It takes the average reader 3 hours and 51 minutes to read Screwball Comedy and Film Noir by Thomas C. Renzi
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This is a comprehensive comparative analysis of the screwball comedy and film noir genres—two popular Hollywood staples that emerged around the same time. Despite their contrast in tone and theme, “Screwball” and “Noir” have many narrative elements in common. The author defines the two genres, discusses their historical development and inter-related conventions, and offers detailed comparative analyses of a number of films, among them The Lady Eve and His Girl Friday (screwballs), and Gilda and Sunset Blvd. (noirs).
Screwball Comedy and Film Noir by Thomas C. Renzi is 231 pages long, and a total of 57,981 words.
This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 71% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 16 minutes to read Screwball Comedy and Film Noir aloud.
Screwball Comedy and Film Noir is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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