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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Road To Singapore / Road To Zanzibar / Road To Morocco / Road To Utopia (1946)
Director: David Butler, Hal Walker, Victor Schertzinger
Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
A deluxe box set featuring four of the best 'Road To...' films starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. "Road To Singapore" (1940) The firs... Read more
Rock-A-Bye Baby (1958)
6.8/10
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens, Reginald Gardiner
Jerry Lewis becomes a full-time baby-sitter for movie sex-siren Marilyn Maxwell, who doesn't want her public to know she's had triplets. Connie Steven... Read more
Rockets Galore (1957)
Director: Michael Relph
Starring: Jeannie Carson, Donald Sinden, Roland Culver, Noel Purcell, Ian Hunter, Gordon J...
This slightly underwhelming sequel to the excellent 'Whisky Galore' sees the locals of Todday island again at odds with the mainlanders as the British... Read more
Romance Collection: Made For Each Other (1939) / Meet John Doe (1941) / Penny Serenade (1941) / The Amazing Adventure (1936) / The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)
Director: Alfred Zeisler, Frank Capra, George Stevens, John Cromwell, Richard Brooks
Starring: James Stewart, Carole Lombard, Barbara Stanwyck, Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, Irene...
This collection of classic romances includes: 'Made For Each Other' - Carole Lombard and James Stewart star in a classic comedy-drama about a young ma... Read more
Room Service / At the Circus (1938)
Director: Edward Buzzell, William A Seiter
Starring: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Lucille Ball, Ann Miller, Eve Arden, Marga...
The Marx Bros. appear back to back in this hilarious twofer! "Room Service" - A cash-strapped theatrical troupe reasons no one would bounce a sick man... Read more
Sabrina (1954)
7.7/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: William Holden, Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
Aka 'Sabrina Fair'. Audrey Hepburn is the shy chauffeur's daughter who becomes a stunning beauty, and William Holden and Humphrey Bogart are the socia... Read more
Sabrina ( Blu-ray ) (1954)
7.7/10
Director: Billy Wilder
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, William Holden
Aka 'Sabrina Fair'. Audrey Hepburn is the shy chauffeur's daughter who becomes a stunning beauty, and William Holden and Humphrey Bogart are the socia... Read more
Sailor Beware (1951)
6.5/10
Director: Hal Walker
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis
Comedy double act Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin star in this Navy-set musical comedy. Because of a mix-up, Melvin Jones (Lewis) is inducted into the Nav... Read more
Sanjuro (1962)
8.2/10
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama
The hero of Kurosawa's 'Yojimbo' returns to help a group of very earnest, very green, very young samurai get their clan rid of corruption. As in 'Yoji... Read more
School For Scoundrels (1960)
7.5/10
Director: Robert Hamer
Starring: Alastair Sim, Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Terry-Thomas
Enrol at the wacky college of Lifemanship where a senior host of great British comedians teach a completely uproarious course on how to come out tops... Read more