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Waltz of the ToreadorsWaltz of the Toreadors (1962)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton
Bruising comedy with an elderly general struggling to come to terms with impending retirement and his ruinous personal life.
Who's Got The Action?Who's Got The Action? (1962)
Dir. Daniel Mann
Feat. Dean Martin, Lana Turner, Eddie Albert
Comedy drama with Dean Martin playing a lawyer with a bad gambling habit whose behaviour concerns both his wife and his law partner.
Wrong Arm of the Law, TheWrong Arm of the Law, The (1962)
Dir. Cliff Owen
Feat. Peter Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins
Hilarious comic spoof, in which a gang of Australian thieves is pursued by Scotland Yard and criminal underworld alike. Peter Sellers is at the…
2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History2000 Year Old Man, The - The Complete History (1961-1998)
Feat. Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner
Mel Brooks, playing the 'oldest man in the world' in conversation with Carl Reiner, fronts this all–time classic comedy sketch, much of which…
Absent-Minded Professor, TheAbsent-Minded Professor, The (1961) Recommended
Dir. Robert Stevenson
Feat. Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn
One of Disney's perenial comedies conserns absent–minded prof MacMurray and his invention – 'flubber', a gravity–defying substance,…
Come SeptemberCome September (1961)
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Rock Hudson, Gina Lollobrigida, Bobby Darin
Racy romp with Rock on the Riviera as a businessman habitually harangued on holiday when all he wants is to lavish the luscious Lollobrigida.
Days of Thrills and LaughterDays of Thrills and Laughter (1961) Recommended
Dir. Various
Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charles Chaplin
The third in Robert Youngson's trilogy of definitive compilations of silent comedy, this time with swashbuckling action to match the outrageous…
Double BunkDouble Bunk (1961)
Dir. C.M. Pennington-Richards
Feat. Ian Carmichael, Janette Scott, Sid James
Newlyweds Ian Carmichael and Janette Scott purchase a rickety houseboat, set sail for France in this buoyant and occasionally bawdy Brit comedy.
Errand Boy, TheErrand Boy, The (1961)
Dir. Jerry Lewis
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Brian Donlevy, Howard McNear
Lewis plays his perennial bumbler, here recruited as an oddjob man on a Hollywood Studio lot who must also spy on employee activities. Contains some…
Great Impostor, TheGreat Impostor, The (1961)
Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Tony Curtis, Karl Malden, Edmond O'Brien
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…

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