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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">screwball comedy</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>genres for motion pictures</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>comedy</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>comedy, romantic screwball</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>comedy, screwball</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>romantic screwball comedy</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>screwball comedies</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ American motion picture genre typically featuring a comic battle of the sexes in which the hero and heroine are caught up in a romantic pursuit or patching up a marriage, involving a rapid sequence of improbable events and a surrounding group of eccentric characters. The dialogue is generally fast-paced and witty, and romantic love triumphs in the end. The hayday of the screwball comedy was from the mid-1930s through the 1940s. ]]></note></mads>