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Best Comedy Films of 1961


Lover Come Back

Although not as well ... (Jack Kruschen). VIP's extreme effects lead to a one-night stand between bitter rivals Jerry and Carol, with unexpected consequences. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Grass Is Greener

A rousing chorus of ... Simmons) into service. The Grass Is Greener was adapted by Hugh and Margaret Williams from their own stage play. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

Come September

Rock Hudson stars in ... marrying another man. Sandra Dee and Bobby Darin (in his first screen role) play young guests of the villa. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

All in a Night's Work

Tony Ryder (Dean Martin) ... is based) to cook up the tickle-and-tease souffle that we've come to know as All in a Night's Work. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Dick Van Dyke Show [TV Series]

It is now part ... And in 2003, the surviving cast members were reunited for a two-hour special, The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 01

The first season of ... second year -- and in the bargain, insisted that CBS locate a better time slot. (Which it definitely did!) [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Wackiest Ship in the Army

Hijinks and spyjinks lighten ... with sophistication and sharp humor, the Captain and his motley crew do their best to successfully complete their mission. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Absent-Minded Professor

One of Disney's most ... and is highly recommended. A sequel, Son of Flubber, followed, with a remake simply titled Flubber appearing in 1997. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

One, Two, Three

In his last starring ... for the voice of Sig Rumann, emanating from the mouth of actor Hubert Von Meyerinck (the Count von Droste-Schattenburg). [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

A Woman Is a Woman

Director Jean-Luc Godard's deceptively ... most groundbreaking or influential films, Une femme est une femme is one of his most appealing and pleasurable efforts. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Errand Boy

The second of Jerry ... Bonanza. Even non-Jerry Lewis fans will come down with a case of loose chuckles while watching The Errand Boy. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Ladies' Man

Comedian Jerry Lewis began ... types, all under the supervision of Mrs. Wellenmelon (Helen Traubel). In the end, the set itself outtrumps them all. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

Please Not Now!

In this romantic comedy, ... to despise them. This film contains the once-controversial "nude" dance scene with Bardot (who actually wore a body stocking). [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Flintstones: Season 02

The second season of ... season as America's 21st highest rated TV show, in a dead heat with The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

Very Important Person

Very Important Person is ... inevitable camp-organized concert. In the midst of these activities, the professor is challenged to find a way to escape. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

Creature from the Haunted Sea

This early bit of ... well. Corman protégé Monte Hellman served here as second unit director before embarking on his own low-budget film career. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

Frankenstein, the Vampire and Co.

A thoroughly unfunny Mexican ... simply make a dubbed version of the original; at least Bud and Lou's physical antics would have remained intact. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

El Pandillero

The popular, versatile, and ... by René Cardona, and ended it nearly thirty years later, in 1972, in Noche de Muerte -- by Cardona! [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

La Casa de los Espantos

Alfredo B. Crevenna's sequel ... Eugenia San Martin, Carlos Riquelme, Hector Godoy, and Alfonso Iglesias (aka Pompin), who were all in the first film. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]

The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show: Season 01

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Suerte te de Tios

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Con Quien Andan Nuestros Locos

The Mexican romantic comedy ... love with a woman that he jumps through a number of bizarre hoops in order to win her affection. [ best comedy films - 1961 ]




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