The Top 50 Comedies of the 1950s

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Some Like It Hot

1959    Billy Wilder    Rated PG13

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Cross-Dressing / Gender-Bending

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Singin' in the Rain

1952    Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

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Roman Holiday

1953    William Wyler    Not Rated

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

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Harvey

1950    Henry Koster    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Comedy of Manners

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The Seven Year Itch

1955    Billy Wilder    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Domestic Comedy

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Mister Roberts

1955    John Ford    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Ensemble Film

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

1953    Howard Hawks    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Smiles of a Summer Night

1955    Ingmar Bergman    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Ensemble Film

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Guys and Dolls

1955    Joseph L. Mankiewicz    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Crime

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10

White Christmas

1954    Michael Curtiz    Rated G

Comedy    Holiday Film    Musical

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Mon Oncle

1958    Jacques Tati    Not Rated

Comedy    Domestic Comedy    Foreign Language Film

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Mr. Hulot's Holiday

1953    Jacques Tati    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Foreign Language Film

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Funny Face

1957    Stanley Donen    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

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Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

1954    Stanley Donen    Rated G

Americana    Comedy    Musical

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Duck Amuck

1953    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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The Lavender Hill Mob

1951    Charles Crichton    Not Rated

Caper    Comedy    Crime

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The Court Jester

1956    Melvin Frank, Norman Panama    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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The Band Wagon

1953    Vincente Minnelli    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

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19

Born Yesterday

1950    George Cukor    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Romance

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What's Opera, Doc?

1957    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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21

Father of the Bride

1950    Vincente Minnelli    Not Rated

Comedy    Domestic Comedy    Sophisticated Comedy

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22

Love in the Afternoon

1957    Billy Wilder    Not Rated

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

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Monkey Business

1952    Howard Hawks    Not Rated

Comedy    Screwball Comedy    Sci-Fi Comedy

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Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century

1953    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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The Man in the White Suit

1951    Alexander Mackendrick    Not Rated

Comedy    Satire

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Rabbit of Seville

1950    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Musical

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How to Marry a Millionaire

1953    Jean Negulesco    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Drama

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29

High Society

1956    Charles Walters    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

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Pillow Talk

1959    Michael Gordon    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Comedy of Errors

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Auntie Mame

1958    Morton DaCosta    Rated G

Comedy    Sophisticated Comedy

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Gigi

1958    Vincente Minnelli    Rated G

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Comedy of Errors

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Rabbit Seasoning

1952    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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One Froggy Evening

1955    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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We're No Angels

1955    Michael Curtiz    Not Rated

Buddy Film    Comedy    Crime

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36

Bus Stop

1956    Joshua Logan    Not Rated

Comedy    Drama    Melodrama

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Jailhouse Rock

1957    Richard Thorpe    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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38

Indiscreet

1958    Stanley Donen    Not Rated

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

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Big Deal on Madonna Street

1958    Mario Monicelli    Not Rated

Caper    Comedy    Commedia all’italiana

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Desk Set

1957    Walter Lang    Not Rated

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

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Operation Petticoat

1959    Blake Edwards    Not Rated

Comedy    Military Comedy    Romance

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La Ronde

1950    Max Ophüls    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Drama

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43

Houseboat

1958    Melville Shavelson    Not Rated

Comedy    Domestic Comedy    Romance

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44

Beat the Devil

1953    John Huston    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Comedy    Comedy

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Duck! Rabbit, Duck!

1953    Chuck Jones    Not Rated

Animation    Cartoon    Comedy

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46

The Mouse That Roared

1959    Jack Arnold    Not Rated

Comedy    Satire

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47

Bell Book and Candle

1958    Richard Quine    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Fantasy

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48

Kiss Me Kate

1953    George Sidney    Not Rated

Based-on-Shakespeare    Comedy    Musical

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The Shaggy Dog

1959    Charles Barton    Rated G

Comedy    Family-Oriented Comedy    Slapstick

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