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1940s comedy

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  • Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday (1940)

    1. His Girl Friday

    19401h 32mApproved
    7.8 (66K)
    When a newspaper editor's ace reporter ex-wife is about to quit her job and remarry, he buys himself time to win her back by promising her an exclusive interview with a death row convict.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantRosalind RussellRalph Bellamy
  • Mel Blanc, Walter Catlett, Frankie Darro, Cliff Edwards, Dickie Jones, Charles Judels, Clarence Nash, Christian Rub, and Evelyn Venable in Pinocchio (1940)

    2. Pinocchio

    19401h 28mApproved99Metascore
    7.5 (168K)
    A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
    DirectorsNorman FergusonT. HeeWilfred JacksonStarsDickie JonesChristian RubMel Blanc
  • Joan Greenwood and Basil Radford in Whisky Galore! (1949)

    3. Whisky Galore!

    19491h 22mApproved
    7.1 (7.1K)
    Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
    DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsBasil RadfordJoan GreenwoodCatherine Lacey
  • Claudette Colbert, Percy Kilbride, Fred MacMurray, and Marjorie Main in The Egg and I (1947)

    4. The Egg and I

    19471h 48mApproved44Metascore
    6.9 (3.4K)
    On their wedding night, Bob reveals to Betty that he has purchased an abandoned chicken farm. Betty struggles to adapt to their new rural lifestyle, especially when a glamorous neighbor seems to set her eyes on Bob.
    DirectorChester ErskineStarsClaudette ColbertFred MacMurrayMarjorie Main
  • Cary Grant, Marion Marshall, Bill Neff, Ann Sheridan, and Randy Stuart in I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

    5. I Was a Male War Bride

    19491h 45mApproved
    7.0 (9.6K)
    After marrying an American lieutenant with whom he was assigned to work in post-war Germany, a French captain attempts to find a way to accompany her back to the States under the terms of the War Bride Act.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsCary GrantAnn SheridanMarion Marshall
  • Dana Andrews, Jeanne Crain, Fay Bainter, Vivian Blaine, Dick Haymes, and Charles Winninger in State Fair (1945)

    6. State Fair

    19451h 40mApproved
    7.0 (4.8K)
    Each member of the Frake clan has his/her own reason for attending the annual Iowa State Fair.
    DirectorWalter LangStarsJeanne CrainDana AndrewsDick Haymes
  • Cary Grant, Irene Dunne, and Gail Patrick in My Favorite Wife (1940)

    7. My Favorite Wife

    19401h 28mApproved
    7.2 (12K)
    Missing for seven years and presumed dead, a woman returns home on the very day that her husband remarries.
    DirectorGarson KaninStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRandolph Scott
  • Tobacco Road (1941)

    8. Tobacco Road

    19411h 24mApproved
    6.4 (2.7K)
    Hillbilly family farm life in 1941 rural Georgia.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsCharley GrapewinGene TierneyMarjorie Rambeau
  • Cary Grant, David Niven, and Loretta Young in The Bishop's Wife (1947)

    9. The Bishop's Wife

    19471h 49mApproved73Metascore
    7.6 (23K)
    A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
    DirectorHenry KosterStarsCary GrantLoretta YoungDavid Niven
  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in The Pirate (1948)

    10. The Pirate

    19481h 42mApproved
    6.9 (5.9K)
    A girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandGene KellyWalter Slezak
  • Cary Grant, Shirley Temple, and Myrna Loy in The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

    11. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer

    19471h 35mApproved59Metascore
    7.2 (10K)
    Romantic comedy about a high school girl who falls in love with a playboy artist. The girl's older sister, who's a judge, does not approve of the relationship.
    DirectorIrving ReisStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyShirley Temple
  • James Craig, Anne Shirley, and Simone Simon in The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)

    12. The Devil and Daniel Webster

    19411h 47mApproved
    7.6 (6.2K)
    A struggling farmer in 1840 New Hampshire makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from the consequences of his contract.
    DirectorWilliam DieterleStarsEdward ArnoldWalter HustonJane Darwell
  • Judy Garland in The Harvey Girls (1946)

    13. The Harvey Girls

    19461h 42mApproved65Metascore
    7.0 (5.2K)
    On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
    DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsJudy GarlandRay BolgerJohn Hodiak
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)

    14. Holiday Inn

    19421h 40mApproved70Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
    DirectorsMark SandrichRobert AllenStarsBing CrosbyFred AstaireMarjorie Reynolds
  • Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Woman of the Year (1942)

    15. Woman of the Year

    19421h 54mApproved74Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    Sportswriter Sam Craig and columnist Tess Harding, with the same New York newspaper, overcome their initial antagonism, fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when he comes to resent her hectic lifestyle.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnFay Bainter
  • Fun and Fancy Free (1947)

    16. Fun and Fancy Free

    19471h 13mG66Metascore
    6.3 (10K)
    Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.
    DirectorsJack KinneyHamilton LuskeWilliam MorganStarsEdgar BergenDinah ShoreLuana Patten
  • Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas in Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

    17. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

    19481h 34mApproved
    7.2 (13K)
    A man and his wife decide that they can afford to have a house in the country built to their specifications. It's a lot more trouble than they think.
    DirectorH.C. PotterStarsCary GrantMyrna LoyMelvyn Douglas
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

    18. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    19432h 43mApproved93Metascore
    8.0 (18K)
    From the Boer War through World War II, a soldier rises through the ranks in the British military.
    DirectorsMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerStarsRoger LiveseyDeborah KerrAnton Walbrook
  • Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

    19. Mr. & Mrs. Smith

    19411h 35mApproved63Metascore
    6.3 (12K)
    A couple who have been married for three years are shocked to learn that their marriage is not legally valid.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCarole LombardRobert MontgomeryGene Raymond
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Lucille Ball in Without Love (1945)

    20. Without Love

    19451h 51mApproved43Metascore
    6.6 (2.8K)
    In Washington, D.C. during World War II, Jamie Rowan enters into a loveless marriage with scientist Pat Jamieson and becomes his assistant. Struggles bring them closer together.
    DirectorHarold S. BucquetStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnLucille Ball
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)

    21. Meet John Doe

    19412h 2mApproved63Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckEdward Arnold
  • Cover Girl (1944)

    22. Cover Girl

    19441h 47mApproved
    6.7 (6.3K)
    Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
    DirectorCharles VidorStarsRita HayworthGene KellyLee Bowman
  • Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, Claire Trevor, and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in The Desperadoes (1943)

    23. The Desperadoes

    19431h 27mApproved
    6.4 (1.8K)
    A wanted outlaw arrives in town to rob a bank that has already been held up! His past and his friendship with the sheriff land them both in trouble.
    DirectorCharles VidorStarsRandolph ScottClaire TrevorGlenn Ford
  • The Three Caballeros (1944)

    24. The Three Caballeros

    19441h 11mG85Metascore
    6.3 (17K)
    Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
    DirectorsNorman FergusonClyde GeronimiJack KinneyStarsAurora MirandaCarmen MolinaDora Luz
  • Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy in Adam's Rib (1949)

    25. Adam's Rib

    19491h 41mApproved87Metascore
    7.4 (24K)
    Domestic and professional tensions mount when a husband and wife work as opposing lawyers in a case involving a woman who shot her husband.
    DirectorGeorge CukorStarsSpencer TracyKatharine HepburnJudy Holliday

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