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- '''''Vampira''''' is a 1974 British [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Clive Donner]], and starring [[David Niven]] and [[Ter ...'' in an attempt to cash in on the success of director [[Mel Brooks]] 1974 horror movie spoof ''Young Frankenstein''. Exhibitors frequently paired ''Old Drac5 KB (659 words) - 13:36, 1 April 2023
- ...'The Old Dark House''''' is a 1963 British-American [[comedy horror|comedy horror film]] directed by [[William Castle]]. It is a [[film remake|remake]] of Un Tom Penderel, an American car salesman in London, delivers a car to an old mansion on Dartmoor for hi6 KB (883 words) - 12:22, 6 February 2023
- | distributor = [[Renown Pictures]] (UK)<br>Blue Chip Films (US)<br> [[Columbia Pictures]] (US re-release 1963) ...London''''' or '''''My Son, the Vampire''''', is a 1952 British [[horror comedy]] film directed by [[John Gilling]], starring [[Arthur Lucan]] and [[Bela L6 KB (881 words) - 20:20, 8 February 2023
- | name = Horror Hospital | image = Horror Hospital FilmPoster.jpeg9 KB (1,240 words) - 12:45, 2 September 2024
- '''''Four Dimensions of Greta''''' is a 1972 British [[sex comedy]] film directed by [[Pete Walker (director)|Pete Walker]], featuring four [ *American Woman ... [[Marion Grimaldi]]5 KB (681 words) - 22:49, 1 September 2024
- ...Nell and Big Dick'', is a 1975 [[United Kingdom|British]] [[sex comedy|sex comedy]] film directed by [[Martin Campbell|Martin Campbell]] and produced by [[St ...arodied as "Big Dick", a crass, foul-mouthed American producer from "A.W.P Films", and the backer of the hardcore porno version. A similar character had pre6 KB (849 words) - 23:15, 7 February 2023
- ...n Screaming'' is a parody of the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]] horror films, which were also popular at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.screen Charles Hawtrey was added to the cast at the eleventh hour, after American distributors specifically requested him, as he was such a hit and crowd-ple11 KB (1,610 words) - 20:41, 14 February 2023
- ...}}</ref> Kenneth Williams, usually highly critical of all the ''Carry on'' films he appeared in, called the film "a success on every level" in his diary, ta ...Knutt ([[Jim Dale]]) arrives in America in the hope of revolutionising the American [[sewerage]] system. He accidentally walks into the office of the Commissio10 KB (1,404 words) - 23:45, 13 February 2023
- | studio = [[American International Productions]] ...tps://archive.org/details/americanfilmdist0000dona/page/301/mode/2up|title=American Film Distribution: The Changing Marketplace |last=Donahue |first=Suzanne Ma24 KB (3,421 words) - 22:02, 27 September 2024
- ...Trench, [[w:James Bond|James Bond]]'s love interest in the first two Bond films (''[[w:Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' and ''[[w:From Russia with Love (film)|From ...ed a regular in London theatre, appearing in, among other productions, the comedy ''The Grass Is Greener'' (1971). In the early 1990s, Gayson appeared in [[S8 KB (1,115 words) - 17:58, 19 December 2022
- ...] film, the 15th in the [[Carry On (film series)|series of 31 ''Carry On'' films]] (1958–1992). It is the second in the series to have a medical theme. [[ ...ealises she is sunbathing and prepares to leave, but Sandra assumes to her horror he is leering over her, and shrieks in fear. Her screams attract attention11 KB (1,618 words) - 08:48, 14 February 2023
- ...-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905065924/http://www.britmovie.co.uk/films/Confessions-of-a-Window-Cleaner_1974 |archive-date=5 September 2011 |url-st '''''Confessions of a Window Cleaner''''' is a 1974 British [[sex comedy]] film, directed by [[Val Guest]].<ref name=leach132>Leach, p.132</ref>20 KB (3,004 words) - 23:37, 19 February 2023
- {{short description|American filmmaker (1922–2010)}} ...ck comedy]], [[Comedy drama]], [[Musicals]], [[Adventure films]], [[Action films]], [[Sex comedies]], [[Western (genre)|Western]]30 KB (4,205 words) - 17:53, 21 December 2022
- | studio = Moment Films '''''Clockwise''''' is an absurdist 1986 British [[comedy]] [[Road movie|road film]] starring [[John Cleese]], directed by [[Christop14 KB (2,170 words) - 12:39, 2 September 2024
- ...his work for [[w:Hammer Film Productions|Hammer]], for whom he directed 14 films, and [[w:science fiction film]|]s. He enjoyed a long career in the film ind ...n]]'' (1936); ''[[O-Kay for Sound]]'' (1937) for Varnel with [[Crazy Gang (comedy group)|The Crazy Gang]]; ''[[Alf's Button Afloat]]'' (1938) with Flanagan a16 KB (2,505 words) - 14:22, 24 December 2022
- ...-02-09 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ycba.yale.edu/programs/programs-films.asp |title= Yale Center for British Art |access-date=9 February 2007 }}</re ...uction. Originally, [[Fiona Lewis]], best known for appearing in several [[horror film]]s around this time, played the role.<ref>The preceding paragraph is d16 KB (2,380 words) - 15:53, 25 August 2024
- ...ef> She trained at [[RADA]] and is most familiar to television viewers for comedy roles in a host of series, including ''[[The Rag Trade]]'', ''[[That's My B |''[[Late Night Horror]]''13 KB (1,870 words) - 08:09, 27 August 2024
- ...title: '''''Call Me Genius''''') is a 1961 British [[Satire|satirical]] [[comedy film]] about the clash between bourgeois and bohemian cultures. Starring [[ ...her and she threatens to shoot him. On deck, he unveils the statue to the horror of all - it turns out to be a copy of his Aphrodite - and Mrs Carreras accu15 KB (2,325 words) - 17:39, 19 December 2022
- ...e ''[[w:Kes (film)|Kes]]'' (1969), ''[[w:An American Werewolf in London|An American Werewolf in London]]'' (1981) and ''[[w:Alien 3|Alien 3]]'' (1992). ...night, for whom Glover stood in. His wrestling style incorporated a lot of comedy, including the catchphrases "ask 'im, ref" and "'ow about that then".<ref>{16 KB (2,354 words) - 23:49, 13 January 2023
- ...and chairman of the independent television production company [[Hartswood Films]]. ...at she thought would be a prohibitive sub of ten pounds a week, and to her horror they agreed. <ref name="Timesobit" />17 KB (2,470 words) - 09:07, 3 February 2023