Film Index
American cinema: Romance/Comedy
Father Goose (1964)
Ralph Nelson
Walter Eckland has turned his back on the world and plans to sit out WWII in peace in the South Pacific. Unfortunately, Fate has other ideas...
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Ralph Nelson
Father of the Bride (1950)
Vincente Minnelli
Stanley and Ellie Banks are an ordinary middle-class American couple who have lived a well-ordered, trouble-free life - until that awful Earth-shattering day when their daughter Kay announces that she intends to get married...
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Vincente Minnelli
Father's Little Dividend (1951)
Vincente Minnelli
With his daughter Kay now happily married, Stanley Banks thinks that his worries are over. How wrong he is. Just when everything appears to be going swimmingly, Kay drops her bombshell - she is expecting a baby...
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Vincente Minnelli
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
Francis Ford Coppola
Finian McLonergan absconds from his native Ireland with a stolen crock of gold, accompanied by his daughter Sharon. He arrives in Rainbow Valley, USA, believing that if he buries the crock near to Fort Knox he will become a wealthy man...
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Francis Ford Coppola
Flying Down to Rio (1933)
Thornton Freeland
During a stay in Miama, bandleader Roger Bond falls for the beautiful Belinha whilst performing at an exclusive hotel. Roger's amorous intentions are thwarted by Belinha's chaperone, who has the band dismissed for improper conduct...
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Thornton Freeland
Follow the Fleet (1936)
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
When his dancing partner, Sherry Martin, declines to marry him, Bake Baker decides to join the navy. Bake soon grows disillusioned with the life of a sailor and, as soon as his ship docks at San Francisco, he heads straight for the nearest nightclub... [More...]
Funny Face (1957)
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Fashion magazine editor Maggie Prescott is convinced that the next glamour look will combine beauty with intellect. Dissatisfied with her leading model, she arranges a photo-shoot in a Greenwich Village bookshop with her faithful photographer Dick Avery... [More...]
The Gay Divorcee (1934)
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
Mark Sandrich
After a brief stay in Paris, the celebrated American dancer Guy Holden travels to England with his friend, Egbert Fitzgerald, a lawyer who has agreed to temporarily take the reins at his father's London law firm... [More...]
The General (1927)
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
Clyde Bruckman
America, 1861. Train driver Johnnie Gray has two loves in his life - his locomotive, named The General, and his sweetheart, Annabelle Lee... [More...]
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw are showgirls who think of nothing but catching the man of their dreams. Lorelei believes she has already landed her man, a wealthy heir named Gus Esmond who can't help showering her with expensive presents... [More...]
Gigi (1958)
Vincente Minnelli
Paris, 1900. The wealthy man of leisure, Gaston Lachaille, is bored with society women - unlike his ageing uncle Honoré, who has lost none of his enthusiasm for playing the field... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
Paris, 1900. The wealthy man of leisure, Gaston Lachaille, is bored with society women - unlike his ageing uncle Honoré, who has lost none of his enthusiasm for playing the field... [More...]
Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Stanley Donen
Broadway producer Felix Jordan has a crisis on his hands when his temperamental lead actress walks out of his latest show Give a Girl a Break... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Broadway producer Felix Jordan has a crisis on his hands when his temperamental lead actress walks out of his latest show Give a Girl a Break... [More...]
Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
Busby Berkeley
The staff at the Wentworth Plaza, a high class hotel at Lake Waxapahachie, are used to handsome tips from their well-heeled clients... [More...]
The Gold Rush (1925)
Charles Chaplin
An anonymous tramp makes the journey to Alaska, hoping to make his fortune in the gold rush. Caught in a snow storm, he takes refuge in a log cabin in which he confronts an escaped convict, Black Larsen, and another prospector, Big Jim McKay... [More...]
Charles Chaplin
An anonymous tramp makes the journey to Alaska, hoping to make his fortune in the gold rush. Caught in a snow storm, he takes refuge in a log cabin in which he confronts an escaped convict, Black Larsen, and another prospector, Big Jim McKay... [More...]
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Yorker Nathan Detroit is struggling to make a dishonest living organising crap games for his gambling-addicted buddies... [More...]
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
New Yorker Nathan Detroit is struggling to make a dishonest living organising crap games for his gambling-addicted buddies... [More...]
The Half Naked Truth (1932)
Gregory La Cava
With Colonel Munday's carnival facing ruin, Jimmy Bates comes up with an idea that might just save the day. By promising to reveal the identity of the father of carnival's dancer, Teresita, Bates stirs up public interest, but he also unwittingly attracts the police... [More...]
Gregory La Cava
With Colonel Munday's carnival facing ruin, Jimmy Bates comes up with an idea that might just save the day. By promising to reveal the identity of the father of carnival's dancer, Teresita, Bates stirs up public interest, but he also unwittingly attracts the police... [More...]
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
Gene Kelly
In the 1890s, Dolly Levi is the talk of New York, a merry widow who is all too willing to lend her services as a marriage broker, for a modest fee... [More...]
Gene Kelly
In the 1890s, Dolly Levi is the talk of New York, a merry widow who is all too willing to lend her services as a marriage broker, for a modest fee... [More...]
