Mill Creek's Hollywood Comedy Legends
by prosfilaes | created - 15 Jul 2012 | updated - 16 Jul 2012 | PublicMill Creek's 50-movie pack labeled Hollywood Comedy Legends.
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1. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
The Devil arranges for a deceased gangster to return to Earth as a well-respected judge to make up for his previous life.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Paul Muni, Anne Baxter, Claude Rains, Onslow Stevens
Votes: 3,196
2. Beat the Devil (1953)
Approved | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley
Votes: 10,406
3. Catch Me a Spy (1971)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Andrej (Kirk Douglas), a smuggler of microfilmed Russian manuscripts, uses the luggage of unsuspecting travellers to transport the contraband out of the country.
Director: Dick Clement | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Marlène Jobert, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay
Votes: 439
Labeled "Catch Me a Spy"
4. That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy
A psychoanalyst causes a woman to doubt her happy marriage.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Merle Oberon, Melvyn Douglas, Burgess Meredith, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 2,991
5. Broadway Limited (1941)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance
A publicity stunt staged on a train known as the Broadway Limited creates problems because of an unknown baby that was part of the stunt.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Marjorie Woodworth, Dennis O'Keefe, Patsy Kelly
Votes: 381
6. Eternally Yours (1939)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Anita Halstead, swept off her feet by magician Arturo, finds the results less than magical.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Loretta Young, David Niven, Hugh Herbert, Billie Burke
Votes: 879 | Gross: $0.18M
7. Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
The castaways must try to readjust to life in civilization after they are rescued from the island.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 1,999
8. Texas, Brooklyn & Heaven (1948)
76 min | Comedy, Romance
A would-be playwright and a young woman escaping from a job at a gas station meet cute and fall in love.
Director: William Castle | Stars: Guy Madison, Diana Lynn, James Dunn, Michael Chekhov
Votes: 430
9. Earthworm Tractors (1936)
Approved | 69 min | Comedy
Alexander Botts is a self-described natural born salesman and master mechanic, who is trying to make a big sale of Earthworm tractors to grouchy lumberman Johnson. Since Botts doesn't ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Joe E. Brown, June Travis, Guy Kibbee, Dick Foran
Votes: 499
10. Lovers and Liars (1979)
R | 120 min | Comedy
An American actress vacationing in Italy falls for her friend's married Italian lover.
Director: Mario Monicelli | Stars: Goldie Hawn, Giancarlo Giannini, Claudine Auger, Aurore Clément
Votes: 560
Labeled "Lovers and Liars"
11. Ginger in the Morning (1974)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An attractive young hitchhiker named Ginger meets and and takes up with a lonely, middle-aged advertising executive who is recently divorced. He is inspired by her free-spirited ... See full summary »
Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Monte Markham, Susan Oliver, Mark Miller, Sissy Spacek
Votes: 379
Listed as 1973.
12. Love Laughs at Andy Hardy (1946)
Passed | 93 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Andy Hardy goes to college after returning from World War II. He is in love with Kay Wilson this time.
Director: Willis Goldbeck | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Sara Haden, Bonita Granville
Votes: 774
Listed as 1947.
13. Willy/Milly (1986)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Tomboy Milly wishes to be a boy as she's tired of her mom pushing girly stuff on her and boys are freer. After an eclipse, s/he wakes up with a willy. He gets a haircut and starts at a new school as Willy.
Director: Paul Schneider | Stars: Pamela Adlon, Patty Duke, Eric Gurry, Mary Tanner Bailey
Votes: 551 | Gross: $0.28M
Labeled "Something Special"
14. The Nasty Rabbit (1964)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy
Russian spies secretly infect rabbits with a deadly bacteria, then let them loose in the U.S.
Director: James Landis | Stars: Michael Terr, Arch Hall Jr., Liz Renay, Arch Hall Sr.
Votes: 463
Listed as 1963.
15. The Fat Spy (1966)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
Off the coast of Florida, a nearly-deserted island is rumored to have the fountain of youth. A boatload of teenage kids are headed there for a scavenger hunt.
Director: Joseph Cates | Stars: Phyllis Diller, Jack E. Leonard, Brian Donlevy, Johnny Tillotson
Votes: 590
Listed as 1965.
16. There Goes the Bride (1980)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
A nervous ad executive (Tom Smothers) creates havoc on his daughter's wedding day and becomes obsessed with a dream girl (Twiggy) he keeps seeing everywhere but whom he can't catch.
