The films of Preston Sturges and other classic American sound comedies
- Document source:
- Pacific Film Archive
- Publication date:
- 1973 Jul 22
- Document language:
- English
- Document type:
- program note
- Number of pages:
- 6
- Document name subject:
- Preston Sturges
- Related films:
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- Trouble in paradise — Lubitsch, Ernst — United States — 1932
- Ruggles of red gap — McCarey, Leo — No country known — 1935
- The scoundrel — Hecht, Ben; MacArthur, Charles — United States — 1935
- The awful truth — McCarey, Leo — United States — 1937
- Easy living — Leisen, Mitchell — United States — 1937
- Professor beware — Nugent, Elliott — United States — 1938
- Bluebeard's eighth wife — Lubitsch, Ernst — United States — 1938
- Bringing up baby — Hawks, Howard — No country known — 1938
- Christmas in July — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1940
- The great McGinty — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1940
- His girl Friday — Hawks, Howard — United States — 1940
- The lady Eve — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1941
- Sullivan's travels — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1941
- The Palm Beach story — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1942
- The miracle of Morgan's Creek — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1943
- Hail the conquering hero — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1944
- Unfaithfully yours — Sturges, Preston — United States — 1948
- Film country(ies):
- United States
- Film language(s):
- English
- Film production company:
- Columbia Pictures, Hecht-MacArthur Inc., Paramount Pictures, The Harold Lloyd Corporation, and Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
- Film genre(s):
- Adaptation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Feature, Journalism, Parody, Road, Romance, Screwball comedy, Social problem, Sophisticated comedy, and War
- Film subject(s):
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- Advertising -- United States -- Drama
- Army spouses -- United States -- Drama
- Bankers -- United States -- Drama
- Cardsharping -- Drama
- Conductors (Music) -- Drama
- Deception -- Drama
- Divorce -- United States -- Drama
- Fantasy -- Drama
- Fur garments -- Drama
- Gamblers -- Drama
- Heroes and heroism -- Drama
- Hotels -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Impostors and imposture -- Drama
- Interpersonal attraction -- Drama
- Jealousy -- Drama
- Jewel thieves -- Drama
- Man-woman relationships -- United States -- Drama
- Marriage -- Drama
- Marriage -- United States -- Drama
- Mistaken identity -- United States -- Drama
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Hollywood -- Drama
- Motion picture producers and directors -- California -- Hollywood -- Drama
- Newspaper editors -- United States -- Drama
- Political corruption -- United States -- Drama
- Politicians -- United States -- Drama
- Prisons -- United States -- Drama
- Prize contests in advertising -- Drama
- Revenge -- Drama
- Rich people -- United States -- Drama
- Richman, Arthur, 1886-1944. The awful truth -- Film and video adaptations
- Seduction -- Drama
- Slogans -- Drama
- Social classes -- United States -- Drama
- Soldiers -- United States -- Drama
- Stock exchanges -- United States -- Drama
- Success -- United States -- Social aspects -- Drama
- Tramps -- United States -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
- Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- United States -- Drama
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1945 -- Drama
- Upper class -- France -- Drama
- Women journalists -- United States -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Drama
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States -- Drama
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