rev. ed. 1971.

Mamoulian, Rouben

Love Me Tonight (Schönste, liebe mich!); USA 1932, Rouben Mamoulian, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

Mayo, Archie

It's Love I'm After; USA 1937, Archie Mayo, D: Leslie Howard, Bette Davis.

McCarey, Leo

Ruggles of Red Gap (Ein Butler in Amerika); USA 1935, Leo McCarey, D: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland.

The Awful Truth (Die schreckliche Wahrheit); USA 1937, Leo McCarey, D: Cary Grant, Irene Dunne.

Once Upon a Honeymoon; USA 1942, Leo McCarey, D: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers.

McLeod, Norman Z.

Topper (Zwei Engel ohne Flügel); USA 1937, Norman Z MacLeod, D: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett.

Merrily We Live (Uns geht‘s ja prächtig); USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett.

There Goes My Heart; USA 1938, Norman Z McLeod, D: Frederic March, Virginia Bruce.

Murphy, Ralph

The Notorious Sophie Lang (Sophie kann's nicht lassen); USA 1934, Ralph Murphy.

Ratoff, Gregory

Wife, Husband and Friend; USA 1939, Gregory Ratoff, D: Warner Baxter, Loretta Young.

Public Deb No 1; USA 1940, Gregory Ratoff, D: George Murphy, Brenda Joyce.

Reis, Irving

Weekend For Three; USA 1941, Irving Reis, D: Dennis O'Keefe, Jane Wyatt.

The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (So einfach ist die Liebe nicht); USA 1947, Irving Reis, D: Cary Grant, Myrna Loy.

Roach, Hal

The Housekeeper's Daughter; USA 1938, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Joan Bennett.

Turnabout; USA 1940, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis.

Road Show; USA 1941, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Carole Landis.

Roberts, Stephen

The Ex‑Mrs Bradford; USA 1936, Stephen Roberts, D: William Powell, Jean Arthur.

Ruggles, Wesley

I‘m No Angel (Ich bin kein Engel); USA 1933, Wesley Ruggles, D: Mae West, Edward Arnold, Cary Grant.

The Gilded Lily (Das Mädchen, das den Lord nicht wollte); USA 1935, Wesley Ruggles, D: Fred MacMurray, Claudette Colbert.

The Bride Comes Home (Frauen-Launen); USA 1936, Wesley Ruggles, D: Robert Young, Claudette Colbert.

I Met Him in Paris (Pariser Bekanntschaft); USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles, D: Melvyn Douglas, Claudette Colbert.

True Confession (Ein Mordsschwindel); USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore.

Too Many Husbands (Ein Ehemann zuviel); USA 1940, Wesley Ruggles, D: Melvyn Douglas, Jean Arthur.

You Belong to Me; USA 1941, Wesley Ruggles, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck.

Sandrich, Mark

The Gay Divorcee; aka: The Gay Divorce (Scheidung auf amerikanisch); USA 1934, Mark Sandrich, D: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.

Santell, Alfred

Breakfast For Two; USA 1937, Alfred Santell, D: Herbert Marshall, Barbara Stanwyck.

Having Wonderful Time; USA 1938, Alfred Santell, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ginger Rogers.

Schuster, Harold D.

Girl Trouble; USA 1942, Harold D. Schuster, D: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett.

Sedgewick, Edward

Fit for a King; USA 1937, Edward Sedgewick, D: Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo.

Seiter, William A.

The Richest Girl in The World; USA 1934, William A Seiter, D: Joel McCrea, Miriam Hopkins.

We're Rich Again; USA 1934, William A. Seiter, D: Reginald Denny, Edna May Oliver.

If Only You Could Cook (Wenn du nur kochen könntest); USA 1935, William A. Seiter, D: Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur.

The Moon's Our Home; USA 1936, William A. Seiter, D: Henry Fonda, Margaret Sullavan.

Three Blind Mice; USA 1938, William A. Seiter, D: Joel McCrea, Loretta Young.

Hired Wife; USA 1940, William A. Seiter, D: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell.

Simon, S. Sylvan

Whistling In The Dark; USA 1941, S. Sylvan Simon, D: Red Skelton, Ann Rutherford.

Sinclair, Robert B.

Mr. and Mrs. North; USA 1940, Robert B. Sinclair, D: William Post Jr, Gracie Allen.

Sloan, Paul

Down To Their Last Yacht; USA 1934, Paul Sloane, D: Ned Sparks, Mary Boland.

