Isn't Romantic Comedy redundant?
Holiday (1930) vs. Holiday (1938)
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Ann Harding »
February 2nd, 2008, 3:37 am
Holiday (1930) dir by E.H. Griffith with Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Robert Ames, Monroe Owsley, Edward Everett Horton
Holiday (1938) dir by George...
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May 17th, 2008, 3:06 am
Best / Favorite Bob Hope Comedy
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ken123 »
April 17th, 2007, 12:14 am
The Ghost Breakers and My Favorite Brunette top my list. That Paulette Goddard and Dorothy Lamour are his co - stars are an added pleasure. :lol:
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May 16th, 2008, 11:03 am
Libled Lady - Easy to Wed
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mrsl »
August 9th, 2007, 9:58 pm
Well, now I know where Easy to Wed came from. The more I watch classic films, the more I realize I'm pretty foolish for complaining about re-makes....
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May 15th, 2008, 9:12 pm
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May 14th, 2008, 4:06 pm
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April 25th, 2008, 3:07 pm
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April 19th, 2008, 4:19 pm
Ma and Pa and the Mule
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cinemalover »
April 10th, 2008, 11:33 am
I have a secret weakness for many of the formula programmers that studios used to be so could about turning out. Two series that I have always...
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April 10th, 2008, 1:51 pm
Hullabaloo
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Ollie »
April 8th, 2008, 7:27 am
While my cable-provider screwed up my recording, they weren't able to destroy my favorable comments about this unseen film.
1940, with Frank...
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Last post by Ollie
April 8th, 2008, 7:27 am
the downfall of Langdon and Hancock
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stuart.uk »
March 29th, 2008, 8:29 am
i know many in America don't know of the name Tony Hancock, but at his height he made his first and most successful starring feature film The Rebel...
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Last post by movieman1957
April 2nd, 2008, 10:49 am
"Shut up and deal."
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benwhowell »
February 14th, 2008, 7:02 pm
The sub-heading for this forum is Isn't Romantic Comedy Redundant?
It's Valentine's Day and the movie I chose to watch is one that fills that...
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March 27th, 2008, 4:47 pm
A Gem from the Thirties!
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by klondike » March 18th, 2008, 10:03 pm
Get out your compass, your pick & your spade, cause this lost little treasure is definitely worth digging for!
And if you're as lucky as I was, you...
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March 19th, 2008, 9:45 am
Jack Benny
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ken123 »
April 17th, 2007, 7:24 pm
Does Mr. Benny have any fans ? To Be or Not To Be, might be a good place to start . :lol:
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Last post by metsfan
March 15th, 2008, 7:34 pm
Hobson's Choice, a De Banzie of a role
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stuart.uk »
February 16th, 2008, 2:00 pm
Spoiler Alert
A great British comedy. IMO it's John Mills best film and one of Charles Laughton's great roles. however, as great as they were it was...
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Last post by Jezebel38
February 28th, 2008, 12:44 pm
The Films Of Norman Wisdom
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stuart.uk »
February 1st, 2008, 3:05 pm
In American terms i suppose that Norman Wisdom's only known film is The Night They Raided Minskys with Jason Robards and Britt Ekland, but he was as...
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February 10th, 2008, 12:51 pm
Julie Walters and Victoria Wood
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stuart.uk »
February 2nd, 2008, 4:24 pm
I know many in America admire and respect the work of Julie Walters, but i can't write about her and not Victoria Wood, who is unknown. their joined...
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Last post by stuart.uk
February 10th, 2008, 12:35 pm
The Screwball Comedy of John Ford
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ChiO »
February 3rd, 2008, 9:40 am
Between JUDGE PRIEST and THE INFORMER , and about a year after Howard Hawks directed TWENTIETH CENTURY , which is often credited as being the first...
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Last post by MissGoddess
February 4th, 2008, 2:16 pm
Morcambe And Wise, a decade too early
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stuart.uk »
February 2nd, 2008, 3:57 am
I know some in America know of Eric Morcambe and Ernie Wise because of their appearences on The Ed Sullivan show in the 60s.
Eric and Ernie were by...
