Outputs (2)

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944): Three perspectives on Preston Sturges and the production code (2024)
Journal Article

In this hybrid article, the authors examine Preston Sturges’s ability to outmanoeuvre the Production Code Administration (PCA), specifically in relation to the handling of sex, pregnancy and childbirth in The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek. Our approach i... Read More about The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944): Three perspectives on Preston Sturges and the production code.

“Sacred intimacies”: Sexual ambiguity and performance in My Favorite Wife (1940) (2024)
Journal Article

My Favorite Wife (1940) exemplifies the more “sex suggestive” style of screwball comedy in the late 1930s, posing significant problems for the Production Code Administration (PCA). Strategies for handling taboo content onscreen depended on ambiguity,... Read More about “Sacred intimacies”: Sexual ambiguity and performance in My Favorite Wife (1940).