Stevens, George

Vivacious Lady; USA 1938, George Stevens, D: James Stewart, Ginger Rogers.

Talk of the Town; USA 1942, George Stevens, D: Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, Jean Arthur.

The Woman of the Year (Die Frau, von der man spricht); USA 1942, George Stevens, D: Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn.

The More The Merrier; USA 1943, George Stevens, D: Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur.

Stoloff, Ben

The Affairs of Annabel; USA 1938, Ben Stoloff, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

Stone, Andrew L.

Say It In French; USA 1938, Andrew L Stone, D: Ray Milland, Olympe Broden.

Sturges, Preston

Christmas in July (Das große Los; aka: Weihnachten im Juli); USA 1940, Preston Sturges, D: Dick Powell, Ellen Drew.

The Great McFinty (Der große McGinty); USA 1940, Preston Sturges, D: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus.

The Lady Eve (Die Falschspielerin); USA 1941, Preston Sturges, D: Henry Fonda, Barbara Stanwyck.

Sullivan‘s Travels (Sullivans Reisen); USA 1941, Preston Sturges, D: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake.

Palm Beach Story (Atemlos nach Florida); USA 1942, Preston Sturges, D: Joel McCrea, Claudette Colbert.

Miracle of Morgan‘s Creek; USA 1944, Preston Sturges, D: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton.

Unfaithfully Yours (Die Ungetreue); USA 1948, Preston Sturges, D: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell.

Literatur: Anon.: (1989) Preston Sturges. Catalogue. London, 270 pp. -- Curtis, James (1982) Between flops: A biography of Preston Sturges. New York: Harcourt Brace Yovanovich. -- Cywinski, Ray (1984) Preston Sturges: A guide to references and resources. Boston: G.K. Hall, xiii, 134 pp. (A Reference Publication in Film.). -- Dickos, Andrew (1985) Intrepid laughter: Preston Sturges and the movies. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. -- Gordon, James (1980) The comic structures in the films of Preston Sturges. Ph.D. Thesis, Northwestern University. Gedruckt 1981 (Ann Arbor: UMI). -- Jacobs, Diane (1992) Christmas in July: The life and art of Preston Sturges. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press. -- Sennett, Ted (1985) Lunatics and lovers. New York. -- Sturges, Sandy (ed.) (1990) Preston Sturges by Preston Sturges. His life and his words. New York, 352 pp.

Sutherland, A. Edward

The Invisible Woman (Die unsichtbare Frau); USA 1940, A. Edward Sutherland, D: John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce.

Thompson, Harlan

Kiss and Make Up (Tempel der Schönheit); USA 1934, Harlan Thompson, D: Cary Grant, Geneviève Tobin.

Thorpe, Richard

Double Wedding; USA 1937, Richard Thorpe, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

The Thin Man Goes Home (Der dünne Mann kommt heim); USA 1944, Richard Thorpe, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Van Dyke, W.S. (aka: William S. Van Dyke II, Woody Van Dyke)

The Thin Man (Mordsache dünner Mann; aka: Dünner Mann erster Fall); USA 1934, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

I Live My Life (Wo die Liebe hinfällt); USA 1935), W.S. Van Dyke, D: Brian Aherne, Joan Crawford.

After the Thin Man (Nach dem dünnen Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, zweiter Fall); USA 1936, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Love On The Run; USA 1936, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Clark Gable, Joan Crawford.

Personal Property; USA 1937, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Robert Taylor, Jean Harlow.

Another Thin Man (Noch ein dünner Mann; aka: Dünner Mann, dritter Fall); USA 1939, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

It's a Wonderful World (Drunter und drüber); USA 1939, W.S. Van Dyke, D: James Stewart, Claudette Colbert.

I Love You Again (Liebling, du hast dich verändert); USA 1940, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

The Feminine Touch; USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Don Ameche, Rosalind Russell.

Shadow of The Thin Man (Der Schatten des dünnen Mannes); USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke, D: William Powell, Myrna Loy.

Wallace, Richard

Wedding Present; USA 1936, Richard Wallace, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

The Young In Heart; USA 1938, Richard Wallace, D: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Janet Gaynor

A Girl, A Guy and A Gob; USA 1941, Richard Wallace, D: George Murphy, Lucille Ball.

Walsh, Raoul

Big Brown Eyes (Grosse braune Augen); USA 1936, Raoul Walsh, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

Wellman, William

Nothing Sacred (Denen ist nichts heilig); USA 1937, William Wellman, D: Frederic March, Carole Lombard.

