Best Comedy Films of 1951

The Gold Raiders

Filmed in a record ... reissued in a shortened version (shorter even than its original 56-minute running time!) as The Three Stooges Go West. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

On the Riviera

On the Riviera is ... Puppet" -- are well up to standard. One of the uncredited specialty dancers is future Broadway star Gwen Verdon. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Let's Make It Legal

Let's Make It Legal ... Make It Legal was partly designed to showcase two of Fox's up-and-coming contract players: Robert Wagner and Marilyn Monroe. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

You're in the Navy Now

Gary Cooper stars in ... the contraption in the engine room, which turns out to be an elaborate steam engine that powers the ship. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Royal Wedding

Two real-life events were ... slipped into public domain, Royal Wedding is one of the most easily accessible of all the Fred Astaire musicals. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

St. Benny the Dip

Filmed very cheaply in ... Ulmer's primary concern while making the film was keeping all three of his formidable leading men within camera range. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Three Guys Named Mike

Pretty stewardess Marcy Lewis ... be cricket to reveal which "Mike" Marcy finally chooses, though the order of billing is something of a giveaway. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Operation Pacific

If one is a ... feature to 1964's In Harm's Way, which reteamed John Wayne and Patricia Neal in another WW II Navy yarn. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Happy Go Lovely

The Anglo-American musicomedy Happy ... RKO Radio. It was shot in black and white but is now reportedly only available in a colorized print. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

The Groom Wore Spurs

Since someone had already ... during a climactic slapstick chase. The Groom Wore Spurs was produced independently by Fidelity Pictures and released by Universal. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Behave Yourself!

One of the oddest ... stick around after the "THE END" title. Behave Yourself was the first coproduction between Wald-Krasna Productions and RKO Radio. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Rhubarb

Rhubarb is an amusing, ... capped by a cameo appearance by a well-known actor who happened to be married to leading lady Jan Sterling. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Bedtime for Bonzo

Forget what you've been ... yes, director Fred DeCordova is the same guy who produced Johnny Carson's late-night show in the 1980s and 1990s. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Love Nest

Love Nest is a ... and 1960s because of the supporting-cast presence of future sex symbol Marilyn Monroe and TV talk host Jack Paar. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

The Lady Says No

The lady of the ... Says No was produced and directed by Frank Ross, who at the time was married to star Joan Caulfield. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

A Toda Maquina

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Necesito Dinero

The Mexican comedy Necesito ... as a simple mechanic who attempts to win over the girl of his dreams by becoming a professional boxer. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

The Red Skelton Show [TV Series]

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Nosotras Las Sirvientas

When a destitute country ... soon runs into trouble with the man's scheming fiancée in this vintage romantic comedy from director Zacarías Gómez Urquiza. [ best comedy films - 1951 ]

Recien Casados no Molestar

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