The best Anita Sharp-Bolster’s comedy movies

Anita Sharp-Bolster

Anita Sharp-Bolster

28/08/1895- 01/06/1985
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Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait
7.3/10
Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

The Thin Man Goes Home

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.3/10
On a trip to visit his parents, detective Nick Charles gets mixed up in a murder investigation.

Going My Way

Going My Way
7/10
Youthful Father Chuck O'Malley led a colorful life of sports, song, and romance before joining the Roman Catholic clergy. After being appointed to a run-down New York parish, O'Malley's worldly knowledge helps him connect with a gang of boys looking for direction, eventually winning over the aging, conventional Parish priest.

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/03/1960
  • Character: Maid
Hapless Henry Palfrey is patronised by his self-important chief clerk at work, ignored by restaurant waiters, conned by shady second-hand car salesmen, and, worst of all, endlessly wrong-footed by unspeakably rotten cad Raymond Delauney who has set his cap at April, new love of Palfrey's life. In desperation Henry enrolls at the College of Lifemanship to learn how to best such bounders and win the girl.

Alive and Kicking

Alive and Kicking
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/07/1959
  • Character: Postmistress
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.

The Rising of the Moon

The Rising of the Moon
6.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 10/08/1957
  • Character: Colonel Frobisher's Wife (2nd Episode)
Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including the man he slugged, sympathizing with him. "One Minute's Wait" is about an little train station and glimpses into the lives of the passengers, with a series of comic setups. The third piece is called "1921" and is about a condemned Irish nationalist and his daring escape. Tyrone Power introduces each story.

Passport to Destiny

Passport to Destiny
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 31/01/1944
  • Character: Agnes
A British war widow travels to Berlin to assassinate Hitler.

Promise Her Anything

Promise Her Anything
5.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 22/02/1966
  • Character: Mrs. Egan (uncredited)
A widowed mother decides to go after the child psychologist she works for because she thinks he'll be able to provide for her toddler, the catch is her employer doesn't know about her son and he doesn't particularly care for children despite his profession.

Jump for Glory

Jump for Glory
5.8/10
A London cat burglar falls for the girlfriend of a stockbroker who used to be his partner.

The Judge Steps Out

The Judge Steps Out
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/12/1947
  • Character: Martha
A judge flees the pressures of professional and family life for a job as a short-order cook.

The Perfect Woman

The Perfect Woman
5.9/10
In need of cash, Roger Cavendish and his valet take a job escorting the perfect woman for a night on the town. She is in fact the robotic creation of Professor Belman, but it turns out rather to be the Professor's niece Penelope doing a pretty good imitation of the perfect Olga who winds up with them in the bridal suite at the Hotel Splendide.

Tale of a Dog

Tale of a Dog
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 15/04/1944
  • Character: Gossiper
When Bigshot Jones gives his unnamed dog to the All-For-One Club, Buckwheat quickly named the canine, "Smallpox"---inadvertently causing a city wide panic.

The Hornet's Nest

The Hornet's Nest
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 13/05/1955
  • Character: Landlady
Before getting nabbed by the cops, a jewel thief hides a small fortune in stolen goods aboard an empty barge. But when he later returns to claim his loot, he runs into heaps of trouble with the boat's beautiful tenants and a pair of nosy old ladies. Directed by Charles Saunders, this amusing comedy finds the cunning criminal up against far stronger and more resilient adversaries than he ever anticipated. [Netflix]

Raising a Riot

Raising a Riot
6.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/02/1955
  • Character: Mrs. Buttons
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.

The Man Who Liked Funerals

The Man Who Liked Funerals
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/1959
  • Character: Lady Hunter
A man wants to help a youth club that is in danger of closure. He decides to resort to blackmailing the relatives of the recently deceased, threatening to publish incriminating stories about them. Then he tries to blackmail the family of a prominent villain.

Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/08/1949
  • Character: Julia Ann Dermody (as Anita Bolster)
What happens to the saints and sinners of a small Irish village on the day the world is supposed to end.

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