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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Trafic (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Jacques Tati, Maria Kimberly, Marcel Fraval
AKA 'Traffic'. Jacques Tati's fifth and final feature, a laugh-filled look at modern society and the automobile, captures the absurdities of human beh... Read more
Let's Make Love (1960)
6.5/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall
Marilyn Monroe sings 'My Heart Belongs to Daddy' in this breezy comedy of billionaires, show business and the truth. Yves Montand, a very wealthy man,... Read more
The Nutty Professor (1963)
6.7/10
Director: Jerry Lewis
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Stella Stevens, Del Moore
Jerry Lewis is a mild mannered chemistry professor who follows in the footsteps of Dr Jekyll and becomes Buddy Love, a heartless lounge lizard and hea... 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
The Man In The White Suit (1951)
7.4/10
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Starring: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker
Alec Guinness plays an unassuming lab assistant who invents a miracle fabric that can be woven into indestructible cloth. Few films have chastised ind... Read more
Ninotchka (1939)
8/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Greta Garbo, Melvyn Douglas, Ina Claire, Bela Lugosi
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
The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
6.5/10
Director: Frank Tashlin
Starring: Doris Day, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Rod Taylor, Dom DeLuise, Paul Lynde, Er...
A lively mix of comedy and romance, this wacky Bond spoof has Doris Day as a public relations specialist for NASA who inadvertantly meets her boss (Ro... Read more
Doris Day Collection: The Pajama Game (1957) / Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) / The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) / Love Me Or Leave Me (1955) / Billy Rose's Jumbo (1962) / Young Man With A Horn (1950)
Director: Charles Vidor, Charles Walters, Frank Tashlin, George Abbott, Michael Curtiz
Starring: Doris Day, David Niven, Rod Taylor, Kirk Douglas, James Cagney, Jimmy Durante, L...
This collection of classics featuring America's sweetheart Doris Day includes: 'Please Don't Eat The Daisies' - Doris in a house of 4 boys and drama-c... Read more
The Court Jester (1956)
7.9/10
Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Starring: Glynis Johns, Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury
Danny Kaye has one of his best roles in this beloved comedy classic which rates as one of the funniest comedies of all time. To help restore the thron... Read more
The Naked Truth (1957)
6.9/10
Director: Mario Zampi
Starring: Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount, Shirley Eaton, Dennis Price, Georgina...
Terry-Thomas is a shifty peer of the realm, Peter Sellers is a TV celebrity, Peggy Mount is a best-selling novelist, Shirley Eaton is a gorgeous model... Read more