Best Screwball Comedy Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

The 20 best-rated screwball comedy movies and TV series of the 1940s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Philadelphia Story 1940 ★ 7.6

His Girl Friday 1940 ★ 7.4

Sullivan's Travels 1941 ★ 7.4

Ball of Fire 1941 ★ 7.4

The Lady Eve 1941 ★ 7.3

The Palm Beach Story 1942 ★ 7.0

My Favorite Wife 1940 ★ 7.0

Here Comes Mr. Jordan 1941 ★ 7.0

Blithe Spirit 1945 ★ 7.0

Woman of the Year 1942 ★ 6.9

I Married a Witch 1942 ★ 6.9

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 ★ 6.9

Hold That Ghost 1941 ★ 6.8

Love Crazy 1941 ★ 6.8

Romance on the High Seas 1948 ★ 6.7

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff 1949 ★ 6.6

That Uncertain Feeling 1941 ★ 6.6

A Song Is Born 1948 ★ 6.4

The Boogie Man Will Get You 1942 ★ 6.2

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 1941 ★ 6.0