The Best COMEDIES of Old Hollywood

From the 1930s to the 1950s, studios pushed the limits of the Hays Code and societal taboos with two comedies genres: Slapstick and Screwball These films chipped away at censorship through innuendos, questioning gender norms, and highlighting class inequality, while also serving as a playground for Hollywood's biggest stars to make their mark in the spotlight. IG: @Jspoony Letterboxd: Jspoons13 Slapstick Comedies: A Day at the Races (1937) The Caddy (1953) Screwball Comedies: It Happened One Night (1934) The Philadelphia Story (1940) Desk Set (1957) Some Like it Hot (1959) Research: Criterion Review of “Bringing Up Baby”: https://www.criterion.com/current/pos... The Beauty of Old Hollywood in One Scene:    • The Beauty Of Old Hollywood In One Scene   What Happened to the Screwball Comedy?:    • What the F$@% Happened to the Screwball Co...   Katharine Hepburn on life, love and skateboarding:   / katharine-hepburn-feminist-manifesto   Hippie Photos: https://allthatsinteresting.com/san-f...