FEBRUARY 13

Frank Capra and Romantic Comedy

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READ:
Damon Runyon, "Madame La Gimp" Guys and Dolls: The
Stories of Damon Runyon (New York: Penguin, 1992),
pp. 89-101.

Tina Olsen Lent, "Romantic Love and Friendship: The Redefinition
of Gender Relations in Screwball Comedy," Classical Hollywood
Comedy (New York: Routledge, 1995), pp. 314-332.

Thomas Schatz, "Anatomy of a House Director," FCASS, pp.10-36

RC, pp. 107-138. (If you have not seen It Happened One Night,
you may want to wait and read this section after Thursday's screenings.)

RECOMMENDED:
RC, pp.335-350.