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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Bells of Rosarita (1945)
6.7/10
Director: Frank McDonald
Starring: Dale Evans, Roy Rogers, George Gabby Hayes, Bob Nolan, Trigger The Horse
Sue Farnum inherits a circus, but her dead father's partner is trying to take it away from her. Roy and Bob Nolan are filming a movie on location at t... Read more
Billy Liar (1962)
7.4/10
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Wilfred Pickles
This classic Mittyesque satire stars Tom Courtenay as a British working-class Everyman who spends his time daydreaming, spinning tall tales and juggli... Read more
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Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962)
6.3/10
Director: Charles Walters
Starring: Doris Day, Stephen Boyd, Jimmy Durante, Martha Raye, Dean Jagger
This Rodgers and Hart musical was nominated for an Oscar for its score, and stars Doris Day and Jimmy Durante as circus owners who are going down the... Read more
Blithe Spirit (1945)
7.2/10
Director: David Lean
Starring: Constance Cummings, Kay Hammond, Rex Harrison, Margaret Rutherford
David Lean adapts Noel Coward once again ('This Happy Breed', 'Brief Encounter') with excellent results. Rex Harrison is an author writing a book on... Read more
Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957)
6.6/10
Director: Frank Launder
Starring: Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Joyce Grenfell
The second film in the hilarious series has a diamond smuggler hiding out at the girls' school by masquerading as the new Headmistress. Alastair Sim,... Read more
Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (1969)
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: Natalie Wood, Elliott Gould, Robert Culp, Dyan Cannon
Paul Mazursky made his directing debut with this landmark Swingin' Sixties satire, about a sexually liberated couple (Robert Culp and Natalie Wood) wh... Read more
Born Yesterday (1950)
7.6/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Judy Holliday, William Holden, Broderick Crawford
Excellent movie version of the Broadway success. Judy Holliday won an Oscar for her hilarious performance as Billie, the dumb blonde to end all dumb b... Read more
Boudu Saved from Drowning (1931)
7.5/10
Director: Jean Renoir
Starring: Michel Simon, Charles Granval, Marcelle Hainia
A light comedy as well as a satire on bourgeois lifestyle in France. Michel Simon is Boudu, a scruffy tramp who is saved from his suicide attempt by a... Read more
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney, Martin Balsam, George Peppard, Buddy Ebsen, Audrey...
A near perfect blend of comedy, romance, and minor tragedy, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is a must-see classic that, despite diversions from Truman Capot... Read more
Breakfast at Tiffany's ( Blu-ray ) (1961)
7.7/10
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Buddy Ebsen, George Peppard, Martin Balsam, Mickey Rooney, Patri...
A near perfect blend of comedy, romance, and minor tragedy, 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is a must-see classic that, despite diversions from Truman Capote... Read more