Roxie Hart (Roxie Hart); USA 1942, William Wellman, D: Adolphe Menjou, Ginger Rogers.

Whale, James

Remember Last Night (Was geschah gestern?); USA 1935, James Whale, D: Robert Young, Constance Cummings.

Wilder, Billy

The Major and the Minor (Der Major und das Mädchen); USA 1942, Billy Wilder, D: Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers.

Wood, Sam

The Devil and Miss Jones; USA 1941, Sam Wood, D: Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur.

Woodruff, Frank

Curtain Call; USA 1940, Frank Woodruff, D: Donald McBride, Barbara Read.

Wyler, William

The Gay Deception; USA 1935, William Wyler, D: Francis Lederer, Frances Dee.

The Good Fairy; USA 1935, William Wyler, D: Herbert Marshall, Margaret Sullavan.

Literatur: Kern, Sharon (1984) William Wyler: A guide to references and resources. Boston: G.K. Hall, xvi, 261 pp. (A Reference Publication in Film.).

Zeisler, Alfred

Amazing Adventure; USA 1937, Alfred Zeisler, D: Cary Grant, Mary Brian.

III. Die Stars

Aherne, Brian

I Live My Life (Wo die Liebe hinfällt); USA 1935), W.S. Van Dyke, D: Brian Aherne, Joan Crawford.

Merrily We Live (Uns geht‘s ja prächtig); USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett.

Hired Wife; USA 1940, William A Seiter, D: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell.

My Sister Eileen (Meine Schwester Ellen); USA 1942, Alexander Hall, D: Brian Aherne, Rosalind Russell.

Albritton, Louise

San Diego I Love You; USA 1944, Reginald Le Borg, D: Jon Hall, Louise Allbritton.

Allen, Gracie

Mr. and Mrs. North; USA 1940, Robert B Sinclair, D: William Post Jr, Gracie Allen.

Ameche, Don

Midnight (Enthüllung um Mitternacht; aka: Mitternacht); USA 1939, Mitchell Leisen, D: Don Ameche, Claudette Colbert.

The Feminine Touch; USA 1941, W.S. Van Dyke, D: Don Ameche, Rosalind Russell.

Girl Trouble; USA 1942, Harold D. Schuster, D: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett.

Angelus, Muriel

The Great McFinty (Der große McGinty); USA 1940, Preston Sturges, D: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus.

Arnold, Edward

I‘m No Angel (Ich bin kein Engel); USA 1933, Wesley Ruggles, D: Mae West, Edward Arnold, Cary Grant.

Arthur, Jean

If Only You Could Cook (Wenn du nur kochen könntest); USA 1935, William A Seiter, D: Herbert Marshall, Jean Arthur.

The Whole Town's Talking; USA 1935, John Ford, D: Edward G Robinson, Jean Arthur.

The Ex‑Mrs. Bradford; USA 1936, Stephen Roberts, D: William Powell, Jean Arthur.

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt); USA 1936, Frank Capra, D: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur.

Easy Living (Mein Leben in Luxus; aka: Leichtes Leben); USA 1937, Mitchell Leisen, D: Ray Milland, Jean Arthur.

You Can't Take It With You (Lebenskünstler); USA 1938, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (Mr. Smith geht nach Washington); USA 1939, Frank Capra, D: James Stewart, Jean Arthur.

Too Many Husbands (Ein Ehemann zuviel); USA 1940, Wesley Ruggles, D: Melvyn Douglas, Jean Arthur.

The Devil and Miss Jones; USA 1941, Sam Wood, D: Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur.

Talk of the Town; USA 1942, George Stevens, D: Ronald Colman, Cary Grant, Jean Arthur.

The More the Merrier; USA 1943, George Stevens, D: Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur.

Astaire, Fred

The Gay Divorcee; aka: The Gay Divorce (Scheidung auf amerikanisch); USA 1934, Mark Sandrich, D: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers.

Ball, Lucille

The Affairs of Annabel; USA 1938, Ben Stoloff, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

Annabel Takes a Tour; USA 1938, Lew Landers, D: Jack Oakie, Lucille Ball.

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob; USA 1941, Richard Wallace, D: George Murphy, Lucille Ball.

Barrymore, John

Topaze; USA 1933, Harry D'Arrast, D: John Barrymore, Myrna Loy.

Twentieth Century (Napoleon vom Broadway); USA 1934, Howard Hawks, D: John Barrymore, Carole Lombard.

