Comedy Movies
Blue Hawaii (1961)
Chad Gates has just been discharged from the Army, and is happy to be back in Hawaii with his surf-board, his beach buddies and his girlfriend.
Flower Drum Song (1961)
A young woman arrives in San Francisco’s Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.
Bachelor in Paradise (1961)
A bachelor author of sleazy books moves to a family-oriented subdivision where he becomes an unofficial relationship advisor to unhappy local housewives, to the dismay of their respective husbands who…
All the Gold in the World (1961)
What a Whopper (1961)
A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn’t really a monster….
Don Camillo: Monsignor (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Holly Golightly is an eccentric New York City playgirl determined to marry a Brazilian millionaire. But when young writer Paul Varjak moves into her apartment building, her past threatens to…
The American Beauty (1961)
Murder She Said (1961)
Miss Marple believes she’s seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
What a Carve Up! (1961)
Ernie’s Uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral family home with the rest of his rather eccentric relatives. Ernie’s…
El analfabeto (1961)
Raising the Wind (1961)
‘Carry On’ director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows…
Invasion Quartet (1961)
This British men-on-a-mission spoof set during World War II finds intrepid officer Bill Travers leading three colorful compatriots into Nazi-occupied France to destroy an obnoxiously large, loud, and destructive enemy…
The Honeymoon Machine (1961)
Lt. Fergie Howard teams up with Lt. Beau Gilliam and Navy scientist Jason Eldridge to turn a supercomputer with missile-tracking capabilities into a tool to predict where a roulette ball…
Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961)
Two platonic college friends spend a weekend away together. One is romanced by a member of the coast guard.
Three on a Spree (1961)
A young man will inherit a huge fortune–8 million pounds–but to qualify, he must spend a million pounds in just two months. Easy to do? That’s what you think!
The Ladies Man (1961)
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by…
The Season for Love (1961)
Sylvain, a suave, witty player as well as an accomplished writer and Genevieve met 10 months ago. He wanted a serious relationship for the first time so they moved to…
Romanoff and Juliet (1961)
Political satire has Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet story updated for the cold war era, with the children of the US and Russian ambassadors falling in love.
Striped Trip (1961)
A Soviet cruise ship “Evgeni Onegin” is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor…
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
Francis is desperate: her parents want to force her to come with them on vacation to Hawaii – just during the two weeks when her beloved “Moondoggy” is home from…
Dentist on the Job (1961)
Colonel Proudfoot of Proudfoot Industries tries to entice a couple of newly qualified dentists to advertise “Dreem”, a revolutionary type of toothpaste, but he knows that if the dentists learn…
Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn’t know is that the creature is real.
Don’t Bother to Knock (1961)
An Edinburgh travel agent loses his keys and his fiancĂ© in one night. A friend finds the keys and makes loads of copies with his address attached as a joke….
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.
On the Double (1961)
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to…
The Parent Trap (1961)
Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents’ divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls,…
Kipling’s Women (1961)
Nudie-cutie suggested, as the title lets on, by a Kipling poem.
The Greengage Summer (1961)
Sensitive story of a British girl’s awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Please Not Now! (1961)
A Weekend with Lulu (1961)
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn’t make allowances for was the company of Deirdre’s mother who insists on coming along as…
Carry On Regardless (1961)
After a bunch of no-hopers approaches an employment agency, the anarchy mounts as they do a series of odd jobs, including a chimp’s tea party, trying to stay sober at…
Mr. Topaze (1961)
Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault. He is fired when he refuses to give a passing grade…
Dondi (1961)
All in a Night’s Work (1961)
After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a loan from the bank, Tony…
The Rebel (1961)
Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an…