Best Comedy Films of 1959

Operation Petticoat

Rear Admiral Matt Sherman ... man and responsible father, married to Duran, and Grant married to Crandall, who is as accident prone as ever. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

It Happened to Jane

Doris Day stars in ... Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs). Thus, the battle between the unjustly treated Jane and the arrogant railroad boss begins. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

The Shaggy Dog

This is a routine ... deed. Fortunately for him, a few Soviet spies are just hanging around, waiting to be uncovered by a canine. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

Li'l Abner

1959's Li'l Abner was ... is best forgotten, as is a series of lukewarm Abner cartoons produced by Screen Gems in the late forties. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

Santa Claus

Yet another oddball Mexican ... circuit for years, and later was analyzed by Mike Nelson and his robot pals on Mystery Science Theater 3000. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

When Comedy Was King

Robert Youngson's second feature-length ... When Comedy Was King consists of the 1929 Laurel and Hardy tit-for-tat classic Big Business, virtually in its entirety. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

The Wild Women of Wongo

In this oddball cult ... made his debut with this picture, went on to assemble The Best of Laurel and Hardy nine years later. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

The Headless Ghost

In this spooky film, ... second ghost locate his missing head. They agree to help, but they find themselves plagued by a third spirit. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

The Frank Sinatra Show: With Ella Fitzgerald

Francis Albert Sinatra (1915-1998) ... Packers Juliet Prowse and Peter Lawford. With Fitzgerald, Sinatra sings "Just You, Just Me" and "Can't We Be Friends?" [ best comedy films - 1959 ]

Mi Mujer Necesita Marido

When a beautiful woman ... and her husband expresses exasperation, everyone involved begins to wonder precisely how this particular brand of treatment will help. [ best comedy films - 1959 ]