True Confession (Ein Mordsschwindel); USA 1937, Wesley Ruggles, D: Fred MacMurray, Carole Lombard, John Barrymore.

The Great Profile; USA 1940, Walter Lang, D: John Barrymore, Anne Baxter.

The Invisible Woman (Die unsichtbare Frau); USA 1940, A. Edward Sutherland, D: John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce.

Literatur: Peters, Margot (1990) The house of Barrymore. New York, xi, 642 pp.

Baxter, Ann

The Great Profile; USA 1940, Walter Lang, D: John Barrymore, Anne Baxter.

Baxter, Warner

Wife, Husband and Friend; USA 1939, Gregory Ratoff, D: Warner Baxter, Loretta Young.

Bennett, Constance

After Office Hours (Nach Büroschluss, aka: Ein Paar wie Katz und Hund); USA 1935, Robert Z. Leonard, D: Clark Gable, Constance Bennett.

Topper (Zwei Engel ohne Flügel); USA 1937, Norman Z MacLeod, D: Cary Grant, Constance Bennett.

Merrily We Live (Uns geht‘s ja prächtig); USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Brian Aherne, Constance Bennett.

Bennett, Joan

She Couldn't Take It; USA 1935, Tay Garnett, D: George Raft, Joan Bennett.

Big Brown Eyes (Grosse braune Augen); USA 1936, Raoul Walsh, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

Wedding Present; USA 1936, Richard Wallace, D: Cary Grant, Joan Bennett.

The Housekeeper's Daughter; USA 1938, Hal Roach, D: Adolphe Menjou, Joan Bennett.

Girl Trouble; USA 1942, Harold D. Schuster, D: Don Ameche, Joan Bennett.

Benny, Jack

To Be or Not to Be (Sein oder Nichtsein); USA 1942, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Benny, Carole Lombard.

Blondell, Joan

Perfect Specimen (Ein Kerl zum Verlieben); USA 1937, Michael Curtiz, D: Errol Flynn, Joan Blondell.

Stand In; USA 1937, Tay Garnett, D: Leslie Howard, Joan Blondell.

Good Girls Go to Paris; USA 1939, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

The Amazing Mr. Williams; USA 1940, Alexander Hall, D: Melvyn Douglas, Joan Blondell.

Boland, Mary

Down to Their Last Yacht; USA 1934, Paul Sloane, D: Ned Sparks, Mary Boland.

Ruggles of Red Gap (Ein Butler in Amerika); USA 1935, Leo McCarey, D: Charles Laughton, Mary Boland.

Bracken, Eddie

Miracle of Morgan‘s Creek; USA 1944, Preston Sturges, D: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton.

Brent, Evelyn

High Pressure (Ein ausgefuchster Gauner); USA 1932, Mervyn LeRoy, D: William Powell, Evelyn Brent.

Brian, Mary

Amazing Adventure; USA 1937, Alfred Zeisler, D: Cary Grant, Mary Brian.

Broden, Olympe

Say It in French; USA 1938, Andrew L Stone, D: Ray Milland, Olympe Broden.

Brown, Joe E.

Fit for a King; USA 1937, Edward Sedgewick, D: Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo.

Bruce, Virginia

There Goes My Heart; USA 1938, Norman Z. McLeod, D: Frederic March, Virginia Bruce.

The Invisible Woman (Die unsichtbare Frau); USA 1940, A. Edward Sutherland, D: John Barrymore, Virginia Bruce.

Buchanan, Jack

Monte Carlo (Monte Carlo); USA 1930, Ernst Lubitsch, D: Jack Buchanan, Jeanette MacDonald.

Cagney. James

Jimmy the Gent (Feiner Herr); USA 1934, Michael Curtiz, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

The Bride Came C.O.D. (Die Braut kam per Nachnahme); USA 1941, William Keighley, D: James Cagney, Bette Davis.

Carillo, Leo

Fit for a King; USA 1937, Edward Sedgewick, D: Joe E. Brown, Leo Carillo.

Carroll, Madeleine

Cafe Society; USA 1939, Edward H Griffith, D: Fred MacMurray, Madeleine Carroll.

Chevalier, Maurice

Love Me Tonight (Schönste, liebe mich!); USA 1932, Rouben Mamoulian, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

One Hour with You (Eine Stunde mit Dir); USA 1932, Ernst Lubitsch, George Cukor, D: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald.

Coburn, Charles

The Devil and Miss Jones; USA 1941, Sam Wood, D: Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur.

Colbert, Claudette