Classic Comedy
Classic Comedies in Alice's mind are those prior to 1965. All those great old movies that you may have grown up with are here for your discovery or re-discovery. Comedy Films made prior to 1926 are best found by scrolling "Silent Films". Contempory Comedies (post 1965) are best found scrolling "Comedy ". They don't make em' like they used to....
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Le Plaisir ( Pleasure ) (1952)
7.8/10
Director: Max Ophuls
Starring: Mila Parely, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette Leclerc, Gaby Morlay, Claude Dauphin
Adapted from three short stories by Guy de Maupassant, each segment revels in the ecstasy of pleasure: an old man regains his youth with the aid of a... Read more
Le Plaisir ( Pleasure ) (Blu-ray) (1952)
7.7/10
Director: Max Ophuls
Starring: Mila Parely, Madeleine Renaud, Ginette Leclerc, Gaby Morlay, Claude Dauphin
Adapted from three short stories by Guy de Maupassant, each segment revels in the ecstasy of pleasure: an old man regains his youth with the aid of a... Read more
Leon Errol Two-Reeler Comedy Collection (1938)
Starring: Leon Errol
Australian-born comedian Leon Errol was perhaps best known for his two-reelers produced at RKO during the 1930s and 40s. In these very enjoyable light... Read more
Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot ( Mr Hulot's Holiday ) ( Blu-ray ) (1952)
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Nathalie Pascaud, Michelle Rolla, Jacques Tati
Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tatis endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tatis... Read more
Let George Do It! (1940)
Director: Marcel Varnel
Starring: George Formby, Phyllis Calvert, Garry Marsh, Romney Brent, Bernard Lee, Coral Br...
One of British comedian George Formby's most successful films, in this war-time musical he plays ukelele-ist George Hepplewhite who gets on a boat thi... Read more
Let's Make Love (1960)
6.5/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall
Marilyn Monroe sings 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' in this breezy comedy of billionaires, show business and the truth. Yves Montand, a very wealthy man,... Read more
Life With Father (1947)
7.3/10
Director: Michael Curtiz
Starring: William Powell, Elizabeth Taylor, Irene Dunne, Martin Milner
In late nineteenth century New York a Wall Street broker likes to think his house runs his way, but finds himself constantly bemused at how much of wh... Read more
Limelight ( Blu-ray + DVD ) (1952)
8.1/10
Director: Charlie Chaplin
Starring: Charlie Chaplin, Sydney Chaplin, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Buster Keaton, Norma...
Charlie Chaplins masterful drama about the twilight of a former vaudeville star is among the writer-directors most touching films. Chaplin plays Cal... Read more
Living it Up (1954)
6.8/10
Director: Norman Taurog
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Edward Arnold
After learning he doesn't have radiation poisoning as originally thought, country boy Jerry Lewis must keep up the pretense so he and doctor Dean Mart... Read more
Louis De Funes ( Mr Leguignon Lampiste / Peek-a-Boo / The Bouncing Beauty / The Big Vacation ) (1951)
7.9/10
Director: Maurice Labro, Jean Loubignac, Robert Dhery, Jean Girault
Starring: Louis De Funes
Louis de Funes was one of France's original funnymen, with the rubber-faced prankster hitting his stride in French slapstick comedies of the 50s, 60s... Read more