Best comedies 1951 – 1960 - Charts
Best comedies 1951 – 1960
1. Roman Holiday (1953)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: William Wyler
Cast: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn
2. Some Like It Hot (1959)
USA, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis
3. Once Upon a Time, There Was a King... (1954)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Bořivoj Zeman
Cast: Jan Werich, Vlasta Burian
4. The Emperor's Baker - The Baker's Emperor (1951)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Historical
Directed by: Martin Frič
Cast: Jan Werich, Marie Vášová
5. Singin' in the Rain (1952)
USA, Musical / Romance
Directed by: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly
Cast: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor
6. The Good Soldier Schweik (1956)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / War
Directed by: Karel Steklý
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Eva Svobodová
7. The Good Soldier Schweik 2: Beg to Report, Sir (1957)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / War
Directed by: Karel Steklý
Cast: Rudolf Hrušínský, Svatopluk Beneš
8. The Creation of the World (1957)
France / Czechoslovakia, Animation / Comedy
Directed by: Eduard Hofman
Cast: Jan Werich, Antonín Jedlička
9. Limelight (1952)
USA, Drama / Music
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Claire Bloom
10. The Good Soldier Schweik (1954)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Jiří Trnka
Cast: Jan Werich
11. The Apartment (1960)
USA, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine
12. The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Japan, Action / Adventure
Directed by: 黒澤明
Cast: Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara
14. Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1959)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Martin Frič
Cast: Jiří Sovák, Rudolf Hrušínský
15. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Czechoslovakia, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Jiří Trnka
Cast: Rudolf Pellar, Jack Gwillim
16. When Comedy Was King (1960)
USA, Comedy / Documentary
Directed by: Robert Youngson
Cast: Buster Keaton, Charles Murray
17. The Proud Princess (1952)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Bořivoj Zeman
Cast: Alena Vránová, Vladimír Ráž
18. Sabrina (1954)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
19. The Chaplin Revue (1959)
UK / USA, Comedy
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Cast: Edna Purviance, Syd Chaplin
20. Fan-Fan the Tulip (1952)
Italy / France, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Christian-Jaque
Cast: Gérard Philipe, Gina Lollobrigida
21. The Million Pound Note (1954)
UK / USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Cast: Gregory Peck, Ronald Squire
22. The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
France / Italy, Comedy
Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Fernandel, Gino Cervi
23. The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
USA, Comedy / Documentary
Directed by: Robert Youngson
Cast: Dwight Weist, Billy Bevan
24. The Rainmaker (1956)
USA, Romance / Western
Directed by: Joseph Anthony
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Katharine Hepburn
25. My Uncle (1958)
France / Italy, Comedy
Directed by: Jacques Tati
Cast: Jacques Tati, Denise Péronne
26. O věcech nadpřirozených (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Anthology / Comedy
Directed by: Jiří Krejčík, Jaroslav Mach
Cast: Ladislav Pešek, Vlastimil Brodský
27. The Country I Come From (1956)
France, Fantasy / Comedy
Directed by: Marcel Carné
Cast: Gilbert Bécaud, Madeleine Lebeau
28. Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
Italy, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Vittorio Gassman, Renato Salvatori
29. We're No Angels (1955)
USA, Crime / Comedy
Directed by: Michael Curtiz
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Aldo Ray
30. Playing with the Devil (1956)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Josef Mach
Cast: Josef Bek, Eva Klepáčová
31. Statočný zlodej (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy
Directed by: Ján Lacko
Cast: Jozef Kroner, Martin Gregor
33. Equinox Flower (1958)
Japan, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Yasujirô Ozu
Cast: Shin Saburi, Kinuyo Tanaka
35. The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
UK, Comedy
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Cast: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers
36. Love in the Afternoon (1957)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn
38. Šťastie príde v nedeľu (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy
Directed by: Ján Lacko
Cast: Marián Kleis st., Anton Mrvečka
39. The Seven Year Itch (1955)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell
40. Miracle in Milan (1951)
Italy, Drama / Fantasy
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica
Cast: Francesco Golisano, Brunella Bovo
42. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
UK, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Charles Crichton
Cast: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway
43. The Mouse That Roared (1959)
UK, Comedy / War
Directed by: Jack Arnold
Cast: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg
44. St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
Czechoslovakia / Hungary, Comedy
Directed by: Frigyes Bán, Vladislav Pavlovič
Cast: Sándor Pécsi, Mari Törőcsik
46. A King in New York (1957)
UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Charlie Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Maxine Audley
47. The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
UK, Comedy
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
Cast: Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans
48. Everybody Go Home (1960)
Italy / France, War / Drama
Directed by: Luigi Comencini
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Eduardo De Filippo
49. Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Sweden, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Ulla Jacobsson, Eva Dahlbeck
50. The Devil's Eye (1960)
Sweden, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson
51. Zemianska česť (1957)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Vladimír Bahna
Cast: Ladislav Chudík, Eva Krivánková
52. Three Wishes (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy
Directed by: Ján Kadár, Elmar Klos
Cast: Rade Markovic, Tatjana Beljakova
54. The Court Jester (1955)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Cast: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns
55. Stick, Stick, Start Beating! (1955)
Czechoslovakia, Fairytale / Comedy
Directed by: Jaromír Pleskot
Cast: Ladislav Pešek, Josef Beyvl
56. The Return of Don Camillo (1953)
France / Italy, Comedy
Directed by: Julien Duvivier
Cast: Fernandel, Gino Cervi
57. The Great War (1959)
Italy / France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Alberto Sordi, Vittorio Gassman
58. Too Bad She's Bad (1954)
Italy, Comedy
Directed by: Alessandro Blasetti
Cast: Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren
59. Funny Face (1957)
USA, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire
60. The Devil's Disciple (1959)
UK, Comedy
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas
61. The Quiet Man (1952)
USA, Drama / Romance
Directed by: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara
62. Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Michael Anderson
Cast: Cantinflas, David Niven
63. Mr. Hulot's Holiday (1953)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Jacques Tati
Cast: Jacques Tati, Édouard Francomme
64. La Grande Bagarre de Don Camillo (1955)
Italy / France, Comedy
Directed by: Carmine Gallone
Cast: Fernandel, Gino Cervi
65. Hobson's Choice (1954)
UK, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: David Lean
Cast: Charles Laughton, John Mills
66. La Belle et l'empereur (1959)
West Germany / France, Comedy
Directed by: Axel von Ambesser
Cast: Romy Schneider, Jean-Claude Pascal
67. When the Woman Butts In (1959)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy
Directed by: Zdeněk Podskalský st.
