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Subgenre Sampler
Adam's Rib (1949)
- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn - A bittersweet battle of the sexes in which married lawyers find themselves on opposite sides of an attempted murder case. High–brow romp was…
Adventures of Francis the Talking Mule, The - Volume 1 (Francis, Francis Goes to the Races, Francis Goes to West Point, Francis Covers the Big Town) (1949-1952)- Dir. Arthur Lubin
Feat. Donald O'Connor, Chill Wills, Piper Laurie… - The first four comedies starring O'Connor as an affably naive young man, who is assisted through life by a berating, smart–arsed talking mule…
Africa Screams (1949)- Dir. Charles Barton
Feat. Bud Abbott, Lou Costello - More dependable comedy from the Abbott and Costello duo, this time running amok in Africa, complete with racial stereotypes.
Barkleys of Broadway, The (1949)- Dir. Charles Walters
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant - George and Ira Gershwin musical reuniting Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers after ten years apart, who play a husband and wife comedy team at a…
Golden Age of Comedy (TV Series) (1949-1960)- Feat. Groucho Marx, Humphrey Bogart, Bob Hope…
- Treasure trove of broadcast comedy classics from America's variety show golden age. Includes a bonus sixth disc with rare standup performances from…
History of Mr. Polly, The (1949)- Dir. Anthony Pelissier
Feat. John Mills, Betty Ann Davies, Megs Jenkins… - Bracing comedy set in the Victorian era follows the various misfortunes of sensitive but ineffectual draper Mills as he sets out in search of…
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)- Dir. Howard Hawks
Feat. Cary Grant, Ann Sheridan, Marion Marshall… - Warm and nicely absurd comedy brings a French army officer (Grant) and American WAC (Sheridan) near the end of WWII, into proximity, mutual loathing,…
Inspector General, The (1949)- Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Danny Kaye, Barbara Bates, Gene Lockhart… - Danny Kaye plays a travelling salesman who is arrested in a small–town and mistakenly identified as a feared tax–inspector. One of Kaye's…
It's a Great Feeling (1949)- Dir. David Butler
Feat. Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Doris Day… - Soft–edged Hollywood satire with Jack Carson, Denny Morgan and Doris Day on the path to success. Notable for its great array of show–biz…
Love Happy (1949)- Dir. David Miller
Feat. Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Marilyn Monroe - Final Marx Bros. comedy, is a downbeat entry, with a brief scene with Marilyn Monroe.
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