Classic Movies - Comedies and Romance
From Charlie Chaplin to the Marx Brothers, the great comedians of classic movies made us laugh. They poked at pomposity, stood up for the little guy, made us fall in love...and threw a lot of cream pies. Learn more about classic old film comedies, romantic comedies and the comic tradition in classic films.
Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles
Provocative, crude and hilarious, Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" is a classic comedy that turns the western movie genre on its head, and takes on racism with daring humor. A side-splitting, raucous spoof like no other.
Provocative, crude and hilarious, Mel Brooks' "Blazing Saddles" is a classic comedy that turns the western movie genre on its head, and takes on racism with daring humor. A side-splitting, raucous spoof like no other.
Sabrina - Audrey Hepburn in a Bubbly Romance
A bubbly romantic comedy about a chauffeur's daughter in love with a rich playboy. Audrey Hepburn goes to Paris for polish and comes back to charm William Holden and Humphrey Bogart in Sabrina, a classic movie directed by Billy Wilder.
A bubbly romantic comedy about a chauffeur's daughter in love with a rich playboy. Audrey Hepburn goes to Paris for polish and comes back to charm William Holden and Humphrey Bogart in Sabrina, a classic movie directed by Billy Wilder.
The Apartment - Jack Lemmon the Lovelorn
Billy Wilder's darkly comic Best Picture winner about an office schnook whose bosses use his bachelor apartment for romantic trysts. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in a smart, bittersweet love story that won Best Picture in 1960.
Billy Wilder's darkly comic Best Picture winner about an office schnook whose bosses use his bachelor apartment for romantic trysts. Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine star in a smart, bittersweet love story that won Best Picture in 1960.
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The film version of a smash Broadway play, 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' is a bit stagey, but showcases a terrific cat fight between Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan, and offers a view of bygone Broadway glitterati.
The film version of a smash Broadway play, 'The Man Who Came to Dinner' is a bit stagey, but showcases a terrific cat fight between Bette Davis and Ann Sheridan, and offers a view of bygone Broadway glitterati.
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python's Life of Brian is a merry send-up of old-style Bibilical epics, and a biting satire on religion, politics and fanaticism. Rude, crude and side-splitting funny, it follows the life of Brian of Nazareth, an ordinary guy who is mistaken for the Messiah.
Monty Python's Life of Brian is a merry send-up of old-style Bibilical epics, and a biting satire on religion, politics and fanaticism. Rude, crude and side-splitting funny, it follows the life of Brian of Nazareth, an ordinary guy who is mistaken for the Messiah.
Young Frankenstein - Mel Brooks' Brilliant Horror Spoof
Few spoofs are as spot-on and funny as Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. It’s a stylish tribute to the great old monster movies - and if you can watch it without laughing out loud, you’re just not human.
Few spoofs are as spot-on and funny as Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein. It’s a stylish tribute to the great old monster movies - and if you can watch it without laughing out loud, you’re just not human.
Ten Terrific Movie Love Stories
Everybody likes a good love story, and the best aren't always found in chick flicks. Adventures, war movies, even ghost stories can have great romances. Here's ten classic old movie romances that won't disappoint.
Everybody likes a good love story, and the best aren't always found in chick flicks. Adventures, war movies, even ghost stories can have great romances. Here's ten classic old movie romances that won't disappoint.
Breakfast at Tiffany's with Holly Golightly
A glib, stylish, bittersweet movie romance that defined Audrey Hepburn's film career and established an indelible image of American fashion. With George Peppard, Patricia Neal and a truly wretched bit part for Andy Rooney, Breakfast at Tiffany's is still a tasty dish.
A glib, stylish, bittersweet movie romance that defined Audrey Hepburn's film career and established an indelible image of American fashion. With George Peppard, Patricia Neal and a truly wretched bit part for Andy Rooney, Breakfast at Tiffany's is still a tasty dish.
It Happened One Night
In the great grandmother of all screwball comedies, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert tussle and tease their way through a witty script, and tempt the blue-noses of the day with double entendre. A great classic movie and a sweet-natured romantic comedy.
In the great grandmother of all screwball comedies, Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert tussle and tease their way through a witty script, and tempt the blue-noses of the day with double entendre. A great classic movie and a sweet-natured romantic comedy.
Cat Ballou
A pretty school marm, a dastardly villain, a couple of rakish outlaws and a legendary gunslinger round out the western cliches in this great spoof. Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his double role in this classic movie.
A pretty school marm, a dastardly villain, a couple of rakish outlaws and a legendary gunslinger round out the western cliches in this great spoof. Lee Marvin won an Oscar for his double role in this classic movie.
Casablanca - Bogart and Bergman in a Timeless Romance
Casablanca is the movie on just about every "top ten" list in the known galaxy. With Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a great romance, it's a thrilling wartime drama with an unforgettable ensemble cast. Play it again, Sam!
Casablanca is the movie on just about every "top ten" list in the known galaxy. With Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in a great romance, it's a thrilling wartime drama with an unforgettable ensemble cast. Play it again, Sam!
The Shop Around the Corner
A wry and gentle romantic comedy about two people who can't stand each other by day, but unknowingly write soul-stirring letters to each other by night. Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Ernst Lubitsch's charming movie.
A wry and gentle romantic comedy about two people who can't stand each other by day, but unknowingly write soul-stirring letters to each other by night. Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in Ernst Lubitsch's charming movie.
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
The funniest movie ever made about global nuclear destruction. Peter Sellers plays three roles, including the bizarre Dr. Strangelove, in Stanley Kubrick's classic black comedy of Cold War military macho and political blundering.
The funniest movie ever made about global nuclear destruction. Peter Sellers plays three roles, including the bizarre Dr. Strangelove, in Stanley Kubrick's classic black comedy of Cold War military macho and political blundering.
Some Like it Hot
One of the funniest screwball comedies ever, Some Like it Hot is sweet bit of comic fluff with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag, hiding out from the mob in an all-girl band, and Marilyn Monroe as a dim-but-luscious singer. This movie tops many lists of the best American comic films.
One of the funniest screwball comedies ever, Some Like it Hot is sweet bit of comic fluff with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in drag, hiding out from the mob in an all-girl band, and Marilyn Monroe as a dim-but-luscious singer. This movie tops many lists of the best American comic films.
His Girl Friday
Some Like it Hot wins with most critics, but this is actually my favorite screwball comedy of all time. Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant crack wise in His Girl Friday, one of three movie versions of the play "The Front Page." It's fast, funny, moving, oddly sweet and just plain swell.
Some Like it Hot wins with most critics, but this is actually my favorite screwball comedy of all time. Rosalind Russell and Cary Grant crack wise in His Girl Friday, one of three movie versions of the play "The Front Page." It's fast, funny, moving, oddly sweet and just plain swell.
Buster Keaton - The General
The General is a Civil War locomotive, and Buster Keaton demonstrates his immortal physicial comedy in this classic 1927 silent film. It's in the public domain. Download it here, and see why it deserves a permanent place in any collection of classic American comedy.
The General is a Civil War locomotive, and Buster Keaton demonstrates his immortal physicial comedy in this classic 1927 silent film. It's in the public domain. Download it here, and see why it deserves a permanent place in any collection of classic American comedy.