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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.... Rght: Lobbycard for "Bringing Up Baby".

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)

5.9/10
Starring: Gene Autry, Leo Carrillo, Ann Dvorak, James Gleason

Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers. Read more

Nothing Sacred (1937)

7.4/10
Director: William A Wellman
Starring: Carole Lombard, Fredric March

Certain she was dying from radium poisoning, Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard) is delighted to learn from her doctor that it was a false alarm. But when da... Read more

The Vivien Leigh Anniversary Collection ( Fire Over England / Dark Journey / Storm in a Teacup / Sidewalks of London ) (1937)

Director: William Howard, Victor Saville, Ian Dalrymple, Tim Whelan
Starring: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Rex Harrison

Four classic Vivien Leigh films made prior to her legendary performance as Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind'. In celebration of the 100th annive... Read more

Angel (1937)

7.4/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Edward Everett Horton, Herbert Marshall, Marlene Dietrich, Melvyn Douglas

A woman and her husband take separate vacations, and she falls in love with another man. The theme of a potential marital infidelity of a disaffected... Read more

Keep Fit (1937)

6/10
Director: Anthony Kimmins
Starring: George Formby, Kay Walsh, Guy Middleton

Joan (Kay Walsh) is a manicurist and George (George Formby) a barber in the same department of the Regal Stores. George is besotted by the gorgeous Jo... Read more

On The Avenue (1937)

6.9/10
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Starring: Dick Powell, Madeleine Carroll, Alice Faye, Alan Mowbray, Cora Witherspoon

A young Broadway producer puts on a hit show mocking a New York socialite, but gets himself caught between the real (and charming) debutant and the st... Read more

Something to Sing About (1937)

6.4/10
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Starring: James Cagney, Philip Ahn, Gene Lockhart

Jimmy Cagney's at his foot-tappin' best as a New York bandleader who is offered a movie contract in this song-filled comedy that includes a few jabs a... Read more

Desire (1936)

7.3/10
Director: Frank Borzage
Starring: Akim Tamiroff, Alan Mowbray, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, William Frawley, Joh...

Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France, but g... Read more

No Limit (1936)

7.1/10
Director: Monty Banks
Starring: George Formby, Florence Desmond

'No Limit' is irrefutably a vehicle for chipmunk-cheeked British comic George Formby. He plays a provincial auto mechanic who dreams of the 'Main Chan... Read more

Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)

6.8/10
Director: Monty Banks
Starring: Alastair Sim, Florence Desmond, George Formby, Gus McNaughton

George Withers (George Formby) is flat broke. Dim-witted yet endearing, he holds a special place in the heart of his wealthy aunt. For fear of her oth... Read more