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Divine Comedies
The Apartment [DVD] [1960]The Apartment [DVD] [1960]
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Billy Wilder made so many fantastic comedies, but this has to be my favourite. Just about perfect.
It Happened One Night [DVD] [1934]It Happened One Night [DVD] [1934]
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One of the best comedies ever made. Witty, charming, wonderful.
A Foreign Affair [DVD]A Foreign Affair [DVD]
Wonderfully black satire set in Post WWII Berlin.
His Girl Friday [DVD] [1940]His Girl Friday [DVD] [1940]
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You will never hear better dialogue spoken with better timing than in this film.
The Awful Truth [DVD] [1937]The Awful Truth [DVD] [1937]
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The scene in which the fantasic Irene Dunne poses as Cary Grant's sister is a thing of genius.
The More the Merrier [DVD] [1943] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]The More the Merrier [DVD] [1943] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Jean Arthur is my favourite screen comedienne, and I think she is on top form in this great comedy.
The Thin Man [1934] [DVD]The Thin Man [1934] [DVD]
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Comedy and crime: what a timeless mix.
Ninotchka [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Ninotchka [DVD] [1939] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Garbo Laughs! I laughed a lot, too.
Blithe Spirit [DVD] [1945]Blithe Spirit [DVD] [1945]
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Margaret Rutherford as Madame Arcati is the real star of this brilliant Noel Coward adaptation.
The Talk Of The Town [DVD] [1942]The Talk Of The Town [DVD] [1942]
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Jean Arthur AND Cary Grant. How could it be anything other than fabulous?
Born Yesterday [DVD] [1950]Born Yesterday [DVD] [1950]
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Wonderfully witty Garson Kanin script.
The Lady Eve [DVD] [1941]The Lady Eve [DVD] [1941]
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One of my favourite Preston Sturges films.
Carry On Up The Khyber [DVD] [1968]Carry On Up The Khyber [DVD] [1968]
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The best Carry On. Makes me feel proud to be British!!
To Be or Not to Be [DVD] [1942] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]To Be or Not to Be [DVD] [1942] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Excellent black satire about the Nazis in Poland.
The Ladykillers [DVD] [1955]The Ladykillers [DVD] [1955]
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My favourite Ealing comedy. As far as I can see, faultless.
Adam's Rib [DVD] [1949]Adam's Rib [DVD] [1949]
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The best of the Hepburn/Tracy comedies. Brilliant.
Some Like It Hot - Special Edition [DVD] [1959]Some Like It Hot - Special Edition [DVD] [1959]
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There is nothing left to say that has not already been said about this film.
Holiday [DVD] [1938]Holiday [DVD] [1938]
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Cary Grant can't put a foot wrong, in my opinion.
Genevieve -- Special Edition [DVD] [1953]Genevieve -- Special Edition [DVD] [1953]
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Charming British comedy about the London to Brighton classic car race.
The Palm Beach Story [DVD] [1942] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]The Palm Beach Story [DVD] [1942] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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My favourite of Preston Sturges' screwball comedies.
You Can't Take It With You [DVD] [1938]You Can't Take It With You [DVD] [1938]
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Overlong but winning and heartwarming Frank Capra comedy.