The best Rex Evans’s comedy movies

Rex Evans

Rex Evans

13/04/1903- 03/04/1969
We present our ranking of the best Rex Evans’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 Rex Evans.
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The Philadelphia Story

The Philadelphia Story
7.9/10
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

On the Double

On the Double
6.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 19/05/1961
  • Character: General Carleton Brown Wiffingham
American GI Ernie Williams, admittedly weak-kneed, has an uncanny resemblance to British Colonel MacKenzie. Williams, also a master of imitation and disguise, is asked to impersonate the Colonel, ostensibly to allow the Colonel to make a secret trip East. What Williams is not told is that the Colonel has recently been a target of assassins. After the Colonel's plane goes down, the plan changes and Williams maintains the disguise to confuse the Nazis about D-Day.

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib
7.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
  • Release: 18/11/1949
  • Character: Fat Man in Elevator (uncredited)
When a woman attempts to kill her uncaring husband, prosecutor Adam Bonner gets the case. Unfortunately for him his wife Amanda (who happens to be a lawyer too) decides to defend the woman in court. Amanda uses everything she can to win the case and Adam gets mad about it. As a result, their perfect marriage is disturbed by everyday quarrels.

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker
6.8/10
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another woman.

It Should Happen to You

It Should Happen to You
7.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 15/01/1954
  • Character: Con Cooley (uncredited)
Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things, making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered over 10 billboards throughout city.

It's a Wonderful World

It's a Wonderful World
6.8/10
Detective Guy Johnson's client, Willie Heywood, is framed for murder. While Guy hides him so he can catch the real killer, both of them are nabbed by the police, tried, convicted and sentenced to jail: Guy for a year with Willie to be executed. On the way to jail, Guy comes across a clue and escapes from the police.

First Love

First Love
7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 10/11/1939
  • Character: Gerald Bevins
In this reworking of Cinderella, orphaned Connie Harding is sent to live with her rich aunt and uncle after graduating from boarding school. She's hardly received with open arms, especially by her snobby cousin Barbara. When the entire family is invited to a major social ball, Barbara sees to it that Connie is forced to stay home. With the aid of her uncle, who acts as her fairy godfather, Connie makes it to the ball and meets her Prince Charming in Ted Drake, her cousin's boyfriend.

All in a Night's Work

All in a Night's Work
6.1/10
Tony Ryder takes over the magazine of his late uncle, who supposedly died while spending time with a mistress. Worried that the news will besmirch his magazine's wholesome reputation, Tony hires a detective to find out who the mistress is.

Vogues of 1938

Vogues of 1938
5.9/10
An early Technicolor musical that concentrates on the fashions of the late 1930s, this film was reissued under the title All This and Glamour Too. The top models of the era, including several who are advertising household products, are in the cast. The plot centers around a chic boutique, whose owner, George Curson (Warner Baxter), tries hard to please his customers while keeping peace with his unhappy wife. A wealthy young woman, Wendy Van Klettering (Joan Bennett), decides to take a job as a model at the fashion house, just to amuse herself, but her presence annoys Curson, who must put together the best possible show to compete with rival fashion houses at the Seven Arts Ball. The film includes several hit songs, including the Oscar-nominated "That Old Feeling" by Sammy Fain and Lew Brown.

The McGuerins from Brooklyn

The McGuerins from Brooklyn
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 31/12/1942
  • Character: Sterling
Tim McGuerin and Eddie Corbett operates a big taxi-fleet company together and because of a misunderstanding Tim's wife Sadie thinks he is having an affair with his secretary, Ms. Lucy Gibbs. To annoy Tim, Sadie starts taking classes with a fitness instructor, Samson, and later going with him to his out-of-town health club. To sort out all the misunderstandings both Tim and Eddie go to the health club as well.

Merry Andrew

Merry Andrew
6.6/10
When eccentric English teacher Andrew Larabee needs a raise in order for his fiancée to marry him, his interest in archaeology leads him to an ancient statue's burial site. But when he finds a traveling circus directly above the statue's location, he accidentally becomes part of the act. With a newfound passion for performance and an attraction to the beautiful acrobat Selena, Andrew must decide what is truly important to him.

Out West with the Peppers

Out West with the Peppers
5.4/10
When her doctor advises her to move West because of her health, Mrs. Pepper takes her five kids and relocates to Oregon to live with her sister. But adjusting to a new home and community isn't easy for the brood. Third entry in the "Five Little Peppers" series of four films.

Five Little Peppers in Trouble

Five Little Peppers in Trouble
5.8/10
The last of the four "Five Little Peppers" films finds the children having a hard time adjusting to their new boarding school.

The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 12/03/1938
  • Character: Reggie (uncredited)
David and Lynn are a happily married couple. When David gets his dream job in another state, Lynn, a high-powered executive, doesn't want to leave NYC and her job

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