The best Jack Gilford’s comedy movies

Jack Gilford

Jack Gilford

25/07/1908- 02/06/1990
Today we present the best Jack Gilford’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Jack Gilford’s movies.
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Cocoon

Cocoon
6.7/10
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return
5.4/10
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?

Catch-22

Catch-22
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaWar
  • Release: 24/06/1970
  • Character: Dr. "Doc" Daneeka
A bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However, sometimes insanity is the only sane way to cope with a crazy situation.

Caveman

Caveman
5.8/10
In this comedy, Atouk becomes leader of the misfit cavemen. Disgraced and cast out of his tribe for lusting after Lana, the mate of tribe's head muscle man, Atouk stumbles along gathering other misfits and learning a bit about the world outside of his cave. Eventually he and friends Lar, and Tala learn the secrets of fire, cooked meat, and how to defend themselves from the brutal, yet very stupid

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks
4.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 08/07/1988
  • Character: Mr. Butterworth
Arthur, that irrepressible drunk, tries to sober up and get a job. Meanwhile, Ralph Marolla is conniving to trick the hapless boozer into marrying his daughter so he can gain entrée to Arthur's $750 million fortune.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 16/10/1966
  • Character: Hysterium
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.

Wholly Moses

Wholly Moses
4.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/06/1980
  • Character: Tailor
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from slavery, but Moses keeps getting all the credit.

Harry and Walter Go to New York

Harry and Walter Go to New York
5.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 17/06/1976
  • Character: Mischa
Two hoplessly out of their class con-men attempt to pull off the largest bank heist of the l9th century—by gaining the enmity of the most famous bank robber in the world and the affection of a crusading newspaperwoman.

They Might Be Giants

They Might Be Giants
6.7/10
Every hero has a weakness, and Sherlock Holmes' weakness was Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve mysteries and search for Moriarty in 1970s New York City. The fact that Sherlock Holmes is a psychotic paranoid and Dr. Watson is a female psychiatrist fascinated by his case is almost beside the point.

Who's Minding The Mint?

Who's Minding The Mint?
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 26/09/1967
  • Character: Avery Dugan
A bumbling government employee accidentally destroys a small fortune and decides to break into the US Mint to replace it, but before long everyone wants a slice of the action - and the money.

Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her
4.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/1981
  • Character: Stanley Bracken
A newly divorced swinger on the prowl goes to work as a detective for a neurotic feminist attorney.

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress
8.1/10
The second television adaptation of Once Upon a Mattress was broadcast on December 12, 1972, on CBS. This production, videotaped in color, included original Broadway cast members Burnett, Gilford and White, and also featured Bernadette Peters as Lady Larken, Ken Berry as Prince Dauntless, Ron Husmann as Harry, and Wally Cox as The Jester. It was directed by Ron Field and Dave Powers. Again, several songs were eliminated and characters were combined or altered. Since the parts of the Minstrel and the Wizard were cut from this adaptation, a new prologue was written with Burnett singing "Many Moons Ago" as a bedtime story.

Enter Laughing

Enter Laughing
6.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 25/02/1967
  • Character: Mr. Foreman
David Kolowitz, a nice young man living with his parents in New York City in 1938, works at a machine repair shop. His parents want David to study to become a pharmacist. But what he really wants is to be an actor like his idol, Ronald Colman. One day, at his friend Marvin's suggestion, David tries out for a part in a play, and gets it, despite his obvious lack of acting experience (not to mention ability). True, it's a rather small part in a low-rent production. Leading the troupe is a washed-up, alcoholic actor who hires David at the urging of his actress-daughter, who finds David "cute." To play his part, David must come up with his own costume - a tuxedo - and pay the house five dollars a week, ostensibly for tuition. But it is David's first acting job, one which calls for him to "enter laughing." And if it doesn't work out - well, there's always pharmacy school.

Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace
7/10
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.

A Doonesbury Special

A Doonesbury Special
6.4/10
Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end of their idealistic college days in the 1960s.

Once Upon a Mattress

Once Upon a Mattress
8.5/10
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. The musical story of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA, this television adaption of the 1959 Broadway hit was videotaped in black and white in front of a live audience and featured Burnett, Bova, Gilford, and White from the original Broadway cast, as well as new principals Bill Hayes as the Minstrel, Shani Wallis as Lady Larken and Elliott Gould (in his first appearance on any screen) as the Jester. Due to the reduced running time of 90 minutes, several songs and scenes were either cut or shortened. The conflict concerning Sir Harry and Lady Larkin was downplayed so that they were married in secret.

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