Film Index
American cinema: Romance/Comedy
The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Norman Z. McLeod
Burleigh Sullivan is a shy but ambitious milkman from the Brooklyn district of New York. When his horse goes into labour on the public highway, he turns to nightclub singer Polly Pringle for help in calling an ambulance...
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Norman Z. McLeod
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
George Sidney
Fred Graham and Cole Porter are discussing their new show, a musical version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, and agree that Fred's ex-wife Lilli Vanessi would be perfect for the part of Katharine...
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George Sidney
The Lady Eve (1941)
Preston Sturges
After a year looking for rare species of snakes in the forests of South America, Charles Pike, son of a ludicrously wealthy ale magnate, returns home by cruise ship...
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Preston Sturges
Let's Make Love (1960)
George Cukor
Jean-Marc Clement is one of the wealthiest men in America, as famous for his extravagant lifestyle as he is for his shrewd business acumen...
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George Cukor
Love and Death (1975)
Woody Allen
A condemned man, about to be executed for a crime he did not commit, Boris Grushenko looks back on his short life, conscious that Death is even now beating a path in his direction...
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Woody Allen
Lover Come Back (1961)
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
Delbert Mann
Carol Templeton works for a New York advertising agency and prides herself on the honesty and professionalism with which she conducts her business... [More...]
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942)
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
William Keighley
A critic, public speaker and bon vivant, Sheridan Whiteside is one of America's top radio personalities. During a busy lecture tour, he allows himself to be talked into having dinner at the house of a prominent Ohio family, the Stanleys... [More...]
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Vincente Minnelli
In 1903, St Louis is home to the Smith family, a typical middle-class American household which comprises successful business man Alonzo Smith, his wife Anna, their grown-up son Lon and four daughters, Rose, Esther, Agnes and Tootie... [More...]
Vincente Minnelli
In 1903, St Louis is home to the Smith family, a typical middle-class American household which comprises successful business man Alonzo Smith, his wife Anna, their grown-up son Lon and four daughters, Rose, Esther, Agnes and Tootie... [More...]
The Merry Widow (1934)
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
Madame Sonia is not only the wealthiest person in the remote East European country of Marshovia, she is also the most beautiful... [More...]
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
Woody Allen
Lenny Weinrib is a Manhattan sportswriter who is happily married to Amanda, a career-minded art gallery curator. Over dinner one evening, Amanda admits to wanting to have a child of her own but is unwilling to give up work and so raises the possibility of adoption... [More...]
Woody Allen
Lenny Weinrib is a Manhattan sportswriter who is happily married to Amanda, a career-minded art gallery curator. Over dinner one evening, Amanda admits to wanting to have a child of her own but is unwilling to give up work and so raises the possibility of adoption... [More...]
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
Otto Preminger
Patty O'Neill is an aspiring young actress who puts up no resistance when architect Don Gresham attempts to chat her up on top of the Empire State Building... [More...]
Otto Preminger
Patty O'Neill is an aspiring young actress who puts up no resistance when architect Don Gresham attempts to chat her up on top of the Empire State Building... [More...]
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Alfred Hitchcock
David and Ann Smith have been happily married for three years and so the latter is mildly surprised when, one day, the former admits that he would have preferred to have stayed single if they had their time over again... [More...]
Alfred Hitchcock
David and Ann Smith have been happily married for three years and so the latter is mildly surprised when, one day, the former admits that he would have preferred to have stayed single if they had their time over again... [More...]
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
H.C. Potter
Tired of living in his cramped Manhattan apartment with his wife and two teenage daughters, advertising executive Jim Blandings is smitten by the dream of owning a house in the country... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Tired of living in his cramped Manhattan apartment with his wife and two teenage daughters, advertising executive Jim Blandings is smitten by the dream of owning a house in the country... [More...]
Mr. Lucky (1943)
H.C. Potter
Small-time swindler Joe Adams avoids being called up to join the army in WWII by taking the identity of one of his henchmen, Joe Bascopolous, who is unfit for active service... [More...]
H.C. Potter
Small-time swindler Joe Adams avoids being called up to join the army in WWII by taking the identity of one of his henchmen, Joe Bascopolous, who is unfit for active service... [More...]
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Kenneth Branagh
In Sicily, the nobleman Don Pedro receives a hero's welcome from Leonardo, the Governor of Messina, having thwarted an uprising led by Don John, his bastard half-brother... [More...]
Kenneth Branagh
In Sicily, the nobleman Don Pedro receives a hero's welcome from Leonardo, the Governor of Messina, having thwarted an uprising led by Don John, his bastard half-brother... [More...]
