Nine of ten people lack access to classic screwball comedy. We’re on a mission to change that. Here’s how:

Screen classic Screwball Comedy films as intended, in a large theater with a live audience.

Produce and host an annual film series with renowned speakers at the Historic Camelot Theater in Palm Springs, CA.

Create video commentaries with visual aids and written transcripts, of discussions on the Screwball Comedy film genre, which evolved from the social, economic and political conditions in the 1930s and 1940s.

Publish essays celebrating and analyzing Screwball Comedy films.

Develop a comprehensive database of Screwball Comedy films with the ability to search character-archetypes, plot elements and summaries, stars, directors, writers. year of release, studios, costumes, notable quotes, editors, and cinematographers.

Compile resources for research, understanding and enjoyment of this beloved film genre.

Host a virtual community for Screwball Comedy film fans and historians.

Screwball Comedy is “beautiful people in luxe surroundings acting silly in the name of love”. Degraded picture quality undermines this visual art form.

Some of the best known classic Screwball Comedy films are materially degraded, such as MGM’s Libeled Lady (1936). Also, many independently-produced films are no longer copyrighted. These films in the public domain provide no financial ownership-incentive to be restored.

Restoration candidate for cleaning and digitally correcting picture and sound issues to return the film to its glorious original quality:

It’s a Small World (1935), starring Spencer Tracy, Wendy Barrie, Raymond Walburn, and Asta; directed by Irving Cummings; and written by Gladys Lehman and Sam Helman.