Comedy
Q: How many surrealists does it take to change a light bulb? A: The fish. Much like that joke, comedy comes down to personal taste and what one finds funny or not. Some like their humour light and frothy and very generalised, while others like it to have an edge and go for a more twisted, darker humour. The motherlode of this genre can be scrolled below. Either way, we're sure there will be something for everybody in the subsections on the left.
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The Runaway Bus (1954)
6.3/10
Director: Val Guest
Starring: Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford, Petula Clark, George Coulouris
This offbeat British comedy/thriller features Frankie Howerd, in his first starring role, as Percy Lamb, a bus driver who finds himself in a difficult... Read more
Red Skelton (1954)
8.1/10
Starring: Red Skelton
Paint the town red with this collection of TV show skits. Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years after being active in show business from... Read more
Norman Wisdom: Volume One - Follow A Star / The Bulldog Breed / The Early Bird / Just My Luck / Man of the Moment / One Good Turn (1954)
Director: John Paddy Carstairs, Robert Asher
Starring: Eddie Byrne, Edward Chapman, David Lodge, Norman Wisdom, Dandy Nichols, Charles...
Volume 1 of 2. This definitive "Norman Wisdom Collection" captures the genius of one of Britains' finest ever comics at his hilarious best. Titles inc... Read more
Abbott and Costello: Meet the Keystone Kops / In the Foreign Legion (1954)
7.6/10
Director: Charles Lamont
Starring: Lynn Bari, Lou Costello, Fred Clark, Bud Abbott
A & C are in the movie business circa 1912 this time. In between pies in the face, there's a wild chase complete with the famous Keystone Kops. Mac Se... Read more
Beat The Devil (1954)
6.6/10
Director: John Huston
Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lorre
An audacious offbeat comedy with Humphrey Bogart, Gina Lollobrigida and Peter Lorre, and screenplay by Truman Capote, about a motley group of petty th... Read more
Doctor In The House (1954)
6.7/10
Director: Ralph Thomas
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Muriel Pavlow, Kenneth More
This was the first in the 'Doctor' series spawned by Richard Gordon's novels about the antics of some medical students intent on studying beautiful wo... Read more
It Should Happen To You (1954)
7.3/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon
A very funny comedy about a model who rents a billboard overlooking a busy section of New York City and becomes a celebrity, sight unseen! Judy Hollid... Read more
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
6.5/10
Director: Walter Lang
Starring: Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O'Connor, Marilyn Monroe, Johnnie Ray, Mitzi Ga...
Dan Dailey and Ethel Merman head a performing family that includes Marilyn Monroe, Donald O'Connor, Mitzi Gaynor and Johnny Ray. They all like to sin... Read more
Forever Darling / The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Director: Alexander Hall, Vincente Minnelli
Starring: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, James Mason, Marjorie Main
Double Feature: "The Long, Long Trailer" is a riotous comedy in which a cumbersome travel trailer creates havoc for a newlywed couple (Lucille Ball an... Read more
The Best Of Bud Abbott And Lou Costello: Volume 4 (1953)
Director: Arthur Lubin, Erle C. Kenton, Edward Sutherland
Starring: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
America's most beloved comedy team pair up with a cast of monsters and The Keystone Kops in this collector's set filled with 6 classics. The last inst... Read more