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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…
Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot (1959) Aro Favourite
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, Marilyn Monroe
One of the great comedies, in which Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon dress as women and join an all–girl travelling jazz band in order to escape the…
Square Peg, TheSquare Peg, The (1959)
Dir. John Paddy Carstairs
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Honor Blackman, Edward Chapman
Chaotic comedy with Wisdom as an an inept council workman whose road mending gets him into conflict with the Army. Arguably Wisdom's best film with…
Too Many CrooksToo Many Crooks (1959)
Dir. Mario Zampi
Feat. Terry-Thomas, George Cole, Sid James
Four incompetent, would–be criminals make a meal of a kidnapping–ransom plot in this farcical crime caper from the Rank Organisation.
Bell, Book and CandleBell, Book and Candle (1958)
Dir. Richard Quine
Feat. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon
Enchanting romantic comedy adapted from the Broadway play stars Kim Novak as a witch who casts a spell on her neighbour, played by James Stewart.
Carry On Forever! Box SetCarry On Forever! Box Set (Carry On Screaming; Carry On Constable; Carry On Cowboy; Carry On Sergeant; Carry On Teacher; Carry On Spying; Carry On Nurse; Carry On Jack; Carry On Cabby; Carry On Regardless; Carry On Cleo; Carry On Cruising) (1958-1966)
Feat. Sid James, Joan Sims, Kenneth Williams
A 12–disc set containing various 'Carry On' comedies of the 1950–60s. All are also available separately for rental: Carry On…

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