Subgenre Sampler
Sales > Comedy: 480 films to Buy
Too Many Crooks (1959)
- Four incompetent, would–be criminals make a meal of a kidnapping–ransom plot in this farcical crime caper from the Rank Organisation.
- DVD $14.95
A King in New York (1957)
- Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism.
Has often…
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$19.95 $14.95
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957)
- One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
- DVD $49.95
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Lively spectacle in which David Niven attempts to perform the title feat, while no less than 44 other stars make cameo appearances. Garnered four…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Doctor in the House (1954)
- First and best of a series in which Doctors and Nurses exchange fleeting glances and banter for comic effect while training at a med school. Dirk…
- DVD
$20 $15
Father Knows Best (TV Series) (1954-1960)
- Cloying sitcom bathed in the idealised glow of 50's apple–pie America, centred on a suburban family and their typically patriarchal upbringing.…
- DVD $39.95, $39.95
Sabrina (1954)
- Cinderella–ish comic yarn with a dream cast and director. Audrey Hepburn plays a humble chauffeur's daughter who wins the affections of noble…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
Norman Wisdom Collection, The (Trouble in Store, Up in the World, On the Beat.) (1953-1962)
- Collection of three comedies – Trouble in Store, Up in the World and On the Beat – from admired British slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom,…
- DVD
$25 $18.75
Harvey (1950)
- Jimmy Stewart's personal favourite role is his middle–aged drunk who has a six–foot rabbit friend that only he can see. From Mary Chase's…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Another brilliant comic parable from Frank Capra, in the wake of MR. DEEDS. The endearing Jimmy Stewart plays a young idealist who discovers the…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95