Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

The Girl from Missouri (1934)

Summary: Chorus girl Eadie is determined to marry a millionaire without sacrificing her virtue.

Release Date: August 03, 1934

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Directors: Jack Conway

, Sam Wood

Writers: Anita Loos

, John Emerson

, Howard Emmett Rogers

Runtime: 1 h 15 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Warner Home Video, MGM/UA Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 511,000

Cover Girl (1944)

Summary: Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.

Release Date: April 06, 1944

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Music

Director: Charles Vidor

Writers: Virginia Van Upp

, Marion Parsonnet

, Paul Gangelin

Runtime: 1 h 47 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Columbia Pictures

Distributor: Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Sony Pictures Television International, Twilight Time

Country: United States

Language: English

Stage Door (1937)

Summary: A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.

Release Date: October 08, 1937

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Gregory La Cava

Writers: Morrie Ryskind

, Anthony Veiller

, Edna Ferber

Runtime: 1 h 32 min

MPAA: PG

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Distributor: C&C Television Corporation, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 952,000

Shall We Dance (1937)

Summary: A ballet dancer and a showgirl fake a marriage for publicity purposes, then fall in love.

Release Date: May 07, 1937

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Mark Sandrich

Writers: Allan Scott

, Ernest Pagano

, P.J. Wolfson

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures, C&C Television Corporation, C&C Television Corporation, United Artists Television, Image Entertainment, Warner Home Video, MGM/UA Entertainment Company, RKO Home Video, Republic Pictures Home Video, Fox Hills Video, HBO Max, Turner Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 991,000

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)

Summary: A married musical team splits up so the wife can become a serious actress.

Release Date: September 01, 1949

Genres: Comedy, Musical

Director: Charles Walters

Writers: Betty Comden

, Adolph Green

, Sidney Sheldon

Runtime: 1 h 49 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), MGM/UA Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video, HBO Max

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,325,420

I Love Lucy (1951)

Summary: The wife of a band leader constantly tries to become a star - in spite of her having no talent, and gets herself (along with her best friend) into the funniest predicaments.

Release Date: October 15, 1951

Genres: Comedy, Family

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

MPAA: G

Production: Desilu Productions

Country: United States

Language: English

Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Summary: On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.

Release Date: August 16, 1940

Genres: Action, Romance, Thriller

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Writers: Charles Bennett

, Joan Harrison

, James Hilton

Runtime: 2 h 00 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Walter Wanger Productions

Distributor: Masterpiece Productions, Time Life Films, Time-Life Video, Lightning Video, Vestron Video, Warner Home Video, The Criterion Collection, Films sans Frontières, The Criterion Channel

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,500,000

Playhouse 90 (1956)

Summary: Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.

Release Date: October 04, 1956

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Runtime: 1 h 30 min

Production: CBS, Filmaster Productions, Screen Gems Television

Country: United States

Language: English

Carefree (1938)

Summary: A psychiatrist falls in love with the woman he's supposed to be nudging into marriage with someone else.

Release Date: September 02, 1938

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Mark Sandrich

Writers: Allan Scott

, Ernest Pagano

, Dudley Nichols

Runtime: 1 h 23 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 1,253,000

The Mad Miss Manton (1938)

Summary: After the murdered body discovered by beautiful, vivacious socialite Melsa Manton disappears, police and press label her a prankster until she proves them wrong.

Release Date: October 21, 1938

Genres: Comedy, Mystery

Director: Leigh Jason

Writers: Julius J. Epstein

, Wilson Collison

, Fred F. Finklehoffe

Runtime: 1 h 20 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: RKO Radio Pictures

Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 383,000

Son of Flubber (1962)

Summary: When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.

Release Date: January 16, 1963

Genres: Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi

Director: Robert Stevenson

Writers: Bill Walsh

, Don DaGradi

, Samuel W. Taylor

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: G

Production: Walt Disney Productions

Distributor: National Broadcasting Company (NBC), Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Walt Disney Telecommunications and Non-Theatrical Company

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 2,000,000

You'll Never Get Rich (1941)

Summary: In order to cover up his philandering ways, a married Broadway producer sets one of his dancers up on a date with a chorus girl for whom he had bought a gift, but the two dancers fall in love for real.

Release Date: September 25, 1941

Genres: Comedy, Musical, Romance

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writers: Michael Fessier

, Ernest Pagano

Runtime: 1 h 28 min

MPAA: Approved

Production: Columbia Pictures

Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, Twilight Time, Columbia Pictures Television, Mill Creek Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

Summary: The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.

Release Date: June 20, 1948

Genres: Comedy, Music

Runtime: 1 h 00 min

MPAA: TV-G

Production: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Sullivan Productions, CBS

Country: United States

Language: English

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1950)

Summary: Neighbor Blanche Morton frequently joined Gracie in escapades which annoy hubby Harry and provides George with an opportunity to offer a humorous soliloquy.

Release Date: October 12, 1950

Genre: Comedy

Runtime: 0 h 30 min

Production: CBS, McCadden Productions, Screen Gems Television

Country: United States

Language: English

TV Series budget: $ 35,000

The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)

Summary: Bud and Lou are unemployed actors living in Mr. Fields' boarding house. Lou's girlfriend Hillary lives across the hall. Any premise would lead to slapstick, puns, lots of gimmicks from their movies.

Release Date: September 14, 1957

Genres: Comedy, Family, Mystery

Runtime: 0 h 25 min

MPAA: TV-G

Production: Television Corporation of America

Country: United States

Language: English