Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Million Pound Note, The (1953)- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire, Joyce Grenfell… - A fairly neat adaptation of Mark Twain's satirical fable about a pair of rich brothers who bet over whether a man can live on a million pounds,…
Moon is Blue, The (1953)- Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. William Holden, Maggie McNamara, David Niven - Bright, bristling romantic comedy centered on the courtship of a blithe and carefree commercials actress (McNamara) by the smooth–as–silk…
Mr. Hulot's Holiday (Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot) (1953)
- Dir. Jacques Tati
Feat. Jacques Tati, Nathalie Pascaud - Jacques Tati fine–tunes the virtues of JOUR DE FETE to create his most eponymous character. The first of four Hulot features follows the…
Norman Wisdom Collection, The (Trouble in Store, Up in the World, On the Beat.) (1953-1962)- Feat. Norman Wisdom, Margaret Rutherford
- Collection of three comedies – Trouble in Store, Up in the World and On the Beat – from admired British slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom,…
Best of Frankie Howerd, The (1952-1981)- Feat. Frankie Howerd
- A compilation of classic moments in the TV career of comedian Frankie Howerd. Although he initially got his start in post–WW2 radio, he went to…
Crimson Pirate, The (1952)- Dir. Robert Siodmak
Feat. Burt Lancaster - Camp swashbuckler stars Burt Lancaster as a spirited pirate who leads an island people's revolt against a ruling tyrant. Rollicking entertainment…
Down Among the Z Men (The Goon Show Movie) (1952)- Dir. Maclean Rogers
Feat. Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe… - A rare outing into film for the Goons, in their original four–man lineup – Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine –…
Flavour Of Green Tea Over Rice, The (Ochazuke no aji) (1952)- Dir. Yasujiro Ozu
Feat. Shin Saburi, Michiyo Kogure, Kōji Tsuruta - Dir. Ozu once again explores the subtleties of Japanese family life, this time drawing our attention to the struggles of those in arranged marriages…
French Comedy Greats: Louis De Funès ( Monsieur Leguignon, Lampistel; Peek-a-Boo; The Bouncing Beauty; The Big Vacation.) (1952-1968)- Feat. Louis de Funès
- Four films starring legendary French funnyman Louis de Funès.
Golden Coach (Le Carrosse d'or) (1952)- Dir. Jean Renoir
Feat. Anna Magnani, Odoardo Spadaro, Nada Fiorelli - Dir. Renoir's classic comedy focuses on a group of commedia dell'arte actors in the eighteenth Century and the much–desired central figure of…
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