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51. How to Hold Your Husband - BACK (1941)

Approved | 9 min | Comedy, Short

In reenactments using actors to portray her husband, Marie Crawford demonstrates the many emotional states wives display to hold their husbands - unintentionally back - under different ... See full summary »

Director: Johnny Hines | Stars: Pete Smith, William Bailey, Vince Barnett, Ken Christy

Votes: 89

52. The Man in the Net (1973 TV Movie)

99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The small American town of Stoneville is home to a painter named John and his unstable wife Linda. One day Linda, who is admired by everyone, mysteriously disappears and the suspicion of ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Sequens | Stars: Rudolf Jelínek, Marie Drahokoupilová, Hana Maciuchová, Josef Vinklár

Votes: 18

53. Muz, zena, Zorzík a klíc (1965 TV Movie)

Comedy

Comedy skit variations on the topic of married life. The first situation represents a domestic quarrel of a married couple, where a friend Zorzík is visiting. The spouses call each other by... See full summary »

Director: Antonín Moskalyk | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Jirí Sovák, Vladimír Mensík, Jan Libícek

54. The Idle Rich (1929)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy

Millionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her family, part of "the great middle class" (as blowhard nephew Henry keeps reminding us), is ... See full summary »

Director: William C. de Mille | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Bessie Love, Leila Hyams, Robert Ober

Votes: 153

55. Král Ubu (1996)

88 min | Comedy, Drama

Cinematographer F.A. Brabec's directorial debut adapts Alfred Jarry's absurd drama in a manner emphasizing artistic stylization. With the help of a legendary screenwriter Milos Macourek and... See full summary »

Director: F.A. Brabec | Stars: Marián Labuda, Lucie Bílá, Karel Roden, Ivan Zachariás

Votes: 147

56. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Cries Wolf (1954)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy

Lucy fakes a crisis to test Ricky's love for her.

Director: William Asher | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 352

57. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: The Amateur Hour (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy

To earn some extra money to pay for a new dress, Lucy takes a job babysitting a little boy. She is amazed that she will be getting $5 an hour. She finds out why when the boy's mother sneaks a second, twin boy into the apartment.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 443

58. The Goldbergs (2013–2023)
Episode: The Tasty Boys (2016)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Adam and Barry decide to form a rap supergroup inspired by their mutual love of the Beastie Boys. Jealous of the Kremps' new kitchen, Beverly presses Murray to let her remodel their own.

Director: Christine Gernon | Stars: Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia

Votes: 394