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1951 Comedy Movies

Public list by WPS with 199 movies or TV shows/series

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The Lavender Hill Mob(1951)

NR
| 1h 18min | Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 99 votes)

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.

The Man in the White Suit(1951)

1h 25min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 76 votes)

The unassuming, nebbishy inventor Sidney Stratton creates a miraculous fabric that will never be dirty or worn out. Clearly he can make a fortune selling clothes made of the material, but may cause a crisis in the process. After all, once someone buys one of his suits they won't ever have to fix them or buy another one, and the clothing industry will collapse overnight. Nevertheless, Sidney is determined to put his invention on the market, forcing the clothing factory bigwigs to resort to more desperate measures...

El Siete Machos(1951)

1h 48min | Comedy, Western
4.1/5 (with 36 votes)

Rosario, the niece of the rancher, returns to the ranch after ten years of absence. She takes in Margarito, a worker at the ranch, who is immediately smitten by her. Rosario is rescued from a runaway horse by the Seven Men, an outlaw a la Robin Hood that steals from the rich and gives to the poor. He also happens to be the twin brother of Margarito, unbeknownst to him. The confusion between Margarito and the Seven Men generates great comical situations in the film.

Show Boat(1951)

3.1/5 (with 29 votes)

A dashing Mississippi river gambler wins the affections of the daughter of the owner of the Show Boat.

Miracle in Milan(1951)

1h 40min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 90 votes)

Once upon a time an old woman discovers a baby in her cabbage patch. She brings up the child and, when she dies, the boy, Toto, enters an orphanage. Toto leaves the orphanage a happy young man, and looks for work in post-war Milan. He ends up with the homeless and organizes them to build a shanty town in a vacant lot. The squatters discover oil in the land and Toto sees a vision of the old woman who gives him a magic dove that will grant him anything he wishes.

Angels in the Outfield(1951)

3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Utopia(1951)

NR
| 1h 22min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 25 votes)

Stan and Ollie are marooned on an atoll. This was their last film together.

Cops and Robbers(1951)

1h 45min | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 78 votes)

Esposito is a thief who cons tourists in Rome. Officer Bottoni manages to catch him and starts persecuting him. When Esposito manages to flee, Bottoni's superiors inform him that he'll lose his job if he can't catch Esposito.

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man(1951)

1h 22min | Comedy, Horror
3.4/5 (with 36 votes)

Boxer Tommy Nelson is accused of killing his manager. While detectives Bud and Lou investigate they come across an invisibility formula with which Tommy injects himself rather than face the police. This sparks an idea for trapping gangster Morgan by having Lou fight champ Rocky Hanlon, with Tommy's invisible help.

Carmen Comes Home(1951)

1h 26min | Comedy, Music
3.3/5 (with 9 votes)

A girl who'd left her hometown for the exciting adventure of the big city returns home years later for a visit, soon somehow causing scandal.

Full Spead Ahead(1951)

4.1/5 (with 32 votes)

A drifter lands a job as an officer in México City's elite motorcycle police unit and gets home with a mate of this unit. The mate is in love with a girl, but he and she are always making jealous to each other. The drifter and the mate get involved themselves in a fight to become the winner of conquering ladies and performing unit acrobatic tricks, interfering with their friendship and profession.

Mr. Peek-a-Boo(1951)

1h 30min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 16 votes)

A simple civil servant Léon, who has the unusual ability to walk through walls, falls madly in love with a hotel thief by the name of Susan. He poses as Garou-Garou, a dangerous gangster to attempt to woo her affections, but is arrested and sent to jail. While in jail he annoys the guards by walking in and out of his cell, and keeps persuading Susan to cease her criminal way of life. As fundamentally being an honest and law-abiding citizen, he eventually handles back everything he has stolen, is acquitted by the court, and becomes famous and respected. When he learns that Susan is planning to return to England and start a new life, he decides to confess to her his emotions. However, the couple is interrupted by a sudden rush of journalists. Trying to escape in a building, they get cornered on a corridor, and Léon pushes Susan through a nearby wall. But by doing this, he loses his own wall-walking ability, and the film concludes.

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Toto and the Kings of Rome(1952)

1h 44min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 22 votes)

An aging, down-and-out public employee must face the primary school examination.

That's My Boy(1951)

1h 44min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 11 votes)

Jack Jackson, the greatest football player in Ridgefield College history, is disappointed that his only son Junior is an uncoordinated, allergy-ridden bookworm. He uses his athletic reputation and standing as #1 alumni contributor to pressure the coach to take Junior onto the team. In addition, he pays the tuition of Junior's financially needy classmate Bill Baker, a potential all-American, with the understanding that he will room with Junior and mentor him athletically and socially. Junior's initial efforts as quarterback prove disastrous and further complications arise when the room mates both fall in love with the same co-ed.

Laughter in Paradise(1951)

NR
| 1h 33min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.

Directed by Mario Zampi - With Alastair Sim, Fay Compton, George Cole, Guy Middleton, Hugh Griffith, G. D. H. Cole, ...

