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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Bringing Up Baby (1938)
8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, Charlie Ruggles
One of the funniest movies from Hollywood, a classic. Katharine Hepburn is the madcap heiress with her pet leopard 'Baby', who falls for an absent-min... Read more
Buona Sera, Mrs Campbell (1968)
6.8/10
Director: Melvin Frank
Starring: Gina Lollobrigida, Janet Margolin, Lee Grant, Peter Lawford, Phil Silvers, Shell...
With her long-held secret about to emerge, ravishing and resourceful Carla Campbell (Gina Lollobrigida) is in a fix. It seems that during World War II... Read more
Buster Keaton: Silent Comedy Classics - Volume 1 (1920)
8.9/10
Starring: Buster Keaton
This collection of four classic Buster Keaton shorts includes: "Convict 13" (1920) - Buster is out playing golf when he gets knocked unconscious by a... Read more
Buster Keaton: The Complete Short Films 1917-1923 (1917)
8.7/10
Starring: Buster Keaton, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle
A succession of the most timeless, classic comedy shorts ever realised in a luxurious four-disc box set, on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK SY... Read more
By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (1952)
7.1/10
Director: David Butler
Starring: Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames
Doris Day and Gordon MacRae reunite for this sequel to 'On Moonlight Bay', which sees the continuing adventures of the Winfield family after Doris' be... Read more
Cactus Flower (1969)
7.2/10
Director: Gene Saks
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Ingrid Bergman, Jack Weston, Walter Matthau, Rick Lenz
A delightful comedy sparked by crazy, mixed-up situations and a kooky, Academy Award-winning debut performance from Goldie Hawn (Best Actress in a Sup... Read more
Carry On Behind (1975)
5.4/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Bernard Bresslaw, Windsor Davies, Liz Fraser, Joan Sims, Elke Sommer, Kenneth Wi...
"Carry on Behind" tells of a professor of archaeology and his attractive assistant who find they are sharing a caravan site with a lot of buxom beauti... Read more
Carry On Camping (1969)
6.6/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Bernard Bresslaw,...
Things get campy when the crew head towards the woods in the hopes of finding a nudist colony. But when they arrive in the great outdoors, there's no... Read more
Carry On Christmas (1969)
6.4/10
Director: Ronald Fouracre
Starring: Sid James, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Peter Butterworth, Kenn...
A truly wonderful addition to the "Carry On" Collection that can be enjoyed at any time of the year. Its main claim to fame is the ballerina sequence... Read more
Carry On Collection Part One: ...Sergeant (1958) / ...Nurse (1959) / ...Teacher (1959) / ...Constable (1960) / ...Regardless (1961) / ...Cruising (1960)
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: William Hartnell, Bob Monkhouse, Shirley Eaton, Eric Barker, Kenneth Connor, Dor...
A deliciously naughty box set containing six of the best from the Carry On team. Join William Hartnell, Hattie Jaques, Kenneth Williams, Sid James, C... Read more