Director: Terry Marcel | Stars: Tom Smothers, Twiggy, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Syms
Votes: 152
Listed as 1979.
17. The Steagle (1971)
R | 87 min | Comedy
In the midst of the Cuban missile crisis, a mild-mannered professor decides to live out all of his daydreams, travelling across the country and adopting a different persona in each city.
Director: Paul Sylbert | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Chill Wills, Cloris Leachman, Jean Allison
Votes: 142 | Gross: $0.18M
18. The Seniors (1978)
R | 87 min | Comedy
Four students open a bogus sex clinic for cheap thrills and then are amazed to see it blossom into a profitable business.
Director: Rod Amateau | Stars: Jeffrey Byron, Gary Imhoff, Dennis Quaid, Lou Richards
Votes: 454
Listed as 1976.
19. The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy
Ex-showgirls and roommates Polaire Gwynn (Madge Evans) and Schatze Citroux (Joan Blondell) are reunited with their sometime friend and former co-worker, Jean Lawrence (Ina Claire), when she... See full summary »
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, Ina Claire, David Manners
Votes: 537
Labeled "Three Broadway Girls"
20. Second Chorus (1940)
Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw, Charles Butterworth
Votes: 1,762
21. The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969 TV Movie)
Unrated | 75 min | Comedy, Western
A retired Texas Ranger and his three aging pals are hired to clean up a lawless town.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Walter Brennan, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine, Jack Elam
Votes: 692
22. It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time (1975)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
Sweeney, a divorced man, is willing to do anything, even kidnapping, to win back his wife. He stands a fair chance as the ex-mates continue to sleep together, despite the fact that she's ... See full summary »
Director: John Trent | Stars: Anthony Newley, Stefanie Powers, Isaac Hayes, Lloyd Bochner
Votes: 395
Listed as 1976.
23. Happy Go Lovely (1951)
Approved | 97 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A chorus girl gets a ride from millionaire Bruno's driver. The cash-strapped theater director thinks, she's Bruno's girlfriend and makes her the lead. She meets Bruno, thinking he's a reporter. More confusion follows.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: David Niven, Vera-Ellen, Cesar Romero, Bobby Howes
Votes: 876
24. Take Your Best Shot (1982 TV Movie)
96 min | Comedy
An actor whose career has gone flat resolves to pursue a more stable occupation while also trying to save his troubled marriage.
Director: David Greene | Stars: Robert Urich, Meredith Baxter, Jeffrey Tambor, Jack Bannon
Votes: 69
25. Swing High, Swing Low (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A hair-dresser stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by success and the arrival of his old flame.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon
Votes: 904
26. Passport to Pimlico (1949)
Approved | 84 min | Comedy
Residents of a part of London declare independence after they discover an old treaty, which leads to the need for a "Passport to Pimlico".
Director: Henry Cornelius | Stars: Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Barbara Murray, Paul Dupuis
Votes: 5,291
27. The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West (1976)
G | 86 min | Western, Comedy
Four episodes of Dusty's Trail edited together into a movie. The episodes, in the order shown, are: "Tomahawk Territory", "Horse of Another Color", "There is Nothing Like a Dame", and "The Not So Magnificent Seven".
Directors: Jack Arnold, Earl Bellamy, Bruce Bilson, Oscar Rudolph | Stars: Bob Denver, Forrest Tucker, Ivor Francis, Jeannine Riley
Votes: 279
28. The Great Rupert (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth
Votes: 1,575
29. Fit for a King (1937)
Approved | 73 min | Comedy, Romance
A newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on royalty and the antics begin. Some comic relief.
Director: Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Joe E. Brown, Helen Mack, Paul Kelly, Harry Davenport
Votes: 135
30. Made for Each Other (1939)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While on a business trip, an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger. They wed the following day, and tragedy soon strikes.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson
Votes: 4,106
31. Alfie Darling (1975)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
Alfie Elkins (Alan Price) returns, up to his old womanizing ways--until he meets his match in sophisticated magazine editor Abby Summers (Jill Townsend). His pursuit is complicated by his ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Alan Price, Jill Townsend, Paul Copley, Joan Collins
Votes: 420
Labeled "Oh Alfie!" and listed as 1975
32. Antonio (1973)
82 min | Comedy
While driving through a small Chilean fishing village on his way to the capital, an American millionaire's new Mercedes-Benz breaks down. In a hurry to get to his destination--and to dodge ... See full summary »
Director: Claudio Guzmán | Stars: Trini López, Larry Hagman, Noemí Guerrero, Pedro Becker
Votes: 61
33. The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970 TV Movie)
Unrated | 75 min | Comedy, Family, Western
Retired Texas Ranger Nash Crawford re-assembles his former Ranger outfit from the old days to fight crime in his hometown.
