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Carlton Browne of the F.O. / HoffmanCarlton Browne of the F.O. / Hoffman (1959-1969)
Dir. Jeffrey Dell, Roy Boulting, Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Peter Sellers
A pair of eclectic, little known comedies starring Peter Sellers on one cassette.
Don't Give Up the ShipDon't Give Up the Ship (1959)
Dir. Norman Taurog
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill
Comedy with Jerry Lewis playing a Junior Navy Officer whose ship mysteriously goes missing years after WWII, and he is called upon to find it right…
Good MorningGood Morning (Ohayo) (1959)
Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shimazu Masahiko, Koji Shidara, Chishu Ryu
Ozu’s most accessible and scathing film amuses with its deceptively light–hearted tale of two boys’ vow of silence after being refused a…
Hole in the Head, AHole in the Head, A (1959)
Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker
One of dir. Capra's (IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE) final efforts stays true to the redemptive themes of his classic works. Sinatra runs a threadbare…
I'm All Right JackI'm All Right Jack (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Boulting
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry-Thomas
Brilliant satire of labour and class relations, makes a glorious mockery of unions and management alike as upperclass twit Ian Carmichael joins the…
It Happened to JaneIt Happened to Jane (1959)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs
Ordinary folk take on corporate bullying in this under–rated rom–com starring Doris Day as a widowed small–business woman and…
Mouse That Roared, TheMouse That Roared, The (1959)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Peter Sellers
Slapstick/satire combo in which Peter Sellers inhabits three roles, primarily as the head of a tiny state that declares war on the U.S. on the…
Operation PetticoatOperation Petticoat (1959)
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Cary Grant, Tony Curtis
Submarine Capt. Cary Grant and First Mate Tony Curtis excel in this seaborne comedy.
Pillow TalkPillow Talk (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
Party–line adversaries Rock Hudson and Doris Day conduct a hilarious romance of deception in this imaginative sex comedy. With Rock as the…
Shaggy Dog, TheShaggy Dog, The (1959)
Dir. Charles Barton
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk
Fred MacMurray excels in this Disney live–actioner, playing a postman whose son accidentally transforms himself into a talking sheepdog with…

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