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Arbuckle & Keaton: The Original Comique Paramount Shorts 1917-1920: Vol. 1 (2001)
Cast: Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's comic genius and "Buster" Keaton's impeccable timing shine through in this collection of short films, which includes "The Butcher Boy," "The Bell Boy,"…
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The Three Stooges: Swing Parade / Jerks of All Trades (2001)
Cast: The Three Stooges
The goofy comic trio displays their silly brand of slapstick hilarity in two classics -- the musical Swing Parade and the long-lost television pilot "Jerks of All Trades." In Swing Parade,…
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Our Gang Stories (2001)
Little Rascals aficionados won't want to miss this documentary, which features classic clips of the series from the silent era onward and examines the personal lives and career…
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Beat the Devil / That Uncertain Feeling (2000)
Cast: Merle Oberon, Humphrey Bogart, Melvyn Douglas …
Directed by: John Huston, Ernst Lubitsch
A dab of film noir colors these two classic comedies. In Beat the Devil, four travelers (including Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones) board a ship with a quartet of gangsters in search of…
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Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)
Cast: Peter Sellers
Long before his fans came to know him as Inspector Clouseau, Peter Sellers was breaking comic ground in radio, stage, TV and films. From his groundbreaking radio show "The Goons" to such…
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Little Rascals #1-2 (2000)
Cast: George McFarland, George "Spanky " McFarland, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Film historian Leonard Maltin hosts eight of the original, early-sound Our Gang comedy shorts (which were renamed "The Little Rascals" when they hit television). Episodes include "Fly My…
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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
Cast: Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Griffin Dunne …
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Actress Lisa Picard (Laura Kirk) thinks she's hit the big time once she wins a bit part in a TV movie. She's wrong. And the fact that her pal Tate (Nat DeWolf) just sold his play to…
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Hidden Hollywood II (2000)
Cast: W.C. Fields, Phil Silvers, Margaret Dumont …
Directed by: Shelley Lyons
Enjoy more rare celluloid gems dug up from the vaults at 20th Century Fox by determined film preservationists. Includes outtakes of Buster Keaton and Alice Faye rehearsing for the comedy Rose…
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The Three Stooges: Kings of Laughter (2000)
Cast: The Three Stooges
Legendary goofballs Larry, Moe and Curly stumble into all kinds of inane adventures in this compilation of classic footage that has the guys appearing as everything from clueless barbers and…
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W.C. Fields Collector's Choice (1999)
Cast: W.C. Fields, Babe Kane, Dorothy Granger …
Directed by: Clyde Bruckman, Leslie Pearce
Bon mots and acerbic sarcasm transformed bulbous vaudeville comedian W.C. Fields into a silver screen legend. This exciting collection contains six of the inimitable comic's early film…
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100 Years of Comedy (1997)
Cast: Danny Kaye, John Candy, Marx Brothers …
From Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant, Jerry Lewis and Bob Hope to John Belushi, Leslie Nielsen, Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey, this compilation features a host of comedy legends and showcases 100…
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Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Daniel Lapaine …
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
Misfit Muriel (Toni Collette) has always escaped life by listening to ABBA ditties and dreaming about marriage. When she and her flighty friend Rhoda (Rachel Griffiths) leave small-town…
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Unknown Marx Brothers (1993)
Cast: Leslie Nielsen
Directed by: John Scheinfeld, David Leaf
This PBS-produced documentary charts the career of the legendary Marx Brothers comedy team, from their beginnings on the vaudeville circuit to their final performances on television programs…
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Back to School (1986)
Cast: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young …
Directed by: Alan Metter
Self-made millionaire Thornton Melon decides to get a better education and enrolls at his son Jason's college. While Jason tries to fit in with his fellow students, Thornton struggles to…
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My Science Project (1985)
Cast: John Stockwell, Danielle Von Zerneck, Fisher Stevens …
Directed by: Jonathan R. Betuel
Students Michael (John Stockwell) and Ellie (Danielle Von Zerneck) are looking for spare parts to build Michael's science project when they chance upon a strange object at a military…
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Cast: Peter Sellers, David Niven, Harold Berens …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Although Peter Sellers died of a heart attack in 1980, it didn't stop director Blake Edwards from concocting one final film about everyone's favorite bumbling inspector, using…
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The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Groucho Marx, Chico Marx …
Directed by: Richard Patterson
Screen legend Gene Kelly narrates this documentary by humor aficionado Robert Weide about the Marx Brothers, one of the funniest comedy teams ever to have graced the screen. Featuring Harpo,…
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Nine to Five (1980)
Cast: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton …
Directed by: Colin Higgins
Judy (Jane Fonda), Violet (Lily Tomlin) and Doralee (Dolly Parton) -- fed up with their "sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot" of a boss (Dabney Coleman) -- entertain fantasies…
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North Dallas Forty (1979)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, Charles Durning …
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Wide receiver Phil Elliott is fighting to keep his career off the sidelines in this gritty gridiron classic. Elliott has done it all: drugs, booze, playing through injuries. But now he's…
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The In-Laws (1979)
Cast: Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Richard Libertini …
Directed by: Arthur Hiller
Alan Arkin stars as a dentist who quickly grows skeptical about his daughter's wild claims that her future father-in-law, Vince (Peter Falk), is a CIA agent. But when he's sucked…
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Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Cast: Peter Sellers, Herbert Lom, Burt Kwouk …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
While letting the world believe that he's been murdered, ham-fisted but unflappable Inspector Clouseau disguises himself and travels the globe to break up a heroin ring with help from a…
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High Anxiety (1977)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman …
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Psychiatric administrator Dr. Thorndyke finds some bizarre shenanigans occurring at the Psychoneurotic Institute for the Very, Very Nervous. But when he's framed for murder, Dr.…
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Oh God! (1977)
Cast: George Burns, John Denver, Teri Garr …
Directed by: Carl Reiner
Buttonholing venerable comedian George Burns for the title role was certainly a divine inspiration! God, in the guise of a wisecracking old gent, decides to makes his presence known to a…
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The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington / The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1977)
Cast: Joey Heatherton, George Hamilton, Ray Walston …
Directed by: William A. Levey, Alan Roberts
Xaviera Hollander, the country's most famous madam, returns in two sequels to the original hit film. First, when a sex scandal rocks Washington, Xaviera (Joey Heatherton), now a…
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Lucy Calls the President (1977)
Cast: Lucille Ball, Vivian Vance, Gale Gordon …
Directed by: Marc Daniels
Lucille Ball and "I Love Lucy" co-star Vivian Vance reunite in this TV special, in which homemaker Lucy Whittaker (Ball) calls up President Carter to complain about a local political issue --…