The best Desi Arnaz’s comedy movies

Desi Arnaz

Desi Arnaz

02/03/1917- 02/12/1986
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The Long, Long Trailer

The Long, Long Trailer
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 19/02/1954
  • Character: Nicky Collini
A newly wed couple, Tacy and Nicky, travel in a trailer for their honeymoon. The journey is a humorous one that could end up destroying their marriage.

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
7.8/10
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival footage make up this star-studded voyeuristic look at the Golden age of Hollywood during the 30s, 40, and 50.

Joys

Joys
6.5/10
Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where each of them is systematically killed (and their bodies thrown in Hope's pool!). Hope and the rapidly shrinking cast try to discover who is the mysterious killer known only as "Joys."

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist
6.1/10
The young and self-confident Danny blufs at the local police-station that he will escape out of prison within one hour. What follows is a flashback about his childhood with his uncle and aunt, which are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/2011
  • Character: Himself
A compilation of television's biggest and best stars as they are caught in hilarious moments while filming. See stars and blooper moments from such hits as I Love Lucy, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Happy Days, M*A*S*H*, The Andy Griffith Show, Laverne and Shirley and so many more! Its a nonstop marathon of outtakes, goofs, blunders and gag reels that will have you laughing out loud. You'll see such megastars as Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Dick Van Dyke, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Ron Howard, Elizabeth Taylor and many more. A collection to show you that stars aren't quite as perfect as they would have us believe! Sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 08/10/1940
  • Character: Manuelito Lynch
Mr Casey's daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her bodyguards use their salary to help the college. The football players join the college team, and the team becomes one of the best. One of the football players, Clint, falls in love with Connie, but when she discovers he is her bodyguard, she decides to go back East. The bodyguards follow her, leaving the team in the lurch.

Forever, Darling

Forever, Darling
6/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 09/02/1956
  • Character: Lorenzo Xavier "Larry" Vega
Susan and Lorenzo have been married for over five years and they are starting to drift apart. So into her life comes an angel, which only Susan can see, to tell her that there will be trouble ahead if they do not work out their problems. Lorenzo is developing insecticide #383 at Finlay Vega Chemical Co. and plans to test it on a camping trip that he takes with Susan, but the trip becomes a an obstacle course for him.

Four Jacks and a Jill

Four Jacks and a Jill
5.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusicRomance
  • Release: 23/01/1942
  • Character: Steve Sarto / King Stephan VIII of Aregal
Karanina "Nina" Novak, is befriended by Nifty, the leader of a four-piece orchestra, and in return, secures an engagement for them at the Little Aregal Cafe, with herself as the vocalist, by pretending she once knew the King or Aregal back in the old country. Steve shows up pretending to be the King of Aregal, and complicates the growing romance between Nina and Nifty. When Steve runs off with Opa, the real King of Aregal (also Steve) appears and complicates things again.

Father Takes a Wife

Father Takes a Wife
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 03/10/1941
  • Character: Carlos Bardez
A famous actress has to win over her ready-made family when she weds a shipping magnate.

Holiday In Havana

Holiday In Havana
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 14/10/1949
  • Character: Carlos Estrada
While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada (Desi Arnaz) tries to persuade singer Lolita Valdez to join him in a rhumba contest in Havana.

Lucy's Really Lost Moments

Lucy's Really Lost Moments
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/1956
  • Character: Ricky Ricardo
The legendary Lucille Ball as you've never seen her before! Laugh along with Lucy and Desi in these extremely rare television appearances, beautifully restored! Includes a rare appearance of the I Love Lucy cast on the Bob Hope Show and the lost Lucy pilot. A must-have collection of gems from the first lady of comedy! - The I Love Lucy cast on the Bob Hope Show - Westinghouse special with Lucy and Desi - Segment with Lucy on the game show I've Got a Secret with panelist Johnny Carson - A rare lost Lucy pilot directed by Desi.

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