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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Soft Beds Hard Battles (1973)
Director: Roy Boulting
Starring: Peter Sellers, Curt Jurgens, Jenny Hanley, Rula Lenska, Timothy West
Peter Sellers plays multiple characters in this World War II romp. Madame Grenier is the head of a famous Parisian brothel and after most of her Frenc... Read more
Trafic ( Blu-Ray ) (1972)
7.2/10
Director: Jacques Tati
Starring: Marcel Fraval, Maria Kimberly, Jacques Tati
In Jacques Tatis Trafic, the bumbling Monsieur Hulot, kitted out as always with tan raincoat, beaten brown hat, and umbrella, takes to Pariss highwa... Read more
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
Carry On Matron (1972)
6.2/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Bernard Bresslaw, Charles Hawtrey, Hattie Jacques, Sid James, Terry Scott, Kenne...
"Carry On Matron" is set in a maternity hospital where Sid James and a team of crooks are intent on stealing a supply of birth control pills! Read more
The Last Goon Show Of All (1972)
8.2/10
Starring: Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Spike Milligan
From 1952 to 1960, 'The Goon Show' played the airwaves. For the BBC's 50th anniversary in 1972, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe and Spike Milligan reform... Read more
Pete and Dud: Behind the Fridge (1971)
Starring: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Two rare recordings of England's great surreal comedy duo, filmed in Melbourne during their 1971 tour of Australia. Never broadcast in the UK, the sh... Read more
Carry On Loving (1971)
5.8/10
Director: Gerald Thomas
Starring: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey, Joan Sims
Sidney Bliss (Sidney James) and Sophie (Hattie Jacques) run the Wedded Bliss Agency. In fact they are not even married (much to Sophie's annoyance) an... Read more
The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971)
5.4/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Spike Milligan, Ronnie Barker, Harry Secombe
A true British comedy classic bringing to life the seven deadly sins in seven hilarious segments. Stars include Ronnie Barker, Spike Milligan, Leslie... Read more
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
5.7/10
Director: John Boulting, Roy Boulting
Starring: Diana Dors, Goldie Hawn, Peter Sellers
Self-absorbed British cooking show host Robert Danvers (Peter Sellers) went through women as often as he went through serviettes. He thought he'd foun... Read more
Simon Simon (1970)
6.1/10
Director: Graham Stark
Starring: Peter Sellers, Michael Caine, Bob Monkhouse, Eric Morecambe, Ernie Wise
In this short 1966 slapstick comedy (30 mins), two crane operators distracted by some female passers-by are unable to complete their jobs, much to the... Read more