'Ta, te, ti, toe, too'

Hollywood comedies of the 1950s saw the decline of a specific kind of female comedian, as unruly comediennes in the screwball tradition transformed into silly sexy vixens or tamed into homely sexless housewives. There are, however, some comedies which self-reflectively negotiate this shift. In this...

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Main Author: Ralph Poole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Innsbruck 2020-06-01
Series:Journal of the Austrian Association for American Studies
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Online Access:https://www.jaaas.eu/jaaas/article/view/36