Dr. Knock(1951)

1h 38min | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 21 votes)

Saint-Maurice, an ordinary peaceful village, lived healthily so much so that the local doctor's practice was scant. But that was before Dr. Parpalaid retired and was replaced by a charlatan by the name of Knock. A real genius this one, for he soon managed to persuade everyone that they were ill. And not only didn't they resent him but they even loved their physician, who made a fortune and brought prosperity to the village by turning it into a big hospital.

The Emperor and the Golem(1952)

2h 24min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
3.4/5 (with 20 votes)

The Emperor's mismanagement of his country is provoking some in his court to plot to overthrow him. He feels successful, at least, when he discovers the legendary Golem, which he believes can protect him and even cure his imaginary illnesses but, when he disappears while on a bender, his kindly baker, who looks just like him, is mistaken for him, and begins to put things in order. However, the conspirators, not to be outdone, determine to bring the Golem back to life to do their bidding.

As Young as You Feel(1951)

1h 17min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Sixty-five-year-old John Hodges must retire from Acme Printing. He later impersonates the president of the parent company and arrives at his old plant on an inspection tour. Acme president McKinley is so nervous not even his beautiful secretary Harriet can calm him. McKinley's wife Lucille becomes infatuated with Hodges. Many further complications ensue.

The Sleepwalker(1951)

1h 26min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

Victor Boniface's life is not exactly a rest cure. Just imagine: Victor is both a store detective and a ... shoplifter (only when he walks in his sleep, mind you)! And falling in love while sleepwalking is no bed of roses either, as the good-natured man simply forgets everything after waking up. Fortunately love wins the game in the end. Does that mean that life will become as easy as pie ? Certainly not: the little Bonifaces will be sleepwalkers just like their daddy!

Lady Godiva Rides Again(1951)

1h 30min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 3 votes)

Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff. This leads by way of a suspect beauty competition to the show-business world of London. But it could be a slippery slope for simple home-town Marge.

Without Leaving an Address(1951)

1h 30min | Drama, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

A woman in Paris hires a taxi driver to locate her ex-lover, father to her newborn child, who left her without leaving an address.

Francis Goes to the Races(1951)

NR
| 1h 28min | Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.3/5 (with 5 votes)

In this funny sequel to the popular Francis the Talking Mule, the talkative Mule and his pal Peter get a job working on a horse-breeder's ranch. They end up saving it from financial ruin when Francis, who has the inside track with the racehorses, provides Peter with names of the winners before the races are run. Sure enough Peter finds himself with a fistful of cash and uses it to buy a racehorse for the farm. Unfortunately, the horse he chooses is suffering from a debilitating lack of confidence. When not dealing with the mare, Peter finds time to court the horse breeder's niece and trying to avoid the gangsters who want in on the winnings.

Behave Yourself!(1951)

NR
| 1h 21min | Comedy, Crime
3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

A young man takes in a dog that turns out to be wanted by mobsters.

Rhubarb(1951)

NR
| 1h 34min | Comedy, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

Rich, eccentric T.J. Banner adopts a feral cat who becomes an affectionate pet he names Rhubarb. Then T.J. dies, leaving to Rhubarb most of his money and a pro baseball team, the Brooklyn Loons. When the team protests, publicist Eric Yeager convinces them Rhubarb is good luck. But Eric's fiancée Polly seems to be allergic to cats, and the team's success may mean new hazards for Rhubarb.

Kill Me Because I'm Dying!!!(1951)

1h 39min | Comedy
3.8/5 (with 14 votes)

Tin Tan falls in love with a young woman who does not love him, but when he wins the lottery she changes her mind.

The Mating Season(1951)

3.2/5 (with 10 votes)

Ellen McNulty leaves her New Jersey hamburger stand and heads west to pay a surprise visit to her son and his new bride. When Ellen arrives, her daughter-in-law mistakes her for the maid she has hired for a big party they are throwing. Rather than cause any embarrassment, Ellen goes along with the charade, which leads to many complications.

My Favorite Spy(1951)

1h 33min | Action, Comedy
2.8/5 (with 6 votes)

A burlesque comic doubles for a spy in Tangier and meets the spy's girlfriend, who is also a spy.

Young Wives' Tale(1951)

2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A post-war housing crisis leaves a shy woman to share a house with two couples. Comic situations arise as the new roomer becomes infatuated with one of the husbands.

Bedtime for Bonzo(1951)

3.0/5 (with 6 votes)

College prof Peter Boyd tries to salvage his professional and personal reputation by using a lab chimp to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.

Ten Tall Men(1951)

1h 37min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Sgt. Mike Kincaid of the French Foreign Legion learns, from a Riff prisoner, that an attack will soon be made by the villainous Hussin on the Legion's outpost of Tarfa. Kincaid volunteers to lead nine other Legionnaires on a mission to delay Hussin's attack till reinforcements arrive. When he discovers that Hussin plans to marry Mahla, a girl from a rival tribe, in order to build a coalition against the French, Kincaid kidnaps Mahla. Hussin forcefully takes her back, but by now his planned attack on Tarfa is crumbling and Mahla has begun to fall in love with Kincaid.

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