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- Man Detained *** (1961, Bernard Archard, Elvi Hale, Paul Stassino, Michael Coles) – Classic Movie Review 13,327
- Hand in Hand *** (1960, Loretta Parry, Philip Needs, Sybil Thorndike, John Gregson, Finlay Currie, Derek Sydney, Miriam Karlin, Kathleen Byron) – Classic Movie Review 13,327
- Attempt to Kill ** (1961, Tony Wright, Derek Farr, Richard Pearson, Freda Jackson) – Classic Movie Review 13,326
- A Hitch in Time *** (1978, Patrick Troughton, Michael McVey, Pheona McLellan, Jeff Rawle, Sorcha Cusack) – Classic Movie Review 13,325
- Man at the Carlton Tower *** (1961, Maxine Audley, Lee Montague, Alfred Burke, Allan Cuthbertson) – Classic Movie Review 13,324
- Beyond the Door [Chi Sei?] [The Devil Within Her] * (1974, Juliet Mills, Richard Johnson, Gabriele Lavia, Elizabeth Turner, David Colin Jr) – Classic Movie Review 13,323
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- Blood Red ** (1989, Eric Roberts, Giancarlo Giannini, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young) – Classic Movie Review 13,321
- The Fourth Square *** (1961, Conrad Phillips, Natasha Parry, Delphi Lawrence, Miriam Karlin, Jacqueline Jones, Anthony Newlands, Basil Dignam, Harold Kasket) – Classic Movie Review 13,316
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Posts Tagged "slapstick comedy"
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The Golden Age of Comedy **** (1957, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Langdon, Ben Turpin) – Classic Movie Review 7522
Producer-director Robert Youngson’s 1957 cinema feature The Golden Age of Comedy is his deservedly highly popular first trawl through the silent era archives. It is a hilarious compilation of classic scenes from silent comedy, featuring […]
Guest House Paradiso (1999, Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Bill Nighy, Kate Ashfield, Steven O’Donnell, Fenella Fielding, Vincent Cassel, Simon Pegg) – Classic Movie Review 7518
Director Adrian Edmondson’s debut feature, the appalling Guest House Paradiso (1999), is a nasty, witless, incredibly vulgar British slapstick black comedy that wastes so much top Nineties talent as well as the audience’s time and […]
Pack Up Your Troubles *** (1932, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Don Dillaway, Mary Carr, James Finlayson) – Classic Movie Review 7453
Directors George Marshall and Raymond McCarey’s 1932 feature-length comedy Pack Up Your Troubles stars Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, and is written for them by H M Walker. It is made for the Hal Roach […]
Another Fine Mess *** (1930, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Thelma Todd, Charles Gerrard, Eddie Dunn, Harry Bernard) – Classic Movie Review 7407
‘Mr Laurel and Mr Hardy have many ups and downs. – Mr Hardy takes charge of the upping and Mr Laurel does most of the downing.’ The title Another Fine Mess gives away director James […]
Busy Bodies **** (1933, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tiny Sanford, Charlie Hall, Jack Hill, Dick Gilbert, Charley Young) – Classic Movie Review 7404
Director Lloyd French’s superlative 1933 Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy short film Busy Bodies is still laugh-out-loud slapstick comedy entertainment. It is one of their gems, written by Stan Laurel. Laurel and Hardy play woodworkers who […]
The Princess and the Pirate *** (1944, Bob Hope, Virginia Mayo, Walter Brennan) – Classic Movie Review 7325
Director David Butler’s 1944 pirate romantic comedy adventure The Princess and the Pirate stars Bob Hope as the dithering Sylvester, who is caught up among the sinister schemings of buccaneers in this typical, daft star […]
Pardners ** (1956, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Lori Nelson, Jeff Morrow) – Classic Movie Review 7187
Pardners, the title of this 12th Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis comedy is unfortunate, because their pardnership was close to breaking point by this time. Indeed, the night the film was released in cinemas, they […]