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24 results for “1940s comedy”

The Cheap Detective

1978 ★ 6.4

A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistr

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Gray Matters

2007 ★ 5.8

Sam and Gray are such a well-matched pair that it is difficult to believe they are brother and sister rather than husband and wife. They both share a love of 19

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Kung Fu Hustle

2004 ★ 7.5

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dange

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Garden Store - Part 2: Deserter

2017 ★ 6.1

In 1940s Prague, a former Nazi prisoner returns to run his posh hair salon and struggles with family, the rise of communism and his past. Topic: Film "Garden St

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Remember WENN

1996 ★ 7.8

The personal and professional lives of the staff of fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the early 1940s, before and during World War II. "Remember WENN"

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Perfect Love

2023 ★ 6.1

A story about love and its different manifestations, told through the little boy Marcelino in search of his biggest dream: to meet his mother. Inspired by a fam

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The Grass Harp

1996 ★ 5.9

Based on the novel by Truman Capote, this often-witty coming-of-age drama looks at a young man growing up with an unusual family in the Deep South in the 1940s.

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Soul Mate

2005 ★ 6.9

A young woman is fated to relive the love of an earlier life. Separated by time, young Serena and botanist Rafael surmount all obstacles as they live a love tha

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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982 ★ 6.8

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate

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Gramps Is in the Resistance

1983 ★ 6.9

It is 1943 in Paris. Like so many others, the Bourbelle family's home has been taken over by the Germans and they now live in their cellar. Little do they know

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Rene the Cane

1977 ★ 4.5

"René la Canne" was the second collaboration between Francis Girod and Ennio Morricone, coming after "Le Trio Infernal" (1974) and before "La Banquière" (1980).

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Cast a Deadly Spell

1991 ★ 6.1

In a fantastical 1940s where magic is used by everyone, a hard-boiled detective investigates the theft of a mystical tome. TV Movie Mystery Comedy Horror Fantas

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The Chorus

2004 ★ 7.7

In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration. The film The Chorus is set in France. It takes place during a specifi

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A Christmas Story

1983 ★ 7.2

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect

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Ain't Misbehavin'

1997 ★ 7.0

During World War II, two very different bandsmen – one an ex-air force pilot, the other a draft dodging, scheming private detective – get caught up with gangste

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Timestalker

2024 ★ 5.3

Hapless Agnes repeatedly falls for the wrong guy, dies a grim death, and is reincarnated a century later. As she experiences romantic misfortune spanning variou

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The Noose Hangs High

1948 ★ 6.9

Two window washers are mistaken for crooks by gangsters who are missing money. Topic: Film "The Noose Hangs High" (1948). Role: Meticulous television and film a

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Shine on Harvey Moon

1982 ★ 7.7

Shine on Harvey Moon! is a British comedy-drama series made by Central Television for ITV from 8 January 1982 to 23 August 1985 and briefly revived in 1995 by M

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'Allo 'Allo!

1984 ★ 7.8

The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France. Allo Allo is a British sitcom television series cr

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Leave It to the Irish

1944 ★ 4.4

Private Investigator Terry Moran, who is in love with Nora O'Brien the daughter of Police Detective Tim O'Brien, is hired by Mrs. Hamilton to solve the murder o

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Swing Fever

1943 ★ 6.0

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers. Swing Fever is a 1943 film categorized under the genres of comedy, romance, and music. The production features a

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There's No Business Like Show Business

1954 ★ 6.1

Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.

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Topper Returns

1941 ★ 6.5

Topper is once again tormented by a fun-loving spirit. This time, it's Gail Richards, accidentally murdered while vacationing at the home of her wealthy friend,

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The Sting II

1983 ★ 4.7

Hooker and Gondorf pull a con on Macalinski, an especially nasty mob boss with the help of Veronica, a new grifter. They convince this new victim that Hooker is

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