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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My Little Chickadee (1940)
7/10
Director: Edward Cline
Starring: Mae West, W C Fields
American stalwarts W.C. Fields and Mae West team up in this comedy of unlikely heroes. He's a con man come into town to make a small fortune and she's... Read more
Seven Sinners (1940)
6.9/10
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford, Anna Lee, Misch...
This classic romantic comedy stars Marlene Dietrich as a sexy cabaret singer whose reputation as a troublemaker has gotten her kicked out of one port... Read more
Road to Rio (1947) / Road To Bali (1953) / Road To Morocco (1942) / Road To Utopia (1946) / Road To Zanzibar (1941) / Road To Singapore (1940)
Director: David Butler, Hal Walker, Norman Z McLeod, Victor Schertzinger
Starring: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
Six of the best 'Road To...' films starring Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour. 'Road To Singapore' - The one that started it all has Hope and... Read more
The Ghost Breakers (1940)
7.3/10
Director: George Marshall
Starring: Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, Richard Carlson, Paul Lukas, Anthony Quinn
Ghosts and gags collide, with Bob Hope as a Manhattan radio commentator who finds himself on the run from the mob and marooned on a haunted island, al... Read more
Mae West Collection - Night After Night (1932) / I'm No Angel (1933) / Goin' To Town (1935) / Go West Young Man (1936) / My Little Chickadee (1940)
Director: Alexander Hall, Archie Mayo, Edward Cline, Henry Hathaway, Wesley Ruggles
Starring: W C Fields, Cary Grant, Mae West, George Raft, Constance Cummings, Warren Willia...
One of cinema's most enduring legends finally comes to DVD with this 5 movie collection that includes 'Night After Night', her breakout role with Geor... Read more
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
7.3/10
Director: Elliott Nugent
Starring: Bob Hope, Gale Sondergaard, Paulette Goddard, George Zucco, Douglass Montgomery,...
The Cat and The Canary, Elliot Nugents 1939 horror, has a lot more comedy in mind than its silent Paul Leni-directed 1927 original or even the stage... Read more
Ask a Policeman (1939)
7.7/10
Director: Marcel Varnel
Starring: Will Hay, Graham Moffatt
Will Hay is a policeman investigating mysterious sightings of a headless horseman in a coastal town. Perennial sidekicks, grizzled Moore Marriott and... Read more
Another Thin Man (1939)
7.5/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: Myrna Loy, William Powell, Virginia Grey, Otto Kruger, C Aubrey Smith
In their third outing, the Charleses travel to the Long Island estate of a wealthy munitions mogul who is convinced his ex-business partner is out to... Read more
(Under Quicksand) Mickey Rooney Triple: Quicksand (1950) / My Outlaw Brother (1951) / Mickey The Great (1939)
Director: Irving Pichel
Starring: Robert Preston, Mickey Rooney, Robert Stack, Jeanne Cagney, Peter Lorre, Barbara...
'Quicksand' - Mickey Rooney is cast once again as the everyman, only this noir crime drama sees him in real jeopardy as Dan, a young man who can't aff... Read more
Eternally Yours (1939)
5.8/10
Director: Tay Garnett
Starring: David Nixon, Loretta Young, Broderick Crawford, Zasu Pitts
Lovely Loretta Young discovers that being a magician's wife can be tricky. She's jealous of hubby David Niven's professional status, and believes that... Read more