Top 10 best 'screwball comedy'-movies from the forties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 10 best 'screwball comedy'-movies from the forties

This is a list of the best 10 'screwball comedy'-movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 10 best 'screwball comedy'-movies from the forties

1	His Girl Friday (1940) Comedy, Romance 92 minutes	3,59(391) 3
2	Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) Fantasy, Comedy 94 minutes	3,56(64) 3
3	The Philadelphia Story (1940) Romance, Comedy 112 minutes	3,51(344) 3
4	The Lady Eve (1941) Comedy, Romance 97 minutes	3,47(141) 3
5	The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) Comedy 99 minutes	3,46(48) 3

6	The Palm Beach Story (1942) Comedy, Romance 88 minutes	3,35(107) 3
7	A Song Is Born (1948) Music, Comedy 113 minutes	3,28(27) 2
8	Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949) Mystery, Comedy 84 minutes	3,20(20) 3
9	Blithe Spirit (1945) Comedy, Fantasy 96 minutes	3,17(42) 2
10	I Married a Witch (1942) Comedy, Romance 82 minutes	3,11(50)