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Garson Kanin
Ellen Arden returns to her family home to find that her husband Nick has just married another woman, Bianca. Nick is under the misapprehension that Ellen is dead, having drowned seven years ago during a nature expedition... [More...]
Garson Kanin
Ellen Arden returns to her family home to find that her husband Nick has just married another woman, Bianca. Nick is under the misapprehension that Ellen is dead, having drowned seven years ago during a nature expedition... [More...]
Ninotchka (1939)
Ernst Lubitsch
The Soviet Union is in desperate need of hard cash to buy tractors and other farm equipment from the West. For that reason, three loyal communists, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell a collection of jewels that were seized during the Russian Revolution... [More...]
Ernst Lubitsch
The Soviet Union is in desperate need of hard cash to buy tractors and other farm equipment from the West. For that reason, three loyal communists, Iranoff, Buljanoff and Kopalski, are sent to Paris to sell a collection of jewels that were seized during the Russian Revolution... [More...]
Oklahoma! (1955)
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
Fred Zinnemann
Oklahoma, in the early 1900s. Curly, a cowboy who lives with his aunt Eller, is in love with Laurey, and has offered to take her to the Skidmore dance... [More...]
On Moonlight Bay (1951)
Roy Del Ruth
Within hours of the Winfield family moving into their new house in a small Indiana town, the daughter, Marjorie, has struck up a romance with the boy across the road, Bill Sherman... [More...]
Roy Del Ruth
Within hours of the Winfield family moving into their new house in a small Indiana town, the daughter, Marjorie, has struck up a romance with the boy across the road, Bill Sherman... [More...]
On the Town (1949)
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Stanley Donen
Once their ship has docked in New York Harbour, three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - head straight for the thundering heart of the city, determined not to waste one second of their 24 hours' shore leave... [More...]
Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942)
Leo McCarey
Vienna, 1938. An American socialite Katherine Butt-Smith - in truth a one-time stripped named Katie O'Hara - is about to get married to the influential Baron Von Luber... [More...]
Leo McCarey
Vienna, 1938. An American socialite Katherine Butt-Smith - in truth a one-time stripped named Katie O'Hara - is about to get married to the influential Baron Von Luber... [More...]
Our Hospitality (1923)
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
John G. Blystone
The McKays and Canfields are two families in a southern US state who have been at war for so long that they cannot recall how their feud started... [More...]
Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
Joshua Logan
California, during the Gold Rush. When he sees a wagon go crashing over a ravine, curmudgeonly old prospector Ben Rumson hurries to its aid... [More...]
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
Preston Sturges
After five years, Tom and Gerry Jeffers find that the spark has gone out of their marriage. Their life together is a constant struggle to make ends meet whilst Tom looks around for a backer to finance his ambitious project to build a rooftop airport in New York City... [More...]
The Parent Trap (1961)
David Swift
During a stay at a summer camp, Susan Evers is surprised when she meets a girl, Sharon McKendrick, who is physically identical to her... [More...]
David Swift
During a stay at a summer camp, Susan Evers is surprised when she meets a girl, Sharon McKendrick, who is physically identical to her... [More...]
Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Richard Quine
Richard Benson has just two days to complete a screenplay which he has been commissioned to write by producer Alexander Meyerheim... [More...]
Richard Quine
Richard Benson has just two days to complete a screenplay which he has been commissioned to write by producer Alexander Meyerheim... [More...]
Pat and Mike (1952)
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
George Cukor
College physical education instructor Pat Pemberton appears destined for a successful career as an all-round professional sportswoman - at least she would be if it weren't for her disparaging fiancé, who saps her resolve at every tournament she attends... [More...]
Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]
Arthur Lubin
When Erique Claudin loses his job as a violinist at the Paris Opera House he hastily sets about selling the concerto he has been working on for years... [More...]
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
George Cukor
Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is about to marry humdrum businessman George Kittredge. Publisher Sidney Kidd sees this as the ideal opportunity to run an exposé that will boost his magazine sales... [More...]
George Cukor
Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord is about to marry humdrum businessman George Kittredge. Publisher Sidney Kidd sees this as the ideal opportunity to run an exposé that will boost his magazine sales... [More...]
Pillow Talk (1959)
Michael Gordon
The only thing that Jan Morrow and Brad Allen have in common is that they share a telephone line. This is a constant source of annoyance to Jan who, trying to make a living as an interior designer, is tired of overhearing Brad's attempts to seduce every eligible young woman in New York over the phone... [More...]
Michael Gordon
The only thing that Jan Morrow and Brad Allen have in common is that they share a telephone line. This is a constant source of annoyance to Jan who, trying to make a living as an interior designer, is tired of overhearing Brad's attempts to seduce every eligible young woman in New York over the phone... [More...]