Cast: Miroslav Horníček, Jana Hlaváčová
69. Haškovy povídky ze starého mocnářství (1952)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy / Historical
Directed by: Miroslav Hubáček
Cast: František Smolík, Růžena Šlemrová
70. The Ladykillers (1955)
UK, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Alexander Mackendrick
Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker
71. The Haunted Castle (1960)
West Germany, Comedy / Fantasy
Directed by: Kurt Hoffmann
Cast: Liselotte Pulver, Heinz Baumann
72. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
UK, Comedy / Crime
Directed by: Basil Dearden
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Roger Livesey
73. The Magnificent Tramp (1959)
France / Italy, Drama / Comedy
Directed by: Gilles Grangier
Cast: Jean Gabin, Bernard Blier
74. Crazy in the Noodle (1957)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Maurice Régamey
Cast: Louis de Funès, Nadine Tallier
75. Like Father, Like Son (1957)
Italy / France, Comedy
Directed by: Mario Monicelli
Cast: Vittorio De Sica, Antonella Lualdi
76. Donald Duck and his Companions (1960)
USA, Family / Animation
Directed by: Jack Cutting, Jack King
Cast: Clarence Nash
77. Indiscreet (1958)
UK, Romance / Comedy
Directed by: Stanley Donen
Cast: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman
79. The Sheepman (1958)
USA, Comedy / Western
Directed by: George Marshall
Cast: Glenn Ford, Shirley MacLaine
80. Rodná zem (1953)
Czechoslovakia, Musical / Comedy
Directed by: Josef Mach
Cast: Heda Melicherová, Martin Ťapák
81. Angel in the Mountains (1955)
Czechoslovakia, Comedy
Directed by: Bořivoj Zeman
Cast: Jaroslav Marvan, Rudolf Deyl ml.
83. The King of the Bla Bla Bla (1951)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Maurice Labro
Cast: Jean Tissier, Louis de Funès
84. The Trouble with Harry (1955)
USA, Mystery / Comedy
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Edmund Gwenn, John Forsythe
85. Operation Petticoat (1959)
USA, Comedy / War
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Cast: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis
86. Neither Seen Nor Recognized (1958)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Yves Robert
Cast: Louis de Funès, Moustache
87. No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Maurice Labro
Cast: Grégoire Aslan, André Claveau
88. It Happened in the Park (1953)
Italy / France, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Vittorio De Sica, Gianni Franciolini
89. Vesna (1953)
Yugoslavia, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: František Čáp
Cast: Metka Gabrijelcic, Stane Sever
90. The Crossing of Paris (1956)
France / Italy, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Claude Autant-Lara
Cast: Jean Gabin, Bourvil
91. Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Italy, Comedy
Directed by: Dino Risi
Cast: Marc Lawrence, Terence Hill
92. The Rickshaw Man (1958)
Japan, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Hideko Takamine
93. Waiting Women (1952)
Sweden, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Anita Björk, Eva Dahlbeck
94. Rehearsal for a Crime (1955)
Mexico, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Luis Buñuel
Cast: Miroslava Stern, Rita Macedo
95. The Moon Is Blue (1953)
USA, Comedy
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Cast: William Holden, David Niven
96. Agence matrimoniale (1952)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Jean-Paul Le Chanois
Cast: Bernard Blier, Michèle Alfa
97. The Miracle of Marcelino (1955)
Spain / Italy, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ladislao Vajda
Cast: Juan Calvo, Pablito Calvo
98. A Lesson in Love (1954)
Sweden, Comedy / Drama
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Cast: Eva Dahlbeck, Gunnar Björnstrand
99. Be Beautiful But Shut Up (1958)
France, Comedy
Directed by: Marc Allégret
Cast: Mylène Demongeot, Henri Vidal
100. Father's Little Dividend (1951)
USA, Comedy / Romance
Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett