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Comedy
Bank teller Henry Dimsdale finds ten $1,000 bills. He is a widower with seven kids and could use the money, and housekeeper Golda tells him it's a case of finders keepers. Henry waits two weeks to see if anyone claims the missing money.
Cartoon
Near-sighted Mr. Magoo goes to see a movie but instead mistakes the airport across the street for the theater and takes a seat on a departing airplane. This cartoon makes reference to the 3-D movies that briefly became popular around the time of the release of this short as Magoo comments on the apparent realism of his movie experience ("It's like I can actually feel the plane taking off!") The man in the seat next to Magoo turns out to be a bank robber who flees without his briefcase (full of stolen money) when he sees a policeman talking with the stewardess.
Comedy horror
The film centers around six children that have been sent to a strange, mysterious house by their wealthy parents, who feel that their children pose more of a burden than a blessing. While in the house they will face seven monsters, each of which are intent on battling the children.
Comedy
A group of misfits park cars in a hotel's underground parking lot, and get in plenty of trouble along the way.
Comedy, Comedy drama, Drama
An accountant finds out that his girlfriend is cheating him. He goes on a "run" to sleep with as many women as he can to get over his heartbreak after his best friend advises him to do so.
Comedy, musical film
Theatrical agent Al Stewart has booked his client Dorothy McCoy, the "Manhattan Hillbilly", at a New York nightclub. He has also booked an inept escape artist, the Great Wilbert, at the same location. During his performance, Wilbert cannot escape his shackles and screams for help.
Comedy horror
Action Comedy, Adventure
In 1986, three best friend are planning their future. They return a "lost" cat which they had stolen to the neighbor lady for a $40 reward. Fast forward thirty years and find Vince is living on Chris's couch.
Comedy
When their booth at a USO bazaar fails to attract customers, teenager Corliss Archer suggests to her best friend, Mildred Pringle, that they sell kisses. The idea becomes a success among the soldiers visiting the bazaar, and business is booming, until the girls' mothers find out about it. Despite the fact that it was Corliss' idea, Mrs.
romantic comedy
A female scientist wants proof that her boyfriend is "the one."
Comedy
In 1942 during the Second World War, Lieutenant Ogleby is in command of a searchlight and anti-aircraft unit somewhere in England. Ogleby visits only occasionally to check up on the unit. In his absence Lance Bombardier Tomlinson is in charge, but he struggles to maintain some kind of order and he frequently turns a blind eye to the lack of discipline and even their local thieving.
Comedy drama, Drama
Scorchers takes place in Cajun Louisiana on the wedding night of a young woman named Splendid (played by Emily Lloyd). Splendid is scared to death of what will happen in the bedroom with her new husband Dolan (James Wilder) and her father, Jumper (Leland Crooke), finds himself having to coax his daughter to submit to the groom. Meanwhile, Talbot (Jennifer Tilly) comes to terms with the fact that her husband has not been satisfied at home and has been cheating on her, as the town prostitute, Thais (Faye Dunaway) shares her wisdom on the ways of men—all this takes place while the town bartender, Bear (James Earl Jones) and the town drunk,…
Comedy
The plot revolves around the convention of the Honeywell Rubber Company in Atlantic City. Throughout the film, the employees of Honeywell Rubber are mainly concerned with drinking and sex. President J.B.
Comedy
A woman from Paris, Bernadette, comes to the United States after being promised a job. When she arrives, however, she learns that she is the victim of a hoax. Unable to return to France, Bernadette looks for work while staying with her close friend Shirley (Anne Curry), an actress looking for her big break.
Comedy
Randy Rubio, a leader of a small-time dance troupe, learns that their fifteen-year run at a Kansas theme park is coming to an end. So they pack their bus and move to Hollywood, where Randy's convinced fame and fortune await them.
comedy television program
Norma and Malcolm Michaels are a middle-aged married couple who are in the midst of a midlife crisis. Both decide to separate and begin their lives anew, away from each other. However, problems ensue once they discover that they are no longer as young as they used to be.
Comedy, sport film
Norman Hackett is employed in a jeweller's workshop and is innocently preoccupied with dreaming of meeting the window dresser in the shop across the street from his workplace. He wants to purchase a diamond pendant for her and, after persuasion, gambles a pound on a six-horse accumulator at the Goodwood races. The bookmaker grows concerned when it appears Hackett, after winning on the first five races, could win over £16,000.
Comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film
Gerald Tilson, a finance executive, finds himself thrown out by his wife when she discovers women's underwear in their flat; in fact the clothes belong to him. He takes lodgings with Monica, who gradually discovers his alter ego, "Geraldine". A subplot deals with his boss's plan to defraud their Japanese clients, and how the couple thwart it.
Comedy, musical film
Con artist Al is trying to promote Steve Laird's career. Steve is booked by a local television station and is spotted by a film producer. He is offered a contract and heads to Hollywood along with friends Irma, Jane and Seymour.
Comedy, musical film
“Warning! Any resemblance between the three sailors in the story and human beings is truly accidental.” To "The Sailor's Hornpipe," the said three sailors burst through the paper panel, introducing themselves. Red falls, and his buddies help him up, making the kind of wisecracks that will continue throughout the film.
Comedy horror
Buford and Benny are two Greendale County, Georgia police officers sent to serve an eviction notice for an historic plantation. Two ghosts named Andrew Lee, a former owner of the plantation, and Jethro, a former slave, decide to prevent their old home from being foreclosed upon. While the two officers explore the mansion, Buford discovers a hidden laboratory that was formerly used to experiment upon and torture the plantation slaves.
Crime, Crime Comedy, Daffy Comedy, screwball comedy film
Helen Bartlett is married to Ken Bartlett, a lawyer with high principles. She is a fiction "writer" but is not making any progress on her book. It is unclear why, but currently, Ken's criminal law practice is in a slump; still, he refuses to defend anyone whom he knows is guilty.
Comedy
The film begins with an elderly Paul Bultitude seeing his son, Dick, and new daughter-in-law Dulcie off after their wedding. He then directly addresses the audience, implied to be reporters, about a story he has been embarrassed to discuss for years about how he and his son have had such a strong relationship. During the British Raj, unscrupulous Marmaduke Paradine steals the Garuda Stone, the magical eye of an Indian idol, which grants one wish to each possessor.
Comedy, Comedy drama
Cass, Rita, Sylvie, Virginia, and Yvette, are five beautiful Women's Army Corps recruits attached to the United States Army's 3rd Platoon of Alpha Company at Fort Jackson. Although they are raw recruits, their drill sergeant, Sgt. Reed sees them as future soldiers.