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Last post by stuart.uk
February 2nd, 2008, 6:01 pm
Curtain Call
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mrsl »
January 31st, 2008, 9:27 pm
As much as I like the Enchanted Cottage , I just wasn't in the mood for it tonight, so I surfed around and found this on the Encore Love channel....
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Last post by mrsl
January 31st, 2008, 9:27 pm
Tell me the miracle???!!!
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mrsl »
January 14th, 2008, 2:05 am
Well today, I decided to try one more time to see The Miracle at Morgan's Creek but the same thing happened as has the other few times I tried. It is...
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Last post by movieman1957
January 19th, 2008, 10:46 pm
"Go, girl, go!"
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benwhowell »
January 9th, 2008, 6:51 pm
Asta la vista?
I enjoyed the musical numbers and glorious Technicolor of Let's Do It Again- not to mention that fabulous mid-century Manhattan...
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January 9th, 2008, 8:59 pm
Same Time Next Year
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mrsl »
December 5th, 2007, 1:25 pm
Since yesterday with all the prison movies, and today, with all the Marx movies, TCM was a definite avoidance for me, so I explored a few movies on...
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December 5th, 2007, 4:59 pm
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November 21st, 2007, 4:39 pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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by jdb1 » November 5th, 2007, 2:12 pm
Did anyone watch the Reinhardt version broadcast last night? I saw the first half hour or so, but I just couldn't stick with it, and I didn't think...
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Last post by jdb1
November 6th, 2007, 10:08 am
Claudette Colbert
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Moraldo Rubini »
July 29th, 2007, 12:57 am
For decades this woman has inspired me to fall in love over and over again. Time will pass and she'll remain on my list of favorites as I think of...
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Last post by traceyk
October 29th, 2007, 9:05 pm
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September 30th, 2007, 10:07 am
San Diego, I Love You
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MikeBSG »
September 21st, 2007, 12:17 pm
William K. Everson raved about this movie, a comedy from Unviversal in 1945, in his book Hollywood Bedlam, a look at the screwball comedy. He said...
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Last post by MikeBSG
September 25th, 2007, 1:36 pm
Who do you prefer? Cantor or Jolson?
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Bogie »
September 6th, 2007, 3:15 pm
Ok I've seen like 2 Eddie Cantor movies and they fall mostly within comedy and the one Jolson movie i've seen pretty much is in the same vein. If...
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September 7th, 2007, 6:25 pm
Best ( Forgotten ) Comedy Teams
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ken123 »
May 3rd, 2007, 9:57 pm
In my mind the comedy team of Wheeler & Woolsey is best forgotten. But is there a movie comedy that deserves remembering and isn't today ? How about...
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September 1st, 2007, 7:49 pm
My Sister Eileen
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ken123 »
August 20th, 2007, 9:17 pm
They don't make comedies like that anymore. :lol:
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Last post by jdb1
August 23rd, 2007, 10:25 am
Designing Woman
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MikeBSG »
August 18th, 2007, 2:55 pm
I just watched Designing Woman on DVD the other day. I had never read much about it, but it proved a pleasant surprise.
Did they watch The Lady Eve...
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Last post by feaito
August 20th, 2007, 2:17 pm
On Our Merry Way
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movieman1957 »
August 15th, 2007, 8:13 am
What were they smoking when they made this picture? I got it just to see Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda together. They're fun. They're odd, but fun....
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Last post by movieman1957
August 15th, 2007, 8:13 am
Happy Birthday Charlie Chaplin!
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pktrekgirl »
April 16th, 2007, 11:26 am
On April 16, 1889 the world received one of the most important individuals of the silent screen era, not to mention a doggone funny guy. Charles...
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Last post by MikeBSG
July 28th, 2007, 8:54 am
William Powell
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by feaito » June 10th, 2007, 2:15 pm
When I was watching today the delightfully fluffy romantic comedy The Baroness and the Butler , I came to the conlcusion that William Powell is one...
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July 24th, 2007, 3:16 pm
Some Like it Hot
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ken123 »
April 19th, 2007, 2:53 pm
I was a kid when I first saw it, even though it was likely on the Church's condemned list,because of the CD'ing. As a kid I thought that it was...
