The Runaway Bride
Elizabeth Kendall. Anchor Books, $12 (285pp) ISBN 978-0-385-42033-4
Such movie directors as Frank Capra, George Stevens and Preston Sturges attempted to portray romance from a woman's point of view; It Happened One Night and Mr. Deeds Goes to Town are examples of their now-classic formula. ``Depression-era romantic film comedies starring Jean Arthur, Claudette Colbert . . . and Barbara Stanwyck are enthrallingly appraised here,'' said PW. Photos. (Nov.)
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Reviewed on: 09/30/1991
Genre: Nonfiction