Best 27 Comedy Movies Fan Favorite Released in 1962

A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl. Read about Lolita / IMDB / YouTube

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor. Look into Cléo from 5 to 7 / IMDB / YouTube

Traveling con artist Harold Hill targets the naïve residents of a small town in 1910s Iowa by posing as a boys' band leader to raise money before he can skip town. More about The Music Man / IMDB / YouTube

A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife. Info on Divorce Italian Style / IMDB / YouTube

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways. Learn about Hatari! / IMDB / YouTube

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage. Look into That Touch of Mink / IMDB / YouTube

A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor. Check out Lover Come Back / IMDB / YouTube

When Miss Jane Marple reports witnessing a murder through the window of a passing train, the police dismiss her as a dotty spinster when no trace of the crime can be found. Get info on Murder She Said / IMDB / YouTube

Three tales of terror involve a grieving widower and the daughter he abandoned; a drunkard and his wife's black cat; and a hypnotist who prolongs the moment of a man's death. Details on Tales of Terror / IMDB / YouTube

New York bootlegger Dave the Dude and his girlfriend Elizabeth Queenie Martin try to turn boozy street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when Annie learns that her daughter Louise is marrying the son of a Spanish count. Find out about Pocketful of Miracles / IMDB / YouTube

Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose. Explore Gypsy / IMDB / YouTube

Antoine Doinel is 17, lives in a hotel and works in a factory making records; he loves music. He falls in love with a woman he meets at a concert. She sees him as a friend, but her parents love him. Read about Antoine and Colette / IMDB / YouTube

Mr. Hobbs wants to spend a quiet holiday at the beach, but his wife has invited all their family to stay with them. See more about Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by Boccaccio's novellas, each episode focuses on sex, love and seduction in Italy in the 1960s, an era of economic growth and major cultural changes. Look into Boccaccio '70 / IMDB / YouTube

Several romance stories - part funny, part sadly - set in a remote logging camp. Check out The Girls / IMDB / YouTube

An ill-advised charity campaign encouraging wealthy citizens to break bread with the less fortunate sweeps across a small industrial Spanish town on Christmas Eve. More about Placido / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown from Hong Kong with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers. Look into Flower Drum Song / IMDB / YouTube

When he finds out his boss is retiring to Arizona, a sailor has to find a way to buy the Westwind, a boat that he and his father built. He is also caught between two women: insensitive club singer Robin and sweet Laurel. Look into Girls! Girls! Girls! / IMDB / YouTube

Aboard cruise ship SS Happy Wanderer, Capt. Crowther faces incompetent replacements for crew like cook, doctor, officer. Passengers turn out bizarre too, compounding Crowther's frustrations as voyage progresses. Check out Carry on Cruising / IMDB / YouTube

This musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge. Info on Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol / IMDB / YouTube

The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself. Explore The Fabulous Baron Munchausen / IMDB / YouTube

An American junior diplomat in London rents a house from, and falls in love with, a woman suspected of murder. Check out The Notorious Landlady / IMDB / YouTube

A family of ragtag vagabonds sets up a makeshift home on a Florida beach after becoming marooned there, prompting an uptight local bureaucrat to attempt to evict them. Find out about Follow That Dream / IMDB / YouTube

Mistaken identity and the acquisition of a rare Tibetan herb put two buffoonish con men on the wrong side of a secret organization geared toward world domination. Get info on The Road to Hong Kong / IMDB / YouTube

The advertising director of a pharmaceutical company seeks to boost the ratings of their sponsored TV program by capturing the legendary monster King Kong just as Godzilla re-emerges. Details on King Kong vs. Godzilla / IMDB / YouTube

Four men bored with their Thursday nights out from their wives (and mom) rent a love nest in New York City, equipped with a blonde. What they don't know is that she's writing a postgraduate thesis on sexual fantasies of urban men. Info on Boys' Night Out / IMDB / YouTube

A farm cat moves to Paris in search of the high life while her wannabe lover from back home tries to reunite. Details on Gay Purr-ee / IMDB / YouTube