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Passport To Pimlico
(1949) [G]

A whimsical and charming British film, Passport to Pimlico is one of the finest examples of the classic Ealing comedies. An archaic document found in a bombsite reveals that the London district of Pimlico has for centuries technically been part of France. The local residents embrace their...  More

As Young As You Feel
(1951) [PG]

Skilled printer John Hodges is stunned when Acme Printing forces him into retirement at age 65. His family can barely stand having him at home, and the traditional pursuits of the aged do not appeal. Enter a charismatic impostor: Hodges disguised as Harold Cleveland, president of the parent...  More

Let's Make It Legal
(1951) [G]

The divorce of Hugh and Miriam Halsworth becomes final at midnight. Hugh wouldn't dream of calling it off, but can't abandon his rose garden. Things change that afternoon, though, when Miriam's old suitor Victor Macfarland checks into the hotel where Hugh is publicity man. With Miriam's daughter...  More

Monkey Business
(1952) [G]

An absent-minded professor stumbles across the "fountain of youth" when one of his lab chimps accidentally dumps a batch of chemicals into the water cooler. The resulting elixir revives youthful and reckless behavior in the professor, his bored wife and his co-workers.  More

Love Nest
(1951) [G]

Marilyn Monroe co-stars as the "other woman" in one of her first and funniest films! A post-war comedy about a serviceman (William Lundigan) who think's he's returning home for a blissful reunion with his wife (June Haver). Instead, he finds that she has brought a run-down apartment building,...  More

College
(1927) [G]

Coming hard on the heels of Keaton's comic masterpiece, The General, this was a relaxing romp in both setting and approach after the exacting precision of the American Civil War comic-drama. It was very typical Keaton material and a fine comedy. Those knowledgeable of silent comedy may see...  More

Royal Wedding
(1951) [G]

Tom and Ellen Bowen are a brother and sister dance act whose show closes in New York. Their agent books them in London for the same period as the Royal Wedding. They travel by cruise ship where Ellen meets and becomes involved with Lord John Brindale. This causes her to miss a rehearsal. Tom...  More

A Touch Of Class
(1973) [M]

A Touch of Class brought much-needed prestige to the romantic-comedy trend of the early and mid 1970s. Glenda Jackson won an Oscar® for her performance as a savvy London divorcee who falls in love with married insurance agent George Segal, and the film surprised critics by earning a Best Picture...  More

The Fast Lady
(1962) [PG]

This 1962 Rank comedy features an all-star cast including Stanley Baxter, James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Julie Christie and Kathleen Harrison. The Fast Lady is the story of Murdoch Troon (Stanley Baxter) and his attempts to woo the daughter (Julie Christie) of wealthy businessman...  More

You Can't Take It With You
(1938) [G]

Winner of 2 Academy Awards Academy Award winner James Stewart (1940 Best Actor, The Philadelphia Story and 1985 Honorary Oscar), Jean Arthur, Academy Award winner Lionel Barrymore (1931 Best Actor, A Free Soul) and Edward Arnold star in this classic screwball comedy. Based on the phenomenally...  More