Screwball & Slapstick Royalty

When Timing Was Everything

Before CGI and focus groups, comedies were built on impossibly precise timing, charismatic chemistry, and the courage to be truly, physically funny. These are the masters.

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Created: July 31, 2025

The Collection

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1959
1
Some Like It Hot
1959
1
Some Like It Hot
IMDb 8.2 / 10
Director Billy Wilder
Cast Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon
Box Office $25,000,000
Why An essential entry — Some Like It Hot embodies exactly what this collection is about.
His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940
2
His Girl Friday
1940
2
His Girl Friday
IMDb 7.8 / 10
Director Howard Hawks
Cast Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy
Box Office $296,000
Why An essential entry — His Girl Friday embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938
3
Bringing Up Baby
1938
3
Bringing Up Baby
IMDb 7.8 / 10
Director Howard Hawks
Cast Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles
Why An essential entry — Bringing Up Baby embodies exactly what this collection is about.
The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story

1940
4
The Philadelphia Story
1940
4
The Philadelphia Story
IMDb 7.8 / 10
Director George Cukor
Cast Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart
Box Office $404,524
Why An essential entry — The Philadelphia Story embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Duck Soup

Duck Soup

1933
5
Duck Soup
1933
5
Duck Soup
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Leo McCarey
Cast Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Why An essential entry — Duck Soup embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941
6
Sullivan's Travels
1941
6
Sullivan's Travels
IMDb 7.9 / 10
Director Preston Sturges
Cast Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick
Box Office $1,200,000
Why An essential entry — Sullivan's Travels embodies exactly what this collection is about.
The Lady Eve

The Lady Eve

1941
7
The Lady Eve
1941
7
The Lady Eve
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Preston Sturges
Cast Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, Charles Coburn
Why An essential entry — The Lady Eve embodies exactly what this collection is about.
It Happened One Night

It Happened One Night

1934
8
It Happened One Night
1934
8
It Happened One Night
IMDb 8.1 / 10
Director Frank Capra
Cast Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly
Box Office $4,500,000
Why An essential entry — It Happened One Night embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire

1941
9
Ball of Fire
1941
9
Ball of Fire
IMDb 7.7 / 10
Director Howard Hawks
Cast Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka
Box Office $2,641,000
Why An essential entry — Ball of Fire embodies exactly what this collection is about.
Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century

1934
10
Twentieth Century
1934
10
Twentieth Century
IMDb 7.3 / 10
Director Howard Hawks
Cast John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly
Why An essential entry — Twentieth Century embodies exactly what this collection is about.
My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1936
11
My Man Godfrey
1936
11
My Man Godfrey
IMDb 7.9 / 10
Director Gregory La Cava
Cast William Powell, Carole Lombard, Alice Brady
Box Office $684,200
Why An essential entry — My Man Godfrey embodies exactly what this collection is about.

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