Tag: Comedy
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Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold is a 1937 sports comedy-drama film directed by Sam Wood. The film stars Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, and Tom Brown. Navy Blue and Gold is based on George Bruce’s 1936 novel of the same name. Director: Sam Wood Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert Young, James Stewart, Lionel…
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The Sailor Takes a Wife (1946)
The Sailor Takes a Wife is a 1946 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Whorf. The film stars Robert Walker, June Allyson, Hume Cronyn, and Audrey Totter. The Sailor Takes a Wife was based on the 1943 unpublished play Happily Ever After by Chester Erskine. Director: Richard Whorf Production Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cast: Robert…
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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 comedy film directed by H.C. Potter. The film stars Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is based on Eric Hodgins’ 1946 novel of the same name. Director: H.C. Potter Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: Selznick Releasing Organization Cast:…
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Going Places (1938)
Going Places is a 1938 musical comedy film directed by Ray Enright. The film stars Dick Powell and Anita Louise. Going Places is based on the 1920 play The Hottentot by William Collier Sr. and Victor Mapes. Director: Ray Enright Production Company: Cosmopolitan Productions, Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Dick Powell, Anita Louise, Allen…
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It Started with Eve (1941)
It Started with Eve is a 1941 musical romantic comedy film directed by Henry Koster. The film stars Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, and Robert Cummings. Director: Henry Koster Production Company: Universal Pictures Distributor: Universal Pictures Cast: Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton, Robert Cummings, Guy Kibbee, Margaret Tallichet, Catherine Doucet, Walter Catlett US Box Office: $3,000,000 ($114,800,000…
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Hit the Deck (1955)
Hit the Deck is a 1955 musical comedy film directed by Roy Rowland. The film features a star-studded cast including Jane Powell, Tony Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Ann Miller, and Russ Tamblyn. Hit the Deck is loosely based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name, which was in turn adapted from Hubert…
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It All Came True (1940)
It All Came True is a 1940 crime comedy musical directed by Lewis Seiler. The film stars Ann Sheridan, Jeffryn Lynn, and Humphrey Bogart. It All Came True was based on Louis Bromfield’s 1936 short story “Better Than Life.” Director: Lewis Seiler Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Ann Sheridan, Jeffrey Lynn, Humphrey…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street is a 1947 Christmas comedy-drama film directed by George Seaton. The film stars Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn and Natalie Wood. Director: George Seaton Production Company: 20th Century Fox Distributor: 20th Century Fox Cast: Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart, Natalie Wood, Porter Hall US Box Office: $7,750,000…
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Carefree (1938)
Carefree is a 1938 musical comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich. The film stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, and Ralph Bellamy. Director: Mark Sandrich Production Company: RKO Radio Pictures Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures Cast: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Ralph Bellamy, Luella Gear, Jack Carson, Clarence Kolb US Box Office: $2,782,500 ($110,900,000 adjusted for inflation) Film…
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The Singing Marine (1937)
The Singing Marine is a 1937 comedy musical film directed by Ray Enright. The film starred Dick Powell and Doris Weston, and it was Weston’s first film. Director: Ray Enright (Busby Berkeley directed the musical sequences) Production Company: Warner Bros. Distributor: Warner Bros. Cast: Dick Powell, Doris Weston, Lee Dixon, Hugh Herbert, Jane Darwell, Allen…