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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Love in the Afternoon (1957)
7.3/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, John McGiver
The winning combination of Billy Wilder and writer I.A.L Diamond ('Some Like It Hot', 'The Apartment') and acting greats Audrey Hepburn and Gary Coope... Read more
Love Nest (1952)
6.4/10
Director: Joseph M Newman
Starring: Frank Fay, William Lundigan, Marilyn Monroe, June Haver
Marilyn Monroe co-stars as the 'other woman' in this post-war romantic comedy about an apartment building full of crazy characters. With June Haver, W... Read more
Lucky Jim (1957)
6.2/10
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Starring: Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Hugh Griffith, Maureen Connell, Sharon Acker
Ian Carmichael stars as an young, accident-prone lecturer at a small university who spends one hell of a weekend at the home of his disagreeable Profe... Read more
Lucky Me (1954)
6.1/10
Director: Jack Donohue
Starring: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr, Nancy Walker, Martha Hye...
Sticking to a tried-and-true formula, this Doris Day musical comedy has her and her theatre buddies facing the potential ends of their careers, as the... Read more
M*A*S*H (1969)
8.4/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, Robert Duvall, Gary Burghoff,...
Director Robert Altman's innovative dark comedy about the everyday escapades of an Army medical unit during the Korean War stars Elliott Gould, Donald... Read more
M*A*S*H ( Blu-ray ) (1969)
8.4/10
Director: Robert Altman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Rene Auberjonois, Robert Duvall, Sally Kellerm...
Director Robert Altman's innovative dark comedy about the everyday escapades of an Army medical unit during the Korean War stars Elliott Gould, Donald... Read more
Ma and Pa Kettle At the Fair (1952)
6.9/10
Director: Charles Barton
Starring: Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, James Best
In this blast from the past Ma (Marjorie Mann) and Pa (Percy Kirlbride) are trying to raise enough money at the county fair to send their daughter Ros... Read more
Mae West Collection - Night After Night (1932) / I'm No Angel (1933) / Goin' To Town (1935) / Go West Young Man (1936) / My Little Chickadee (1940)
Director: Alexander Hall, Archie Mayo, Edward Cline, Henry Hathaway, Wesley Ruggles
Starring: W C Fields, Cary Grant, Mae West, George Raft, Constance Cummings, Warren Willia...
One of cinema's most enduring legends finally comes to DVD with this 5 movie collection that includes 'Night After Night', her breakout role with Geor... Read more
Make Me an Offer (1955)
6.9/10
Director: Cyril Frankel
Starring: Adrienne Corri, Peter Finch, Richard O'Sullivan
Story of how young dealer (Peter Finch) gets a fur coat for his wife and a rare Wedgwood vase for himself. From the novel by Wolf Mankowitz. Read more
Make Mine a Million (1959)
6.8/10
Director: Lance Comfort
Starring: Bernard Cribbins, Kenneth Connor, Sid James, Arthur Askey, Clive Morton
An ad-man teams up with a make-up artist in a cunning plot to advertise Bonko detergent on non-commercial television. Despite the trouble it causes, t... Read more