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18 VHS Videos Tapes Classic Comedy Cinema 1930's-'50's - $30 (NOBLESVILLE)
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PILLOW TALK (1959) with Rock Hudson, Tony Randall & Thelma Ritter. "Their first romantic comedy together. Doris Day & Rock Hudson team up for hilarity in this brightly ingenuous example of cinematic know-how".
LOVER COME BACK (1961) with Rock Hudson & Tony Randall. "Account executive Hudson uses unethical means of securing accounts while Day lures clients with her charm and knowledge. There is laughter aplenty in this second romantic comedy featuring the two stars".
MOVE OVER, DARLING (1963) with James Garner, Polly Bergen & Thelma Ritter. "Garner marries his second bride Bergen, then discovers that his first wife Day, presumes dead in a plane accident, is actually alive and well and ready to continue being his Mrs. after being stranded for 5 years on a Pacific island. Hilarious remake of the 1940's comedy hit My Favorite Wife".
SEND ME NO FLOWERS (1964) with Rock Hudson, Tony Randall, Clint Walker & Paul Lynde. "Hudson is hilarious as an obsessed hypochondriac who mistakenly overhears his doctor discussing the impending death of a patient. Believing the poor victim is himself, Hudson elicits the help of his friend and neighbor, Randall to find a new husband for his soon-to-be-widowed wife".
SHADOW OF THE THIN MAN (1941) with Barry Nelson, Donna Reed, and Sam Levene. "In this breezy outing, Nick and Nora get involved with jockeys and gamblers and characters with names like Rainbow Benny. There's a body in the shower, another hanging from the chandelier, and a diamond bracelet in the radiator".
THE THIN MAN GOES HOME (1944) with Lucile Watson, Gloria deHaven, and Anne Revere. "Nick and Nora drop by Sycamore Springs to see his parents, and a mystery man drops dead on the front porch. Well, of coarse Nick must solve the murder - or fail in the eyes of his father"!
SONG OF THE THIN MAN (1947) with Keenan Wynn, Dean Stockwell, Philip Reed, and Gloria Grahame. "In this last film of the Thin Man series Powell & Loy retired as the undefeated darlings of romantic suspense. When the band leader on an elegant gambling ship is murdered, the police have the alleged killer locked up within 24 hours. But then Nick & Nora start to investigate and new suspects start adding up like a bar tab".
LIFE WITH FATHER (1947) with Irene Dunne, James Lydon, Martin Milner, and Elizabeth Taylor. "This bright, entertaining bit of Americana is beautiful to look at as well as perfect in performance. The entire family will find pleasure in this warm, sentimental and comic screen portrait". In color
SIX OF A KIND (1934) with George Burns, Gracie Allen, and Charlie Ruggles. "A hilarious road trip where everyone is taken for a ride".
THANKS FOR THE MEMORY (1938) with Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Charles Butterworth, Otto Kruger, and Hedda Hopper. "As newlywed novelist Steve Merrick, master of comedy Bob Hope has his hands full trying to finish his first Manhattan masterpiece in this delightful romantic classic".
MA & PA KETTLE GO TO TOWN (1949) with Marjorie Main, Percy Kilbride, and Richard Long. "In this highly entertaining story those lovable hillbillies Ma & Pa Kettle are in fine form as they encounter and react to life in the big city".
KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1950) with Dennis Price, Alec Guinness, Valerie Hobson, and Joan Greenwood. "An example of British film comedy at its best...impatient to become a Duke the 9th in line (Price) decides to eliminate the 8 relatives standing in his way in this tart black comedy".
NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (1957) starring Andy Griffith, Myron McCormick, and Nick Adams. "Andy Griffith is certifiably funny in the role that clinched his stardom".
IT'S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (2 tape set with a running time of 3 hours 2 mins) (1963) stars Spencer Tracy, and a cast of stars featuring Hollywood's greatest comedians. This deluxe edition restores nearly 20 minutes of footage deleted from the film's general release. Nominated for 6 Oscars, is an explosive motion picture experience.
MRS. DOUBTFIRE (1993) with Robin Williams & Sally Field. "Outrageous, hilarious, and often touching, Robin Williams makes this box-office hit a film to be watched again and again.