Director: George McCowan | Stars: Walter Brennan, Fred Astaire, Edgar Buchanan, Andy Devine
Votes: 476
34. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy
Twenty years after his triumphs as a freshman on the football field, Harold is a mild-mannered clerk who dreams about marrying the girl at the desk down the aisle. But losing his job ... See full summary »
Director: Preston Sturges | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Frances Ramsden, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 1,733
35. His Girl Friday (1940)
Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 63,207 | Gross: $0.30M
36. Pot o' Gold (1941)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Jimmy goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle's worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band who constantly practices.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Horace Heidt, Charles Winninger
Votes: 2,090
37. Something to Sing About (1937)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical
A New York bandleader journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs.
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie
Votes: 1,024
Listed as 1936
38. My Man Godfrey (1936)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A scatterbrained socialite hires a vagrant as a family butler - but there's more to Godfrey than meets the eye.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady, Gail Patrick
Votes: 26,466
Listed as 1946
39. Big Time Operators (1957)
Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy
A young couple inherits a debt-ridden old movie theater, appropriately nicknamed "The Flea Pit", and the three eccentric senior citizens who work there.
Director: Basil Dearden | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellers
Votes: 2,263
Labeled "The Smallest Show on Earth"
40. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
G | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Alice (Fiona Fullerton) falls down a rabbit hole and into a magical dream world populated by surreal characters and bewildering adventures. It's a journey of self-discovery for Alice as she... See full summary »
Director: William Sterling | Stars: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Jayston, Hywel Bennett, Michael Crawford
Votes: 1,831
41. Private Snuffy Smith (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Snuffy Smith, moonshining hillbilly, grows tired of dodging revenue agents, headed by Cooper, and decides to take the army up on their offer of free clothes, food and $21.00 a month. Once ... See full summary »
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Sarah Padden, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 181
42. Misbehaving Husbands (1940)
Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
The owner of a department store is threatened with divorce by his wife, who has gotten reports that he's been seen in the arms of a beautiful blonde on the night of their 20th wedding anniversary. He has to find a way to convince her that the "beautiful blonde" in question was actually a store mannequin that he was taking in for repairs.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Harry Langdon, Betty Blythe, Esther Muir, Ralph Byrd
Votes: 167
43. Spooks Run Wild (1941)
Approved | 65 min | Horror, Comedy
The boys are stranded in a small rural town, they hear about a "monster killer" roaming the countryside. At night, they sneak out. Peewee is shot by a grave-digger, and they are forced to seek aid at an old mansion.
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Bobby Jordan, Huntz Hall
Votes: 1,831
44. Wake Me When the War Is Over (1969 TV Movie)
Unrated | 74 min | Comedy, War
During the final months of WW2, a lonely German Baroness hides an attractive American airman in her mansion for long time without telling him the war has been over for almost five years.
Director: Gene Nelson | Stars: Ken Berry, Eva Gabor, Werner Klemperer, Danielle De Metz
Votes: 233
45. Hoosier Schoolboy (1937)
Passed | 62 min | Drama
A schoolteacher comes to a new town and finds herself caught up in the town's problems and disputes.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Anne Nagel, Frank Shields Sr., Edward Pawley
Votes: 212
46. Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy
The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men.
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Bela Lugosi
Votes: 1,537
47. Hillbilly Blitzkrieg (1942)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Romance, War
Nazi spies mistake Snuffy Smith's moonshine for a new secret rocket fuel and try to steal the "formula."
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Bud Duncan, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Nazarro, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 130
48. The Amazing Adventure (1936)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year without touching his inheritance.
Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Kendall
Votes: 2,181
Listed as 1937
49. Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966)
G | 52 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
After Wonderland, Alice dreams of going to Paris. A mouse named Francois, the grandson of Anatole, agrees to take her there if she will tell him her favorite cheese. Along the way they share several stories.
Director: Gene Deitch | Stars: Luce Ennis, Norma MacMillan, Howard Morris, Carl Reiner
Votes: 216
Labeled as "Alice in Wonderland in Paris"
50. The Town Went Wild (1944)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Romance
Feuding fathers deal with the shocking news that their sons were switched at birth, meaning that one of their daughters is about to marry her own brother.
Director: Ralph Murphy | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Jimmy Lydon, Edward Everett Horton, Tom Tully
Votes: 189
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