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Films with the genre "Comedy", sorted by production date
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L'An 40 (1941)
Directed by Fernand Rivers
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Histoire de France, L'Occupation allemande en France
Actors Félicien Tramel, Jules Berry, Josseline Gaël, André Alerme, Simone Berriau, Rivers Cadet
Félix Raffut, un châtelain périgourdin affolé par l'invasion allemande, effectue l'exode de sa famille et de son mobilier vers des lieux supposés hospitaliers.
Babes on Broadway (1941)
, 1h58Directed by Vincente Minnelli, Busby Berkeley
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler, Richard Quiney, Donald Meek
Tommy (Mickey Rooney) et ses deux amis, Ray (Ray McDonald) et Hammy (Richard Quine), rêvent de devenir des vedettes de music-hall à Broadway, mais le succès ne leur sourit pas : le spectacle qu'ils donnent chaque jour se déroule dans un petit restaurant italien et non pas sur la scène d'un prestigieux théâtre. D'ailleurs faute de clients, le restaurateur, peiné, doit les renvoyer...
The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
, 1h12Directed by Ub Iwerks, Alfred L. Werker, Ford Beebe, Hamilton Luske, Erwin Verity, Jack Cutting, Jack Kinney
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about dragons, Children's films
Actors Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Nana Bryant, Clarence Nash, Billy Lee, Frank Faylen
L'humoriste Robert Benchley visite les studios Disney pour essayer de vendre à Walt Disney une idée pour un film d'animation : l'histoire du « Dragon récalcitrant ».
It Started with Eve (1941)
, 1h30Directed by Joe Pasternak, Henry Koster, Norman Krasna
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Deanna Durbin, Robert Cummings, Charles Laughton, Walter Catlett, Margaret Tallichet, Catherine Doucet
Un homme dont le père est mourant veut voir sa nouvelle fiancée, mais celle-ci étant indisponible, elle est remplacée par une employée de magasin qui fait la conquête du vieil homme.
Skylark (1941)
, 1h32Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Claudette Colbert, Ray Milland, Brian Aherne, Binnie Barnes, Walter Abel, Grant Mitchell
Lydia Kenyon (Claudette Colbert) feels she is neglected and treated insensitively by her husband, Tony (Ray Milland), on their fifth wedding anniversary. She meets a lawyer, Jim Blake (Brian Aherne), and though she eventually divorces her husband, and nearly marries the young lawyer instead, in a moment of crisis she realises she loves her husband, and returns to him.
Honky Tonk (1941)
, 1h45Directed by Jack Conway
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Western
Actors Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Claire Trevor, Frank Morgan, Marjorie Main, Albert Dekker
Con man "Candy" Johnson (Clark Gable) and his friend "Sniper" (Chill Wills) flee town using quick wits and magic tricks. They catch a train to Yellow Creek, Nevada, where a gold rush is in progress. Aboard, he meets Elizabeth Cotton (Lana Turner); she takes an instant dislike to him. When they arrive, Candy is amused to discover she is the daughter of "Judge" Cotton (Frank Morgan), an old acquaintance of his. Elizabeth is unaware of her father's crooked past and present.
Hideko the Bus Conductor (1941)
, 54minutesDirected by Mikio Naruse
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Transport films
Actors Hideko Takamine, Kamatari Fujiwara
Hideko, a young lady working as a conductor with a bus company in Kofu, Yamanashi, has an idea for her bus that could avert the dwindling number of passengers. She asks the visiting author Ikawa to write for her a commentary to the local sites that she can read out to her passengers as they travel through the countryside. However, they are out on their practice run, when ...
Bedtime Story (1941)
, 1h25Directed by Alexander Hall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Fredric March, Loretta Young, Robert Benchley, Allyn Joslyn, Eve Arden, Helen Westley
Jane Drake (Loretta Young) wants to retire from the stage to a Connecticut farm. Her husband Luke (Fredric March) feels differently and continues working on his latest play, which is being written for her. Fed up, Jane takes off for Reno to get a divorce. Reading an article in the newspaper that Luke is not well and has given up working, she rushes back to his side, only to find that it is not true. She sees through his charade and in a fit of anger, she leaves.
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
, 56minutesDirected by Joseph Kane
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Musical, Western
Themes Films about families, Jesse James, Gangster films
Actors Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Roy Barcroft, Sally Payne, Chester Conklin, Pierre Watkin
L'homme d'affaires Phineas Krager arnaque les paysans en leur offrant des terres puis en les obligeant à les racheter à un prix exorbitant. Jesse James défend les fermiers en volant à Krager son propre argent afin de payer les sommes qu'il réclame. Dès lors, sa tête est mise à prix. Bien qu'étant un vieil ami de Jesse et des paysans, le shérif Gabby Whitaker est obligé de l'arrêter lorsqu'un habitant le reconnait en plein milieu de la ville.
Ne bougez plus ! (1941)
, 1h15Directed by Pierre Caron
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Saturnin Fabre, Paul Meurisse, Annie France, Marcel Carpentier, Roger Legris, Pierre Etchepare
Pot o' Gold (1941)
, 1h26Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors James Stewart, Paulette Goddard, Charles Winninger, Mary Gordon, Jed Prouty, Charles Arnt
The film tells of a couple romantically involved despite family feuds.
Parade in 7 Nights (1941)
, 1h40Directed by Marc Allégret
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Jules Berry, André Lefaur, Victor Boucher, Elvire Popesco, Micheline Presle, Raimu
In a dog pound, one of the dog tells stories about his former life, including adventures in a circus.
Rise and Shine (1941)
, 1h32Directed by Allan Dwan
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, American football films, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jack Oakie, George Murphy, Linda Darnell, Walter Brennan, Milton Berle, Sheldon Leonard
The Philadelphia Story (1941)
, 1h52Directed by George Cukor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Films about marriage
Actors Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, Ruth Hussey, John Howard, Roland Young
Tracy Lord (Katharine Hepburn) is a wealthy Main Line Philadelphia socialite who had divorced C. K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant), a member of her social set, because he did not measure up to her exacting standards, due to his alcoholism and Tracy's lack of faith in him, which exacerbated his condition. She is about to marry nouveau riche "man of the people" George Kittredge (John Howard).
Tom, Dick and Harry (1941)
, 1h27Directed by Garson Kanin, Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Ginger Rogers, George Murphy, Dino Morea, Alan Marshal, Burgess Meredith, Phil Silvers
Ginger Rogers plays telephone operator Janie, who has to choose between three men - Tom (Murphy), Dick (Marshal) and Harry (Meredith). The film was remade as The Girl Most Likely (1957), a musical which also proved to be the last film released by RKO.