Subgenre Sampler
Classics > Comedy: 912 Films to Buy & Rent
After the Thin Man (1936)
- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart…
- That great American screen coupling, William Powell and Myrna Loy, forgo their New Year's celebrations to wittily dissect another murder mystery. A…
As You Like It (1936)
- Dir. Paul Czinner
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Elisabeth Bergner, Sir Felix Aylmer…
- Early cinematic adaptation of the bard's comedy is stagey and very mannered, but boasts an exceptional cast with a young Olivier a stand out.
Chronological Donald, The (1936-1941)
- An excellent archive collection of all the early shorts starring Walt Disney's most successful cartoon character – Donald Duck. Includes an…
Desire (1936)
- Dir. Frank Borzage
Feat. Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper
- Cooper and Dietrich make a spellbinding duo in this highly entertaining tale of an automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain who becomes…
Gay Desperado, The (1936)
- Dir. Rouben Mamoulian
Feat. Ida Lupino, Leo Carrillo, Nino Martini…
- A light comedy with operatic tenor Nino Martini playing a singer who works as a live entertainer in a movie theatre, and is kidnapped by a trigger…
Jacques Tati Shorts (1936)
- Dir. Jacques Tati
- Three rare short comedies for those that can't get enough of the French funnyman. Watch your Left! (1936), School for Postmen (1947), and Evening…
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
- Dir. Monty Banks
Feat. George Formby, Florence Desmond, Gus McNaughton
- An endearing Formby is at his gormless best in this musical comedy, where he must find his aunt's inheritance sewn up in 12 chairs that have…
Klondike Annie (1936)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Mae West, Victor McLaglen
- Star–centric comedy based on the play by Mae West with the steamy starlet taking the lead role as a club entertainer dabbling in romantic…
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Dir. Frank Capra
Feat. Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur
- Archetypal screwball comedy stars Gary Cooper as Mr. Deeds, a country hick who arrives in New York to collect a 20 million dollar inheritance, which…
Princess Comes Across, The (1936)
- Dir. William K. Howard
Feat. Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglas Dumbrille…
- Carole Lombard, playing a Swedish princess on the sly, falls for Fred MacMurray on board an ocean liner.
Romance–cum–murder mystery is…