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Comedy
Two poor boys from London, Ted, an abused child and Jackie, the son of a prostitute run away to Liverpool in an attempt to stowaway on a ship bound to Jamaica. Arriving in Liverpool tired and hungry, they steal a suitcase which they hope to pawn for money to provide food. The owner of the suitcase, a wealthy shipping businessman, alerts the police and the boys are subsequently caught, scolded and sent home.
Comedy, Drama, romance film, Tragicomedy
Alma and her two older brothers Sebastian and Jean life with their mother Charlotte (Céline Sallette) and stepfather Pavel in Paris. The family has converted to their stepfaher's religion, Russian Orthodoxy. The children fly to Rome to spend the Christmas holiday with their father Carlo (Riccardo Scamarcio).
Comedy
Rhino Jackson is seeking re-election as Mayor. He works with his son Taldo to hold a concert and win a horse race. Claire and her father Walter own a property being taken over by Jackson.
Drama
Sid McCall is down on his luck. His greatest friend is his son Crispy and together they share all the joys and disappointments that street life can bring. Although only 6 years old, Crispy mixes easily with the street people, who share a common fellowship that always unites them during times of trouble.
Comedy
A hillbilly manages to foil a ring of Nazi spies operating in the United States.
Comedy
Comedy, Comedy drama
The film revolves around the lonely Wally, a Trojan skinhead whose only friend is his beloved Dalmatian Neechee. One day while walking her, Wally accidentally becomes involved with a strange deal gone bad when he bumps into a fleeing stranger being chased by a group of mob thugs. When he gets tangled up in Neechee's leash and frantically kicks the dog, Wally proceeds to beat him up and gets arrested by passing police officers.
Comedy
A once wealthy American dynasty, the Spottiswoods, envision their financial salvation in marrying into money via an upcoming visit from the British (and actually wealthy) Fetherstones. To play the part, the Spottiswoods must quickly rehabilitate their estate to have a veneer of class and enlist a cadre of quirky workers to act as their domestic servants. Hijinks ensue.
American football film, Comedy
College student Jimmy Jones is a timid guy, whereas his twin brother Bill is a fun-loving sort who is in debt with gamblers. When it turns out Bill has an aptitude for football, he pretends to be Jimmy and joins the school's team. Both brothers end up falling for co-ed Kay Merrill, who is offended by Jimmy's aggressive behavior, not realizing it was really Bill.
Comedy
Comedy drama
Olivia and Nicole share an apartment in New York City, where they pay an illegal sublease to a landlord with whom they have under-the-table arrangement. When Olivia's cat dies, she and Nicole travel to Hollywood to visit her aunt, Kimberly, who works as a judge at American Idol competitor, That Special Something.
romantic comedy
romantic comedy
The film focuses on two carhops as they compete in a mystery record contest. John Reid, in the reference book Popular Pictures of the Hollywood 1940s, commented, "... this is one of those films which string together a musical melange through the excuse of a radio show."
Comedy, Western
Undercover agent Tim "Kansas" Mason is sent from the East deep into the Mid-west to investigate the murder of a newspaperman. Kansa arrives in the middle of a bar fight, when the sheriff, Corley, and his deputies defend themselves against local cowboy Swanee and his valet Meadows. Kansas manages to take the wrong side in the brawl.
romantic comedy
Pirate Film
Captain Kirk Redgrave and his first mate, Flint Weaver, are two pirates who set out to be the fiercest pirates on the Great Sea . The movie begins with a man in white using a metal detector on the beach. He happens upon a sleeping Kirk and begins to tell the audience the legend of a young man who wanted to find his fortune.
Comedy
Lady Diana Bromford is an idle, spoiled but neglected wife. When she makes advances to her chauffeur, Straker, she is rejected, and in retaliation she falsely accuses him of assault. Straker is charged and put on trial, but when Lady Diana breaks down under cross-examination, the case is halted.
black comedy film, Crime
Filipino immigrant Onassis Hernandez mistreats his restaurant workers, causing a disgruntled cook to sabotage an inspection by the Singaporean health department. After Hernandez subsequently falls for a popular rental scam that targets immigrants, he takes several Singaporeans hostage and broadcasts his demands for social change on YouTube.
Comedy, Drama
Miguel Ángel invites his friend Fer (a run down publicist) to Menorca to spend some time there. Once in the island, Fer acquaints with sculptor Nuria and her daughter Olivia, who is caught in between her current boyfriend and her ex, a local man.
romantic comedy
The film follows Lilli, a flower cellar and an opera star Fritzi, who has gotten herself into trouble with the law. Fritzi sends Lilli in her place when she’s forced to a rural town for six months. While there, Lilli falls in love with a local, who doesn’t know she isn’t Fritzi until the real Fritzi shows up
Comedy, musical film
As a joke, a group of college students plan to create the "perfect student". Unfortunately, their psychology professor finds out and is determined to meet her.
Comedy
Streetwise Agnes "Aggie" Appleby, a waitress at Nick's Restaurant, gets into a mass fight and escapes with friend Red Branahan. The fight was about her honor. They live together, but the money isn't coming in as it should.
Comedy
Henry and Ellen Smith are a middle-aged married couple who have settled into a routine life in the suburbs of New York. Henry feels that the spice has gone out of their marriage, while Ellen is more content with their lot in life. When the couple comes into a financial windfall, Henry suggests that they take separate vacations.
musical film, romantic comedy
Tommy Tanner and Egbert G. Higginbotham are two vaudevillians who were kicked out of the last town they performed in. After fleeing to the town of Lockville, the duo befriend elderly widow Mother Talley.