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Alexander Hall
Prize fighter Joe Pendleton is fooling about in his private aeroplane when he loses control and crashes into the ground. Just before impact, his soul is snatched from his body by an overly enthusiastic angel, Messenger 7013, and taken to the transit point to the next world... [More...]
Alexander Hall
Prize fighter Joe Pendleton is fooling about in his private aeroplane when he loses control and crashes into the ground. Just before impact, his soul is snatched from his body by an overly enthusiastic angel, Messenger 7013, and taken to the transit point to the next world... [More...]
High Society (1956)
Charles Walters
On the eve of her wedding to businessman George Kittredge, Rhode Island socialite Tracy Samantha Lord receives an unexpected, and unwelcome visit from her first husband, the jazz musician C.K... [More...]
Charles Walters
On the eve of her wedding to businessman George Kittredge, Rhode Island socialite Tracy Samantha Lord receives an unexpected, and unwelcome visit from her first husband, the jazz musician C.K... [More...]
His Girl Friday (1940)
Howard Hawks
Newspaper editor Walter Burns is known for his ruthlessness and cunning but when he learns that he is about to lose his ex-wife and star reporter Hildy Johnson he surpasses himself... [More...]
Howard Hawks
Newspaper editor Walter Burns is known for his ruthlessness and cunning but when he learns that he is about to lose his ex-wife and star reporter Hildy Johnson he surpasses himself... [More...]
Horse Feathers (1932)
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
Norman Z. McLeod
When he takes over the position of dean of Huxley College, Professor Quincy Wagstaff decides that academic success is distinctly démodé and declares that the college should work on enhancing its sporting prowess... [More...]
How to Steal a Million (1966)
William Wyler
Charles Bonnet is one of France's leading art forgers and makes a comfortable living by auctioning off his fake works of art, much to the chagrin of his daughter Nicole, who is certain that one day this scam will be uncovered... [More...]
William Wyler
Charles Bonnet is one of France's leading art forgers and makes a comfortable living by auctioning off his fake works of art, much to the chagrin of his daughter Nicole, who is certain that one day this scam will be uncovered... [More...]
I Married a Witch (1942)
René Clair
During the Salem witch trials of the early 1690s, Massachusetts landowner Jonathan Wooley has an alleged witch, Jennifer, and her father Daniel burned at the stake for witchcraft... [More...]
René Clair
During the Salem witch trials of the early 1690s, Massachusetts landowner Jonathan Wooley has an alleged witch, Jennifer, and her father Daniel burned at the stake for witchcraft... [More...]
I Was a Male War Bride (1949)
Howard Hawks
In the immediate aftermath of WWII, Henri Rochard, an officer in the French secret service, is sent to the German town of Bad Nauheim to track down a lens polisher named Schindler and persuade him to work for the Allies... [More...]
Howard Hawks
In the immediate aftermath of WWII, Henri Rochard, an officer in the French secret service, is sent to the German town of Bad Nauheim to track down a lens polisher named Schindler and persuade him to work for the Allies... [More...]
If You Could Only Cook (1935)
William A. Seiter
Jim Buchanan, the well-heeled director of a large car manufacturing company, is about to get married to a society woman for whom he has no real affection... [More...]
William A. Seiter
Jim Buchanan, the well-heeled director of a large car manufacturing company, is about to get married to a society woman for whom he has no real affection... [More...]
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Robert Z. Leonard
Andrew Larkin is a diligent employee at Oberkugen's music shop in circa 1900 Chicago. He hopes that soon he will be able to earn enough so that he can marry the female pen-friend he writes to almost every day... [More...]
Robert Z. Leonard
Andrew Larkin is a diligent employee at Oberkugen's music shop in circa 1900 Chicago. He hopes that soon he will be able to earn enough so that he can marry the female pen-friend he writes to almost every day... [More...]
Indiscreet (1958)
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Stanley Donen
On her return to London, the world-renowned actress Anna Kalman appears disillusioned with love, certain that she will never find a man who will engage both her heart and her intellect... [More...]
Irene (1940)
Herbert Wilcox
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare is measuring chairs for the socialite Mrs Vincent when she meets Don Marshall, a wealthy playboy... [More...]
Herbert Wilcox
Upholsterer's assistant Irene O'Dare is measuring chairs for the socialite Mrs Vincent when she meets Don Marshall, a wealthy playboy... [More...]
Irma la Douce (1963)
Billy Wilder
The rue Casanova offers rich pickings for Parisian prostitutes, especially Irma la Douce, who never fails to extort a little extra from her clients... [More...]
Billy Wilder
The rue Casanova offers rich pickings for Parisian prostitutes, especially Irma la Douce, who never fails to extort a little extra from her clients... [More...]
It Happened One Night (1934)
Frank Capra
Wealthy financier Alexander Andrews is so offended by his daughter Ellie's decision to marry the playboy King Westley that he holds her prisoner on his yacht whilst he arranges an annulment... [More...]
Frank Capra
Wealthy financier Alexander Andrews is so offended by his daughter Ellie's decision to marry the playboy King Westley that he holds her prisoner on his yacht whilst he arranges an annulment... [More...]