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11 films · 1926–1958
Screwball comedies, silent slapstick and sharp satire.
Directed by Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman
Starring Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.
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Directed by Gregory La Cava
Starring William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the East River. Irene hires Godfrey as a servant for her riotously unhinged family, to the chagrin of her spoiled sister, Cornelia, who tries her best to get Godfrey fired. As Irene falls for her new butler, Godfrey turns the tables…
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Directed by William A. Wellman
Starring Carole Lombard, Fredric March, Charles Winninger
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
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Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Adventurer, The Cure, Easy Street and The Immigrant, presented with music and sound effects. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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Directed by Howard Hawks
Starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and becoming a house wife after her divorce from newspaper publisher Grant. Just when she is about to leave town with her husband-to-be the still lovesick Grant drafts her to cover one final breaking news sensation. Along with plenty of laughs a
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Directed by Frank Capra
Starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold
As a parting shot, fired reporter Ann Mitchell prints a fake letter from unemployed "John Doe," who threatens suicide in protest of social ills. The paper is forced to rehire Ann and hires John Willoughby to impersonate "Doe." Ann and her bosses cynically milk the story for all it's worth, until the made-up "John Doe" philosophy starts a whole political movement.
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Directed by Elliott Nugent
Starring Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Peter Lorre
Bob Hope comedy with Dorothy Lamour. | You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .
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Directed by Leo Joannon
Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Suzy Delair
Utopia (also known as Atoll K and Robinson Crusoe Land) is last film Laurel and Hardy made together. It was filmed and produced in Europe.
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Directed by John Huston
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida
A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.
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Directed by Raj Kapoor
Starring Raj Kapoor, Nargis, Nemo
The story of a small-town man who comes to make it big in the city, where he is almost instantly relieved of all his possessions. Homeless and penniless, he is taken in by a woman who looks after him.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
Directed by Satyen Bose
Starring Kishore Kumar, Madhubala, Ashok Kumar
Three woman-hating brothers face changes in their respective lifestyles when two of them fall in love.
Rights: Film copyright expired in India (Copyright Act 1957, s.26: 60 years from release). Songs and music may be separately protected.
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