The best Jeffrey Sayre’s comedy movies

Jeffrey Sayre

Jeffrey Sayre

03/12/1900- 26/09/1974
We present our ranking of the best Jeffrey Sayre’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Jeffrey Sayre.
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Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost
6.8/10
Peter Ustinov stars as the eponymous wraith, who returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Elsa Lanchester (Stowecroft). The villains want to kick Lanchester and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker (Jones) gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street
7.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaFamily
  • Release: 11/06/1947
  • Character: Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

Around the World in Eighty Days

Around the World in Eighty Days
6.7/10
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaFamily
  • Release: 29/12/1969
  • Character: Man Seated in Control Room (uncredited)
Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

High Society

High Society
6.9/10
Childhood friends Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven got married and quickly divorced. Now Tracy is about to marry again, this time to a shrewd social-climbing businessman. C.K. still loves her. Spy magazine blackmails Tracy's family by threatening to reveal her playboy father's exploits if not allowed to cover the wedding.

Now You See Him, Now You Don't

Now You See Him, Now You Don't
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 12/07/1972
  • Character: Budget Meeting Attendee (uncredited)
Dexter Riley is a science student at Medfield College who inadvertently invents a liquid capable of rendering objects and people invisible. Before Dexter and his friends, Debbie and Richard Schuyler, can even enjoy their spectacular discovery, corrupt businessman A.J. Arno plots to get his greedy hands on it. Slapstick hijinks ensue as Dexter and his pals try to thwart the evil Arno before he can use the invisibility spray to rob a bank.

Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyCrime
  • Release: 26/09/1947
  • Character: Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 25/12/1964
  • Character: Man at Stocking Show (uncredited)
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.

The Million Dollar Duck

The Million Dollar Duck
5.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 30/06/1971
  • Character: Man in Refinery Office (uncredited)
Professor Dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son, but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.4/10
In prohibition-era Chicago, the corrupt sheriff and Guy Gisborne, a south-side racketeer, knock off the boss Big Jim. Everyone falls in line behind Guy except Robbo, who controls the north side. Although he's out-gunned, Robbo wants to keep his own territory. A pool-playing dude from Indiana and the director of a boys' orphanage join forces with Robbo; and, when he gives some money to the orphanage, he becomes the toast of the town as a hood like Robin Hood. Meanwhile, Guy schemes to get rid of Robbo, and Big Jim's heretofore unknown daughter Marian appears and goes from man to man trying to find an ally in her quest to run the whole show. Can Robbo hold things together?

Hold That Ghost

Hold That Ghost
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyHorror
  • Release: 08/08/1941
  • Character: Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Two bumbling service station attendants are left as the sole beneficiaries in a gangster's will. Their trip to claim their fortune is sidetracked when they are stranded in a haunted house along with several other strangers.

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyFamily
  • Release: 06/02/1975
  • Character: Crumply Crunch Executive (uncredited)
Medfield College science major Dexter Riley and his classmates have been working on a new vitamin compound when a lab accident creates a supercharged mix that ends up in Dexter's cereal box, giving him superhuman strength. The powerful formula comes to the attention of the college dean and two rival cereal companies, touching off a hilarious chain of events.

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex
6.1/10
Former radio singer Kay learns from her gossipy friends that her husband, Steve, has had an affair with chorus girl Crystal. Devastated, Kay tries to ignore the information, but when Crystal performs one of her musical numbers at a charity benefit, she breaks down and goes to Reno to file for divorce. However, when she hears that gold-digging Crystal is making Steve unhappy, Kay resolves to get her husband back.

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 31/01/1964
  • Character: Bar Patron (uncredited)
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

Wallflower

Wallflower
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/06/1948
Two stepsisters become rivals for the same handsome bachelor. Comedy.

The Wheeler Dealers

The Wheeler Dealers
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 14/11/1963
  • Character: Restaurant Patron
Henry J. Tyroone leaves Texas, where his oil wells are drying up, and arrives in New York with a lot of oil money to play with in the stock market. He meets stock analyst Molly Thatcher, who tries to ignore the lavish attention he spends on her but ...

It's Always Fair Weather

It's Always Fair Weather
7/10
Three World War II buddies promise to meet at a specified place and time 10 years after the war. They keep their word only to discover how far apart they've grown. But the reunion sparks memories of youthful dreams that haven't been fulfilled -- and slowly, the three men reevaluate their lives and try to find a way to renew their friendship.

Ride 'Em Cowboy

Ride 'Em Cowboy
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyWestern
  • Release: 13/02/1942
  • Character: Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train heading west. They get jobs as cowboys on a dude ranch, despite the fact that neither of them knows anything about cowboys, horses, or anything else.

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 05/10/1945
  • Character: Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
When two bumbling barbers act as agents for a talented but unknown singer, they stage a phony murder in order to get him a plum role.

In the Navy

In the Navy
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 30/05/1941
  • Character: Sailor (uncredited)
Popular crooner Russ Raymond abandons his career at its peak and joins the Navy using an alias, Tommy Halstead. However, Dorothy Roberts, a reporter, discovers his identity and follows him in the hopes of photographing him and revealing his identity to the world. Aboard the Alabama, Tommy meets up with Smoky and Pomeroy, who help hide him from Dorothy, who hatches numerous schemes in an attempt to photograph Tommy/Russ being a sailor.

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