Comedy
Everything from slapstick and vaudeville to parody and just plain silly. You'll find them all here.
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Cyrano de Bergerac is a 1950 black and white drama film based on the 1897 French play by Edmond Rostand and poet Brian Hookers 1923 translation of it to blank verse. It was produced by Stanley Kramer, directed by Michael Gordon and starred José Ferrer as Cyrano de Bergerac, Mala Powers as Roxane, and William Prince as Christian de Neuvillette. It was the first film version of Rostand's play in English. Ferrer won an Academy Award for Best Actor, while Powers was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. »
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While cruising the South Seas with friends aboard a sailing yacht, it is wagered that Steve (Douglas Fairbanks) can not survive on a desert isle without the accouterments of civilization. After accepting the wager, Steve and his dog swim ashore and begin to recreate their Park Avenue world by way of various contraptions constructed from local materials. »
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Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house, but Edna, the house's owner, catches them and calls the police. Charlie, however, manages to charm his way out of trouble .... at least for the moment. Police was Charlie Chaplin's 14th released film from Essanay. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. »
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After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating. Mr. Stout makes advances toward the unwilling Edna, whose father and Mrs. Stout had earlier carried on in the restaurant. After a roller skate ballet, Charlie, now as Sir Cecil Seltzer, is invited to a party at Edna's. All the couples, including a new partner for Mr. Stout show up. »
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The Floorwalker was Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Company made in 1916. Chaplin's Little Tramp has the misfortune of walking into a department store right when a lookalike is robbing the safe of the store manager. It was noted for the first 'running staircase' used in films. Edna Purviance played a minor role as a secretary to the store manager, played by Eric Campbell. »
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This Keystone comedy, Charlie Chaplin's 33rd, is the first feature-length comedy ever made and contributed to making Chaplin and his co-star Marie Dressler major stars. Chaplin plays a con artist (not the Tramp) who talks Tillie, an innocent country lass, into taking her father's savings and running off to the city with him. »
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A delightful comedy in which David Niven plays B.G. Bruno, the wealthy and uptight head of a Scottish greeting card company. But when he meets several lovely ladies from a cash-strapped American theater company who mistake him for a reporter, Bruno (Niven) starts to loosen up. Romance, comic incidents and other mishap, as well as a strong performance by Vera-Ellen as Janet Jones, keep the story moving. »
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