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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Mr Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
8/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft
Gary Cooper is Longfellow Deeds who inherits 20 million dollars and wants to give it away to needy people. Director Capra won an Oscar for this irresi... Read more
Mr Hulot's Holiday ( Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot ) (1952)
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud, Michelle Rolla
This wonderfully comic plotless movie about Monsieur Hulot's vacation trip to the seashore features hilarious situations and a brilliant performance b... Read more
My Dear Secretary (1948)
5.7/10
Director: Charles Martin
Starring: Laraine Day, Kirk Douglas, Keenan Wynn
The battle of the sexes has never been funnier than in this zany screwball comedy focussing on skirt-chasing author Kirk Douglas. After hiring busines... Read more
My Little Chickadee (1940)
7/10
Director: Edward Cline
Starring: Mae West, W C Fields
American stalwarts W.C. Fields and Mae West team up in this comedy of unlikely heroes. He's a con man come into town to make a small fortune and she's... Read more
My Son The Vampire (1952)
Director: John Gilling
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Dora Bryan
The mysterious figure known as the Vampire comes to England to complete experiments in his mad bid to gain control of the world. When the radar-contro... Read more
Never on Sunday (1960)
7.4/10
Director: Jules Dassin
Starring: Melina Mercouri, Jules Dassin, Georges Foundas
Classic romantic comedy that blends "Pygmalion" with "Irma La Douce." Melina Mercouri is the earthy prostitute at a Greek resort who is "educated" by... Read more
Ninotchka (1939)
8/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Bela Lugosi, Greta Garbo, Ina Claire, Melvyn Douglas
A sparkling comic treat, boasting witty dialogue co-written by Billy Wilder and expert direction by Ernst Lubitsch, features a shining performance fro... Read more
No Limit (1936)
7.1/10
Director: Monty Banks
Starring: George Formby, Florence Desmond
'No Limit' is irrefutably a vehicle for chipmunk-cheeked British comic George Formby. He plays a provincial auto mechanic who dreams of the 'Main Chan... Read more
Norman Wisdom Collection ( Trouble in Store / Up in the World / On the Beat ) (1962)
Director: John Paddy Carstairs, Robert Asher
Starring: Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford, Maureen Swanson
The cheerful, unpretentious appeal of Norman Wisdom made him a household name in the fifties, and his hugely popular slapstick comedies outsold the Bo... Read more
Norman Wisdom: Volume One - Follow A Star / The Bulldog Breed / The Early Bird / Just My Luck / Man of the Moment / One Good Turn (1954)
Director: John Paddy Carstairs, Robert Asher
Starring: Eddie Byrne, Edward Chapman, David Lodge, Norman Wisdom, Dandy Nichols, Charles...
Volume 1 of 2. This definitive "Norman Wisdom Collection" captures the genius of one of Britains' finest ever comics at his hilarious best. Titles inc... Read more