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Rental > Comedy: 5465 Films to Rent
Pierre Etaix: Restored Complete Film Works (1961-1971)
- Feat. Pierre Étaix
- A long–overdue collection of film works from French comedy master Pierre Etaix, the delightfully witty clown, comedian and filmmaker whose…
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…
Bells are Ringing (1960)
- Dir. Vincente Minnelli
Feat. Judy Holliday, Dean Martin, Fred Clark…
- Winning musical rom–com from Vincente Minnelli (MEET ME IN ST LOUIS), with Judy Holliday playing a fictionalised version of real–life…
Best of Eric Sykes, The (1960-1979)
- Feat. Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques
- Compilation from the career of Eric Sykes, who forged a reputation as a writer of genius for Peter Sellers and Tony Hancock before hitting the small…
Bulldog Breed, The (1960)
- Dir. Robert Asher
Feat. Norman Wisdom, Ian Hunter, David Lodge…
- Nautical farce with our Norman persuaded to join the navy as if that wasn't a bad enough idea they want to send the genial buffoon into space.
Cinderfella (1960)
- Dir. Frank Tashlin
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Ed Wynn, Dame Judith Anderson…
- Many years before SHREK, there was this comical parody on the world of fairy–tales, with ace comic Lewis playing a male version of the…
Devil's Eye, The (Djävulens öga) (1960)
- Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson, Stig Jarrel…
- Simultaneously at the lighter and weirder ends of the Bergman spectrum, this film sees the Devil send Don Juan from hell to the mortal plane to rob a…