Tag Archives: comedy

The Ghost Train (1941)

“Whatever it is, it never starts out at Truro, and it never runs into St Anne’s. If it be a natural thing—where do it come from? Where do it go…?”   Director:  Walter Forde Starring:  Arthur Askey, Richard Murdoch, Carole … Continue reading

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Seven Footprints To Satan (1929)

“The soul of your betrothed will depend upon your success on the Seven Stairs!”   Director:  Benjamin Christensen Starring:  Creighton Hale, Thelma Todd, DeWitt Jennings, Sheldon Lewis, William V. Mong, Laska Winters, Angelo Rossitto, Kamiyama Sōjin, Ivan Christy, Kalla Pasha, … Continue reading

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Wizard Of Oz (1925)

“You must prevent them from entering Oz. They have the papers, and the girl is Queen Dorothy!”   Director:  Larry Semon Starring:  Larry Semon, Dorothy Dwan, Oliver Hardy, G.Howe Black (Spencer Bell), Charles Murray, Josef Swickard, Otto Lederer, Frank Alexander, … Continue reading

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Hausu (1977)

“It’s unscientific, unexplainable, unnatural, unreasonable. It doesn’t make sense!”   Director:  Ōbayashi Nobuhiko Starring:  Ikegami Kimiko, Oba Kumiko, Jinbo Miki, Matsubara Ai, Tanaka Eriko, Miyako Masayo, Satô Mieko, Minamida Yōko, Wanibuchi Haruko, Sasazawa Saho, Ozaki Kiyohiko, Kobayashi Asei Screenplay:  Katsura … Continue reading

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The Last Warning (1929)

“I’ll open this theatre when I choose. No ghost will stop me!”   Director:  Paul Leni Starring:  Montagu Love, Laura La Plante, John Boles, Roy D’Arcy, Margaret Livingston, Burr McIntosh, Mack Swain, Bert Roach, Carrie Daumery, Tom O’Brien, Charles K. … Continue reading

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A New Leaf (1971)

  Director:  Elaine May Starring:  Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose, Doris Roberts, James Coco, William Redfield Screenplay:  Elaine May, based upon a story by Jack Ritchie     A New Leaf follows the travails of aging playboy … Continue reading

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Without Love (1945)

  Director:  Harold S. Bucquet Starring:  Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Keenan Wynn, Lucille Ball, Carl Esmond, Felix Bressart, Patricia Morison, Gloria Grahame Screenplay:  Donald Ogden Stewart, based upon the play by Philip Barry       Without Love was the … Continue reading

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Powder Town (1942)

  Director:  Rowland V. Lee Starring:  Edmond O’Brien, Victor McLaglen, June Havoc, Dorothy Lovett, Roy Gordon, Damian O’Flynn, Marten Lamont, Mary Gordon, Eddie Foy Jr, Selmer Jackson Screenplay:  David Boehm, Grace Norton (uncredited) and John Twist (uncredited), based upon a … Continue reading

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King Of The Zombies (1941)

“If there’s one thing I wouldn’t want to be twice, zombies is both of them!”   Director:  Jean Yarbrough Starring:  Mantan Moreland, John Archer, Dick Purcell, Henry Victor, Joan Woodbury, Marguerite Whitten, Leigh Whipper, Madame Sul-Te-Wan, Patricia Stacey, Laurence Criner … Continue reading

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