Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)
Synopsis: At a California high school, a serial killer preys on female students. While cops try to capture the killer, a student with self-esteem issues (John David Carson, The Savage […]
Tag Archives: Comedy
Films designed to draw out laughter from the viewers
The Secret of Santa Vittoria (1969)
Synopsis: At the height of WWII, residents of a small Italian village try to hide their most precious commodity from the Nazis: wine. Reaction & Thoughts: The Secret of Santa […]
Between the Lines (1977)
Synopsis: The fiercely independent staff members at a Boston newspaper go bananas after they find out that a major publishing company wants to buy the paper. Reaction & Thoughts: “All […]
Foul Play (1978)
Synopsis: A klutzy librarian, Gloria Mundy (Goldie Hawn, Private Benjamin), inadvertently becomes involved in an elaborate assassination plot. Gloria is assisted by a snarky police detective, Tony Carlson (Chevy Chase, […]
No Way to Treat a Lady (1968)
Synopsis: A deranged madman (Rod Steiger, In the Heat of the Night) begins murdering middle-aged women and it’s up to a stressed-out New York police detective (George Segal, Who’s Afraid of […]
Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)
Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Synopsis: In late 1800s, Mexico, an American mercenary (Clint Eastwood, Coogan’s Bluff) comes to the aid of a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment) who is working with Mexican rebels […]
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A British socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation in Europe, befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, […]
Innerspace (1987)
Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
Synopsis: A New York gangster, Dave “The Dude” (Glenn Ford, A Stolen Life), comes up with an elaborate plan to turn a street vendor, “Apple” Annie (Bette Davis), into a […]
Lady for a Day (1933)
Synopsis: A New York City street vendor, “Apple” Annie (May Robson, Bringing Up Baby) has been pretending to be a high society woman to her daughter, who has lived in […]
Young and Innocent (1937, aka The Girl Was Young)
Synopsis: A screenwriter, Robert Tisdall (Derrick de Marney, Things to Come), becomes the prime suspect in the murder of an actress. After realizing that evidence is stacking up against him, Robert flees […]
Desire (1936)
Synopsis: An average American engineer, Tom Bradley (Gary Cooper, High Noon), inadvertently bumps into a sophisticated jewel thief, Madeleine de Beaupre (Marlene Dietrich, Rancho Notorious), and his life is never the same. Reaction […]
The Gazebo (1959)
Synopsis: Glenn Ford (Blackboard Jungle) plays a TV writer and director who kills a blackmailer and buries him under a gazebo. Reaction & Thoughts: Odd black comedy only works sporadically. […]
