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When Comedy Was KingWhen Comedy Was King (1960) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel
Second anthology of priceless silent comedy from complier Robert Youngson features excerpts from the likes of Chaplin, Keaton, Laurel & Hardy,…
Where the Boys AreWhere the Boys Are (1960)
Dir. Henry Levin
Feat. Dolores Hart, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux
Fairly 'swingin' sixties beach romp with Hart, Hamilton and a cast of bright young co–eds on Spring Break vacation at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.…
Zazie Dans Le MetroZazie Dans Le Metro (Zazie in the Underground) (1960)
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Catherine Demongeot, Philippe Noiret
Anarchistic comedy drops the impudent 11yr old Zazie into the care of Uncle Phillipe Noiret and the whirlygig chaos of modern Paris. Adapted from…
Battle of the Sexes, TheBattle of the Sexes, The (1959)
Dir. Charles Crichton
Feat. Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings
An archly engaging comedy based upon a James Thurber story in which the head clerk (Sellers) of a tweed manufacturer resists the efforts of the…
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…

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