V. J. Harvey's TOP TWENTY-TWO COMEDY CHOICES

I was given the assignment of selecting twenty of my favorite classic comedies (released prior to 1972) from A.F.I.'s 100 Years 100 Laughs nominees. I chose my twenty. There were many more that I didn't include that I really love, but I wouldn't put on a list of comedies, such as Roman Holiday and Funny Girl. I have always considered them to be dramas, although they have comical moments. I guess I think this, because they don't have very happy endings, which is part of my definition of a comedy. Also, I added two movies that I remember as being very funny that weren't on AFI's list: You Gotta Stay Happy and Father Goose.

• Adam's Rib (1949)
• Bringing Up Baby (1938)
• Cactus Flower (1969)
• Charade (1963)
• The Court Jester (1956)
• The Gay Divorcee (1934)
• Father Goose (1964)
• Harvey (1950)
• His Girl Friday (1940)
• It Happened One Night (1934)
• Holiday (1938)
• Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
• My Fair Lady (1964)
• My Man Godfrey (1936)
• The Philadelphia Story (1940)
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
• Singin' in the Rain (1952)
• The Talk of the Town (1942)
• The Thin Man (1934)
• Topper (1937)
• The Women (1939)
• You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)

*Contributed by: "V. J. Harvey" Date: Sun, May 6 2001 / 07:03:58 PST

Movie still displayed: Bringing Up Baby (1938)