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Kendall's examination of classic comedies from It Happened One Night to The Lady Eve -and the comediennes who starred in them-reveals what these films said about America during the Depression and how they helped Americans get through it.

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[The Runaway Bride offers] intriguing analysis of some of the era's most fruitful director-actress collaborations…. [Kendall] writes with flair and intelligence about the creators and works she fancies. * The New York Times *
Studies so immediate and insightful they take on the luster of the films themselves. * Smithsonian *

The Runaway Bride

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      Publisher: Cooper Square Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/18/2002 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780815411994, 978-0815411994
      ISBN10: 0815411995

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Kendall's examination of classic comedies from It Happened One Night to The Lady Eve -and the comediennes who starred in them-reveals what these films said about America during the Depression and how they helped Americans get through it.

      Trade Review
      [The Runaway Bride offers] intriguing analysis of some of the era's most fruitful director-actress collaborations…. [Kendall] writes with flair and intelligence about the creators and works she fancies. * The New York Times *
      Studies so immediate and insightful they take on the luster of the films themselves. * Smithsonian *

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