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Last post by traceyk
July 23rd, 2007, 6:29 pm
Jacques Tati
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dfordoom »
May 16th, 2007, 3:12 pm
Who else loves Jacques Tati’s films? In my opinion there may have been funnier movies than M. Hulot’s Holiday , but if there have been I haven’t seen...
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Last post by Mr. Arkadin
July 23rd, 2007, 5:29 pm
It Shoud Happen to You
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MikeBSG »
July 17th, 2007, 2:25 pm
I just saw this today on DVD. It was fun, and I really liked Jack Lemmon.
However, it kept reminding me of The apartment. You had the theme about...
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Last post by feaito
July 19th, 2007, 7:58 am
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June 20th, 2007, 10:17 am
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Last post by traceyk
June 4th, 2007, 9:44 pm
Old Favorites
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by jdb1 » May 31st, 2007, 12:04 pm
Christie's Auction House sold some of Stan Laurel's effects this week. Here is how it is described on the BBC News website:
Items from the estate...
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Last post by jdb1
May 31st, 2007, 3:13 pm
Caught in The Draft
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ken123 »
May 3rd, 2007, 9:32 pm
Is a Bob Hope comedy with Dorothy Lamour as the love interest. Great support from Eddie Bracken and Lynne Overman. The best scences involve a tank....
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May 31st, 2007, 10:28 am
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May 27th, 2007, 2:52 pm
Romantic Leading Men
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mrsl »
May 14th, 2007, 5:24 am
Since there isn't a Romance Topic, I decided to put this here. Actually, the Romantic Duos thread made me think of this.
Who, in your opinion, is...
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Last post by pktrekgirl
May 22nd, 2007, 9:34 pm
How About the Marx Brothers
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ken123 »
April 15th, 2007, 11:11 pm
I personally prefer The Three Stooges, which shows where my mind is at. My favorite Marx Brother's films are Room Service, with Lucille Ball and Ann...
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Last post by pktrekgirl
May 22nd, 2007, 9:27 pm
It Happened One Night
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Garbomaniac »
May 16th, 2007, 11:25 pm
The overt lustiness barred by the 1934 Production Code was transmuted into clever banter and the romance conveyed an ideal Depression-era fantasy....
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Last post by jdb1
May 17th, 2007, 3:56 pm
My Life with Caroline (1941)
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pktrekgirl »
April 19th, 2007, 4:41 pm
Okay...so I'm semi-obsessed with Ronald Colman. :P
Anyway, I recorded and watched this film last night, as it is one of the only Ronald Colman...
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Last post by pktrekgirl
April 24th, 2007, 9:10 am
Stand - In
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ken123 »
April 19th, 2007, 3:23 pm
Is a gem from the 1930's that stars the luminous Joan Blondell and the dull Leslie Howard. Humphrey Bogart is A Hollywood Studio Head od Production,...
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Last post by pktrekgirl
April 19th, 2007, 4:01 pm
Penguin Pool Murder
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Ayres »
April 16th, 2007, 8:39 am
(Possible Spoilers)
This doesn't exactly come under the romantic comedy heading, but I wondered if anyone could answer this. Last night my husband...
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Last post by vallo
April 17th, 2007, 2:27 pm
Best Romantic Comedy
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ken123 »
April 14th, 2007, 5:53 pm
My vote goes to The Quiet Man . All Irish cast, what else needs to be said, and starring the most beautiful woman of all time. :wink:
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Last post by MissGoddess
April 17th, 2007, 12:18 pm
"The Sunshine Boys"
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mongoII »
April 16th, 2007, 10:04 pm
This movie cracks me up at every viewing. Walter Matthau and George Burns are a delight as the old vaudeville team reunited after many years apart....
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Last post by mongoII
April 16th, 2007, 10:04 pm
Mr Hobbs
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ken123 »
April 16th, 2007, 2:39 pm
I have loved this Jimmy Stewart - maureen O' Hara film for forty years. :lol:
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Last post by ken123
April 16th, 2007, 3:05 pm
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