Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5472 Films to Rent
Bride Came C.O.D., The (1941)
- Dir. William Keighley
Feat. James Cagney, Bette Davis, Stuart Erwin…
- Slapstick rom–com with Cagney as cash–strapped charter pilot who is hired to kidnap a tycoon's daughter to prevent her marrying a vapid…
Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941)
- Dir. Sam Wood
Feat. Charles Coburn, Jean Arthur
- Tycoon Charles Coburn goes undercover to investigate union activities, and instead falls for shopgirl Jean Arthur. Well–regarded social comedy.
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
- Dir. H.C. Potter
Feat. Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson
- Batty and rambunctious comedy classic runs a gamut of slight gags and inspired slapstick lunacy, with wild pair Olsen and Johnson guiding the…
Laurel and Hardy Collection, The (The Bullfighters; The Dancing Masters; Great Guns; A-Haunting We Will Go; The Big Noise; Jitterbugs) (1941-1945)
- Feat. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy
- Six late–period comedy gems from Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, available to buy as a box–set or for rental as separate titles.
Great…
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond…
- An interesting departure for Alfred Hitchcock, this airy screwball comedy follows a happily married couple in New York who are shocked to learn that…
Road to Zanzibar (1941)
- Dir. Victor Schertzinger
Feat. Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour
- The second in the 'Road to...' series sees the classic trio (Hope, Crosby and Lamour) down Africa–way in darkest Zanzibar.
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
- Dir. W.S. Van Dyke
Feat. William Powell, Myrna Loy, Donna Reed…
- Yet another relaxing weekend for sweethearts Nick and Nora turns into a head–scratcher, as the crime–stopping couple divert from a day at…
Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Olivia de Havilland, Rita Hayworth…
- Winning 40's rom–com based on the play "One Sunday Afternoon" by James Hagan. Set in 1890's New York City, with James Cagney playing a…
That Night in Rio (1941)
- Dir. Irving Cummings
Feat. Don Ameche, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda
- Comedy musical about an American entertainer who impersonates a wealthy aristocrat, but generates the romantic attentions of the man's wife as a…
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
- Dir. Sidney Lanfield
Feat. Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, John Hubbard…
- Generally amusing showbiz comedy has Fred Astaire play a star Broadway dancer who helps his boss (Benchley) out of trouble with his wife over a…