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Breaking The Fourth Wall

by karljhickey14 • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 years ago
Listed as I see them , or think of them . Films told in the first person don't count , where actors talk directly to camera throughout - they are still in character.
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  • Billie Burke, Joan Crawford, Melvyn Douglas, Allen Jenkins, and Roland Young in They All Kissed the Bride (1942)

    1. They All Kissed the Bride

    19421h 25mApproved
    6.4 (821)
    Divine Crawford who gives all - in this really funny comedy , she donated all her salary from this movie to the Red Cross after Carole Lombard's plane crashed .
    DirectorAlexander HallStarsJoan CrawfordMelvyn DouglasRoland Young
    When Joan Crawford falls asleep on his shoulder , Melvyn Douglas looks at the audience
  • Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)

    2. Arsenic and Old Lace

    19441h 58mApproved
    7.9 (77K)
    Mortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage, risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts Abby and Martha are serial murderers.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsCary GrantPriscilla LaneRaymond Massey
  • Andy Kaufman, Sam Levene, Richard Lynch, Deborah Raffin, and Sylvia Sidney in God Told Me To (1976)

    3. God Told Me To

    19761h 31mR55Metascore
    6.3 (7.1K)
    A New York detective investigates a series of murders committed by random New Yorkers who claim that "God told them to."
    DirectorLarry CohenStarsTony Lo BiancoDeborah RaffinSandy Dennis
    At the end , Tony Lo Bianco says the title of the movie , smiling and looking right at us .
  • Peggy Knudsen and Kent Taylor in Half Past Midnight (1948)

    4. Half Past Midnight

    19481h 9mApproved
    6.1 (47)
    A man with an affinity for trouble meets a girl in distress in a nightclub. She becomes involved in the murder of a Spanish dancer and both of them become major suspects. The couple, eluding the police up, down and all around in Chinatown, search for the murderer.
    DirectorWilliam F. ClaxtonStarsKent TaylorPeggy KnudsenJoe Sawyer
    At the end , after seeing the two main characters kiss , Mabel Paige looks in to the audience and says "What are you doing tonight , deary ?"
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Animal Crackers (1930)

    5. Animal Crackers

    19301h 37mG77Metascore
    7.4 (16K)
    Mayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding.
    DirectorVictor HeermanStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Preston Foster and Ann Rutherford in Bermuda Mystery (1944)

    6. Bermuda Mystery

    19441h 5mApproved
    5.9 (76)
    A private eye (Preston Foster) and a niece (Ann Rutherford) investigate when six World War I veterans start dying in the same week.
    DirectorBenjamin StoloffStarsPreston FosterAnn RutherfordCharles Butterworth
    At the end Ann Rutherford confides to the audience "I knew I'd get him before this was over"
  • Alain Delon and Jean-Louis Trintignant in Flic Story (1975)

    7. Flic Story

    19751h 52m
    6.9 (3.3K)
    The hunt for a seasoned killer becomes a matter of life for a policeman. Action-packed drama based on real events.
    DirectorJacques DerayStarsAlain DelonJean-Louis TrintignantRenato Salvatori
    At the end Alain Delon talks to the camera as he relates the execution of the gangster .
  • Mary Martin, Victor Moore, Dick Powell, and Franchot Tone in True to Life (1943)

    8. True to Life

    19431h 34mApproved
    6.5 (162)
    A radio serial writer needs inspiration, so he rents a room from a typical American family and begins using their real-life exploits for plots. He begins to feel guilty when he falls in love with a pretty member of the family.
    DirectorGeorge MarshallStarsMary MartinFranchot ToneDick Powell
    At the end , Franchot Tone is going through his little black book , then seems to catch someone's eye in the audience and says "How about you , luscious ?" before howling like a wolf .
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Zeppo Marx, and The Marx Brothers in Duck Soup (1933)

    9. Duck Soup

    19331h 9mApproved93Metascore
    7.7 (64K)
    Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Douglass Dumbrille, Margaret Dumont, Virginia Grey, Tony Martin, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in The Big Store (1941)

    10. The Big Store

    19411h 23mApproved
    6.5 (5.6K)
    A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.
    DirectorCharles ReisnerStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
    Groucho again , but Harpo does it as well
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)

    11. A Day at the Races

    19371h 51mApproved
    7.5 (15K)
    A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
    DirectorSam WoodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Thelma Todd, and The Marx Brothers in Horse Feathers (1932)

    12. Horse Feathers

    19321h 8mApproved83Metascore
    7.5 (14K)
    Quincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game against their rival, Darwin University.
    DirectorNorman Z. McLeodStarsGroucho MarxChico MarxHarpo Marx
  • Groucho Marx, Lois Collier, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night in Casablanca (1946)

    13. A Night in Casablanca

    19461h 25mApproved
    6.9 (7.8K)
    The Marx Brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar Casablanca, where a ring of Nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure.
    DirectorArchie MayoStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
    Groucho several times - "That reminds me , I must get my watch fixed"
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Ilona Massey, and Vera-Ellen in Love Happy (1949)

    14. Love Happy

    19491h 25mApproved
    5.8 (3.2K)
    The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.
    DirectorDavid MillerStarsGroucho MarxHarpo MarxChico Marx
    Groucho - apart from introducing the film , when Marilyn Monroe appears says "Is there anything I can do for you ? " , looks at us and says "What a ridiculous question !" . Then near the end , when he wants to search Ilona Massey , turns and says "If this were a french picture I could do it !"
  • A Full Day's Work (1973)

