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Action, Adventure, Comedy
Leaving Beverly Hills, Claire Winslow goes to Switzerland to deliver some forgotten papers to her business man fiancé (planning to surprise him). Once there, she is told he has gone to politically unstable El Coronado in Central America. She goes to El Coronado and discovers he may have been abducted by rebels.
Comedy
musical comedy
Professor Donald Hardwick, who lectures his students against swing music and jitterbugging, travels to New York City hoping to have his symphony published. He accidentally writes a hit swing song ("Hooray for Spinach, Hooray for Milk") with the assistance of aspiring lyricist Linda McKay. As a result, Hardwick finds disfavor with the dean of his college.
romance film, romantic comedy, Tragicomedy
Comedy
As Chad is celebrating his thirteenth birthday, his dog Abner starts talking and becoming invisible.
Comedy, Tragicomedy
In 1950s Sydney, Shirley and her gang discover that aliens have attacked Australia but no one believes them. Shirley is assumed to be insane and is committed to a lunatic asylum.
Comedy
Katie Armstrong (Claudette Colbert) is a young widow and mother of three children - Charlie (Jimmy Hunt), Abner (Peter Miles), and Zoe (Gigi Perreau). She is also engaged to be married to botany professor Grant Jordan (Fred MacMurray). Grant is seeking funds to raise a new botany research building on the university campus where he works, and the most influential person to convince in this quest is his chancellor, Richard Fenster (Paul Harvey).
Comedy, medieval film
The Stooges serve as fiddlers at the court of the Old King Cole who are subject to a decree from the monarch that prohibits their marital unions until the forthcoming nuptials between Princess Alicia and Prince Gallant III of Rhododendron, scheduled to coincide with the springtime bloom of flowers. The malicious designs of the malevolent magician Murgatroyd disrupt this arrangement as he orchestrates the abduction of Princess Alicia for his own matrimonial aspirations. Amidst their endeavors to attend to their equine companions by fitting them with new horseshoes, the Stooges inadvertently stumble upon the captive Princess Alicia,…
Comedy
Having already achieved some level of notoriety for their first invention, four ambitious inventors form an exclusive club of MENSA wannabes known as the "Think Tank". The hangout of choice for these big-brained innovators is Jon's Pool Hall, a modest local gaming facility that is likely to be put out of business when the monolithic "Palace of Pool" opens its doors. Perhaps if these brainstorming geniuses can finally perfect the game of "frictionless pool" there may be a glimmer of hope for Jon's Pool Hall after all.
Comedy
The Stooges are busy making last-minute preparations for a triple marriage to their fiancées, whom they met during their military service in Europe. The young women hail from Italy, Austria, and France, and the ship that will bring them to America is due to arrive in a matter of hours. To unwind, the stooges take turns recounting how they met their brides-to-be.
romantic comedy
Comedy horror, zombie comedy
Ken arrives in a small diner and makes small talk with the waitress, Rose. After listening to Rose's story, Ken reveals that he's a serial killer, and he quickly kills her and the cook, Fred. Ken cleans up and hides the bodies, but before he can leave the diner, he hears Kathy and Rob, an unhappily married couple, pulling in.
Comedy
The Stooges awaken to their mother's distressing revelation regarding their father's divorce, precipitated by his newfound wealth through an oil well venture. Their father (Shemp Howard in a dual role), stands poised to marry Daisy, a youthful and opportunistic blonde, that same day. Driven by familial concern, the Stooges embark on a mission to thwart the impending nuptials.
romantic comedy
Comedy
thumb|260px|right|Lobby card When his submarine is sunk by an excursion boat, Scott "Scotty" McClenahan helps rescue his crew and then resolves to sacrifice his life to save an older sailor. However, divers are able to save Scotty and his heroics make him a hero. He retires from the navy as a commander to widespread popular acclaim, and a parade is held in his honor.
Comedy
Un argentino en New York tells us the story of Franco Ricci (Guillermo Francella) and his daughter Veronica (Natalia Oreiro). Franco is a porteño who is very sentimental, a musician, separated and with a couple of dreams. Veronica, a brave young girl, attractive and intelligent, who always obtains what she wants.
Comedy, Coming-of-age
Ford Davis, a 24-year-old recent college graduate with no direction in his life, is forced to live with his parents and work for his dad, Big Len, at his car dealership to pay off a loaner car he damaged. On the lot, Ford quickly learns that the game of car sales is not easy. His only saving grace becomes his co-workers, the heartwarming and irreverent Car Babes, who teach him that selling cars is about selling yourself.
Comedy, Crime
romantic comedy
In a comedic documentary-style prologue, the current war conditions in England are contrasted against life in 1939 and during the Victorian era. George, 10th Duke of Bristol, and his friend Richard Halton are poverty-stricken members of the British upper class. George has squandered his money on women.
Comedy
Comedy horror, Marital Tragedy, romantic comedy, Romantic drama, Zombie, zombie comedy
American newlyweds Denise and Danny have just begun their month-long honeymoon by the ocean in New Jersey when Denise witnesses a ragged man, fully clad, emerging from the water. She screams to rouse her sleeping husband, but it is too late; the zombie attacks. Holding Danny down, he vomits a black, viscous fluid into Danny's mouth before collapsing.
Comedy
Daffy Comedy, romantic comedy
After drunkenly carousing on the town, idle playboy, Jonathan Blair, wakes up to find that Texan Valentine Ransome has spent the night in his mansion. He remembers little of the night and knows little about his houseguest. Valentine is attracted to Jonathan and sets out first to reform and then to marry him, explaining to her horse-breaking uncle Sam that she intends to "slip a bit in his mouth and make him like it".