Subgenre Sampler
Smallest Show on Earth, The (1957)- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Peter Sellers, Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers… - A small gem of British comedy, concerning a young couple who inherit a movie–house from a long lost uncle. Along with the semi–decrepit…
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)- Dir. Joseph Pevney
Feat. Debbie Reynolds, Leslie Nielsen, Walter Brennan - Debbie Reynolds shines in this classic rom–com about an unsophisticated woman from backwoods Mississippi who falls in love with a wealthy pilot…
Une Parisienne (1957)- Dir. Michel Boisrond
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Charles Boyer - Dated yet enjoyably fluffy Bardot comedy, with the sex kitten playing the mischief–making daughter of the French Premier who seduces a cabinet…
Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield, Joan Blondell - Single ad man Tony Randall saves his job but complicates his romantic life by using superstar sexpot Jayne Mansfield in a lipstick campaign.…
Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley Maclaine - Lively spectacle in which David Niven attempts to perform the title feat, while no less than 44 other stars make cameo appearances. Garnered four…
Bus Stop (1956)- Dir. Joshua Logan
Feat. Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray - Marilyn Monroe excels in this comedy/drama as a distraught southern showgirl who becomes the object of desire and marriage for an obsessive and naive…
Court Jester, The (1956)- Dir. Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Feat. Danny Kaye, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury - Much–loved comedy thrives off the charms of Danny Kaye as a bogus jester entangled in spoofed up royal intrigues from the Middle Ages. Basil…
Forever Darling (1956)- Dir. Alexander Hall
Feat. Lucille Ball, James Mason, Desi Arnaz - The unique talents of Lucille Ball is the strongest aspect of this 'dysfunctional marriage' comedy, starring James Mason as her Guardian Angel. Ball…
Hollywood or Bust (1956)- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin - Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin try to crash the Hollywood lifestyle, in frenzied style.
King and Four Queens, The (1956)- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Clark Gable, Eleanor Parker, Jean Willes… - Wily comedy–western with con man Gable ingratiating himself with the cantankerous mother of four outlaws and their beautiful widows in order to…
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