Book DescriptionWitty and brash, the fast-talking dames in film comedies of the 1930s and 40s offered moviegoers a new, independent version of American womanhood In this widely acclaimed book, Maria DiBattista paints vivid portraits of the grandest fast-talking dames of the era, including Katharine Hepburn, Irene Dunne, and Barbara Stanwyck, оввек and discusses what their films had to say about men, happiness, and the power of speech.  Biggers2003 г 384 стр ISBN 0300099037.