Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Classics > Comedy: 69 Films to Rent on VHS
- Golden Age of Comedy, The (1957)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Ben Turpin…
- Perfect introduction to the world of silent comedy, this is the first of three celebrated compilations from cinephile Robert Youngson.
Hailed as…
- 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.
- Plucking the Daisy (Mademoiselle Striptease) (1956)
- Dir. Roger Vadim
Feat. Brigitte Bardot, Roger Vadim
- One of the Brigitte Bardot/Roger Vadim light comedies that relies on Bardot's charms rather more than the simple story of a smalltown woman who is…
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
- Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello
- An interesting 'Abbott and Costello' where the duo, circa 1914, take refuge from crooks by hiding in the Mack Sennett studios and end up…
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
- Dir. Charles Lamont
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor
- One of the better films in the 'Abbott and Costello' series, sees the bumbling duo wrapped up in the intrigue surrounding the excavation of The…
- Long, Long Trailer, The (1954)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz
- Gallivanting in an enormous RV across America, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz journey to disaster in this winning slapstick comedy. The classic TV…
- Student Prince, The (1954)
- Dir. Richard Thorpe
Feat. Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, John Ericson…
- Taken from the operetta by Sigmund Romberg, and the third filmed version of the tale of a young Prince breaking out into the real world by falling in…
- Who Done It? (1954)
- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Benny Hill
- A young Benny Hill nudges and winks his way through his only feature film, as a novice private eye who gets involved with foreign spies.
- Young at Heart (1954)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. Frank Sinatra, Doris Day
- Slick musical with Frank Sinatra wooing Doris Day, while trying to make it as a singer.