Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Comedy: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
Ladies Man, The (1961)
- Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, George Raft
- A handyman at an academy for aspiring actresses, Jerry Lewis must grapple with a vast, split–level set in one of his best comedies.
Lover Come Back (1961)
- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
- Doris Day and Rock Hudson spar away as rival ad–execs – Day is the ethical virgin, Hudson the unscrupulous lady–killer, while Tony…
Mr. Ed (TV Series) (Mister Ed) (1961-1966)
- Feat. Alan Young
- Golden age television sitcom centred around a talking horse who lives in the backyard stable of a husband and wife, but is only conversant with the…
On the Double (1961)
- Dir. Melville Shavelson
Feat. Danny Kaye, Dana Wynter, Wilfrid Hyde-White
- Zany action–comedy set during the Invasion of Normandy, where an American soldier and talented mimic (Danny Kaye) impersonates a British high…
One, Two, Three (1961)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin
- James Cagney is marvellous as a zealous Coke executive in Germany, keen on penetrating the Russian market, but mortified when his boss's daughter…
Only Two Can Play (1961)
- Dir. Sidney Gilliat
Feat. Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling, Richard Attenborough…
- One of Peter Seller's earlier films sees him in rare semi–dramatic part, playing a librarian in a small Welsh town who has an affair. Dryly…
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Ann-Margret, Bette Davis, Glenn Ford…
- Frank Capra's final film (and Ann–Margret's debut) is an appealing remake of his earlier LADY FOR A DAY, in which the poverty–stricken…
Andy Griffith Show, The (TV Series) (1960-1968)
- Feat. Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, Ron Howard
- Classic US TV series set in the quiet town of Maybury, North Carolina, out of which comedian Griffith spun his homely brand of humour. Two volumes of…
Apartment, The (1960)
- Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Shirley Maclaine
- Neurotic insurance clerk Jack Lemmon wheedles his way up the corporate ladder by loaning his apartment keys to philandering executives, unknowing…
Bellboy, The (1960)
- Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Alex Gerry
- A quickly–made diversion for director/star Lewis that became a major hit. The comic piles on the on 'spastic' routines as the…