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2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History (1961-1998)
Mel Brooks, playing the 'oldest man in the world' in conversation with Carl Reiner, fronts this all–time classic comedy sketch, much of which…
Great Impostor, TheGreat Impostor, The (1961)
Tony Curtis bluffs his way though society in this comic caper based on the true story of Ferdinand Demara who successfully passed himself off as a…
DVD $14.95
Too Many CrooksToo Many Crooks (1959)
Four incompetent, would–be criminals make a meal of a kidnapping–ransom plot in this farcical crime caper from the Rank Organisation.
DVD $14.95
A King in New YorkA King in New York (1957)Recommended
Mild satire, in which Chaplin plays the leader of 'Estrovia' whose visit to NYC is beset by witchhunts, noise, and 1950s conservatism. Has often…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) (1957)
One of the most beloved family sitcoms of its time set around the mischief–making exploits of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.
DVD $49.95
Bus StopBus Stop (1956)Recommended
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…
DVD $20 $15
Artists and ModelsArtists and Models (1955)Recommended
Bubbly, brain–addled comedy with comic–artist Dean Martin getting his ideas from roommate Jerry Lewis’ wild nocturnal mutterings. Rated…
DVD $19.95 $14.95
Father Knows Best (TV Series)Father Knows Best (TV Series) (1954-1960)
Cloying sitcom bathed in the idealised glow of 50's apple–pie America, centred on a suburban family and their typically patriarchal upbringing.…
DVD $39.95, $39.95
Norman Wisdom Collection, The Norman Wisdom Collection, The (Trouble in Store, Up in the World, On the Beat.) (1953-1962)
Collection of three comedies – Trouble in Store, Up in the World and On the Beat – from admired British slapstick comedian Norman Wisdom,…
DVD $25 $18.75
Importance of Being EarnestImportance of Being Earnest (1952)Recommended
Screen version of Oscar Wilde's brilliant comedy of manners starring a host of British stage thesps.
DVD $19.95 $14.95

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