    15. A Full Day's Work

    19731h 35m
    6.8 (493)
    A father plans to kill, in the same day, the nine members of the jury who had condemned his son to the death sentence.
    DirectorJean-Louis TrintignantStarsJacques DufilhoLuce MarquandFranco Pesce
    At one point when following a car , the camera goes the other way and we hear the director's voice , later on the radio plays the hunter's theme , and says it's from the film .
  • Actors and Sin (1952)

    16. Actors and Sin

    19521h 22mNot Rated
    5.3 (227)
    Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old girl--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.
    DirectorsBen HechtLee GarmesStarsEdward G. RobinsonEddie AlbertMarsha Hunt
    At the end , the child looks at the camera and keeps on talking.
  • Up in Mabel's Room (1944)

    17. Up in Mabel's Room

    19441h 16mApproved
    6.1 (211)
    Newly-married Gary Ainsworth once gave his former sweetheart Mabel a sexy negligee with his initials embroidered in the lacework. It is Gary's unenviable task to retrieve the incriminating undergarment from Mabel's room.
    DirectorAllan DwanStarsMarjorie ReynoldsDennis O'KeefeGail Patrick
    Mischa Auer looks at camera and says "There must be an easier way to earn a living", and at the end "Operator , you better switch to another picture - this will never get past the censors!"
  • William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, and Marjorie Woodworth in Brooklyn Orchid (1942)

    18. Brooklyn Orchid

    194250mApproved
    5.7 (185)
    Taxicab company owners Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett rescue Lucy Gibbs from a suicide attempt and she insists on placing her life and destiny in the hands of her two rescuers.
    DirectorKurt NeumannStarsWilliam BendixJoe SawyerMarjorie Woodworth
    at the end Grace Bradley looks at the audience ,wags her finger and says "That'll be the last howl out of those wolves!"
  • Bob Hope and Betty Hutton in Let's Face It (1943)

    19. Let's Face It

    19431h 16mApproved
    6.0 (220)
    A soldier stationed on an army base and his fiancée, who runs a women's "fat farm" nearby, want to get married but don't have enough money. Three customers of the fat farm scheme to get back at their philandering husbands by hiring the soldier and two of his buddies as escorts for the weekend. Complications ensue after the husbands show up unexpectedly.
    DirectorSidney LanfieldStarsBob HopeBetty HuttonZasu Pitts
    Twice - Bob Hope makes a joke about how butchers have so little and the fat women have so lot , and at the end looks at us and says "Well I was out for a whole year "
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Rhythm and Weep (1946)

    20. Rhythm and Weep

    194617mShort
    6.9 (455)
    The stooges are actors who can't seem to find a job, so they decide to jump off a high building and end it all. On the roof top they meet three girl dancers with the same idea. Before they can jump, they meet a millionaire Broadway producer who hires them all for his next show. The rehearsal goes so well that he doubles their salary, but it all comes to naught when they discover that the "producer" is an escaped patient from Dr. Dippy's retreat.
    DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly Howard
    Larry kisses the girl and says to us "This I like ! And I get paid for it too !"
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Broderick Crawford, George Brent, and Andy Devine in Slave Girl (1947)

    21. Slave Girl

    19471h 20mApproved
    5.1 (164)
    An American adventurer goes to Tripoli to rescue some kidnapped sailors, but gets involved with a beautiful slave girl.
    DirectorCharles LamontStarsYvonne De CarloGeorge BrentBroderick Crawford
    Humpy the camel interrupts the picture throughout , "I've seen this picture"
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Curly Howard in Three Little Beers (1935)

    22. Three Smart Saps

    194217mApprovedShort
    7.5 (503)
    Weddings are paused for the stooges who are engaged to the daughters of a prison warden. He has been framed by criminals and convicted. They make entry to the prison and find the crooks running a casino. They need photos to expose them.
    DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly Howard
    At the end they break into song , looking at the camera , and Curly barks at the audience .
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and Suzanne Kaaren in What's the Matador? (1942)

    23. What's the Matador?

    194217mShort
    7.5 (475)
    The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally switch suitcases with that of Dolores, a lovely senorita they met on trip down, they must sneak into her house to retrieve their suitcase. When they are confronted by her jealous husband he vows to kill them if he sees them again. At the fiesta where they are performing a comedy bullfight (Curly is the matador, Moe and Larry are in a bull costume) the husband bribes the attendants to let a real bull into the ring. Curly knocks the bull out with a head butt and becomes a hero.
    DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly Howard
    When the Stooges break into a dance , Curly gets carried away and walks straight into the camera .
  • Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, and Bud Jamison in So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)

    24. So Long Mr. Chumps

    194117mShort
    7.3 (519)
    The stooges are street cleaners who find some valuable bonds and return them to their owner. The man is so grateful that he offers them a big reward if they can find an honest man with executive ability. Their search leads them to a woman who's fiancée is honest, but he's in jail. The boys decide to commit a crime so they can go behind bars to find him. In prison the boys locate the man and help him escape, only to find out that their benefactor is a con man and on the way himself to the slammer.
    DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineCurly Howard
    At the end , when cracking rocks on Curly's head , Curly says "Hey , wait a minute ! That's a real one ! "
  • Repossessed (1990)

    25. Repossessed

    19901h 20mPG-1331Metascore
    4.8 (10K)
    Parody of The Exorcist (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.
    DirectorBob LoganStarsLeslie NielsenLinda BlairNed Beatty
    Several , including Leslie Nielsen's priest swears at start , then looks sheepishly at us , Linda Blair "breaks" the film at one point .

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