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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The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 1 (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple's career started when she was just a toddler with these films from the 'Baby Burlesques' series. The short films satirized popular movi... Read more
The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 2 (1938)
Starring: Shirley Temple
These original short films all feature Shirley Temple and illustrate perfectly why she was the biggest child star of the 1930s. 'Polly Tix In Washingt... Read more
The Sir Aliec Guinness Ealing Studios Comedy Collection: The Ladykillers / Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Man in the White Suit / The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
Director: Alexander Mackendrick, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer
Starring: H. Marion Crawford , Michael Gough, Joan Greenwood, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobso...
A Box Set comedy collection from the acclaimed Ealing Studios. 'The Ladykillers' - This outrageous caper farce stars Alec Guinness as the criminal ma... Read more
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Director: Basil Dearden
Starring: Bernard Miles, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenn...
Jean and Bill are a struggling married couple with Bill trying to scrape a living as a writer. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them... Read more
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956)
6.9/10
Director: Daniel Mann
Starring: Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyo, Eddie Albert, Paul Ford
A whimsical, poignant adaptation of the hit Broadway play about an American G.I.'s experiences in Okinawa in 1944. Glenn Ford is given the task of 'de... Read more
The Thief of Paris (1967)
6.9/10
Director: Louis Malle
Starring: Genevieve Bujold, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Marie Dubois, Francoise Fabian
Set in turn-of-the-century Paris, Georges Randal (Jean-Paul Belmondo) is shocked to learn that the uncle who raised him has not only squandered the yo... Read more
The Thin Man (1934)
8.1/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
This madcap blend of screwball comedy and murder mystery marked the first pairing of what was to become one of the movies great romantic teams, Willia... Read more
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
7.4/10
Director: Richard Thorpe
Starring: Myrna Loy, William Powell, Lucile Watson, Leon Ames, Harry Davenport
This fifth entry in MGM's 'Thin Man' series maintains the high production and story values of the first four, as Nick and Nora go to visit Nick's disa... Read more
The Three Stooges In Colour (1936)
Starring: The Three Stooges
'Disorder in the Court' (1936) - One of the stooges friends has been accused of murder and when the stooges are asked to appear as witnesses, they do... Read more
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
7.2/10
Director: Charles Crichton
Starring: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
When the residents of a remote English village are faced with losing their local rail service, they take it upon themselves to "reclaim" a vintage loc... Read more