Comedies I Own On DVD

Carole Lombard gives a good performance as the dizzying, fast-talking socialite with more money than brains. William Powell gives a perfect balance with his usual witty, somewhat dry humor. One of the best screwball comedies out there!

Legendary director Frank Capra delivers his best screwball comedy in "It Happened One Night." Although "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" is my favorite Capra movie, IHON is a close second. Clark Gable gives a good performance, but Claudette Colbert steals the show with her immaculate performance as the poor little rich girl who falls for a sarcastic newspaperman (Gable). For any fans of Gable, Colbert, Capra, or screwball comedies in general, I recommend "It Happened One Night"

This is definitely one of the funniest movies ever! Barbara Stanwyck is brillant as the sexy con artist Jean Harrington who tries to seduce the superrich sucker, Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), but ends up falling for the sap! True, it's a bit predictable, but I was surprised that Henry Fonda could do comedy so well. Even though "Ball of Fire" and "The Lady Eve" are considered on the same level, "Eve" is a perfect blend of humor and sex appeal with a great story and top-notch performances. A real classic comedy!

Out of all the movies I've seen with Gary Cooper (which isn't very many, I guess), this is his best. He is utterly convincing as Longfellow Deeds, the naive man who inherits an enormous fortune and doesn't know what to do with it. Although it is a wonderful comedy, it also shows the dark side of America's Great Depression, especially when Deeds decides to use his money for the poor and is declared insane. It's one of Frank Capra's best movies and one of the best films ever made.

Named the funniest comedy in movie history, "Some Like It Hot" is a movie that I can never get tired of. I have a guarantee of a thousand laughs to whoever watches this movie. The only thing I didn't really like was the casting of Tony Curtis, but that's just me. However, Jack Lemmon totally steals the show and gives the movie its timeless pizazz.

An eccentric romantic (black) comedy cult classic that I throughly enjoyed. Highly recommended.

A great movie to watch for fun. Peter O'Toole was Hepburn's best match on-screen.

Kim Novak shines as the sexy witch who puts a spell on her handsome neighbor, Shep Henderson (James Stewart). Sadly underrated, "Bell, Book, and Candle" is a comedy that almost everyone can enjoy.