Throughout the years of movie making, directors, producers, writers, and studios have developed certain cinematic formulas that are continually successful. One theme that has proved itself to be classic and timeless is the romantic love story. In this essay, I will explore the idea of the couple in Top Hat, Casablanca, and It Happened One Night, how genre and studio style may have influenced the construction of each couple, the love story, and modern day …showed first 75 words of 1782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1782 total…in order to make it stronger in the end, which is evident in the three films discussed. The film should have at least one moral message or value to instill in the audience, sometimes about contemporary problems. All of these factors are important when constructing a movie couple and their love story. Although the filming, the sets, and the costumes of the romantic films of the 1930’s and 40’s are dated, their stories are not.