Greatest 20 Comedy Movies Must-Watch Released in 1956

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians. See more about The Ladykillers / IMDB / YouTube

A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. Learn about Around the World in 80 Days / IMDB / YouTube

A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy. Check out I Vitelloni / IMDB / YouTube

With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him. Read about High Society / IMDB / YouTube

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King. Explore The Court Jester / IMDB / YouTube

A naive but stubborn cowboy falls in love with a saloon singer and tries to take her away against her will to get married and live on his ranch in Montana. Look into Bus Stop / IMDB / YouTube

An immature, naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer. Look into Baby Doll / IMDB / YouTube

The second in a trilogy of movies about Elisabeth Sissi of Austria, the film chronicles the married life of the young empress as she tries to adjust to formal and strict life in the palace and an overbearing mother-in-law. Info on Sissi - Die junge Kaiserin / IMDB / YouTube

During a day of their honeymoon, newlyweds are separated by the city's lust and the desires it produces. See more about The White Sheik / IMDB / YouTube

This comedy drama from Jean Renoir chronicles the revival of Paris' most notorious dance as it tells the story of a theater producer who turns a humble washerwoman into a star at the Moulin Rouge. Find out about French Cancan / IMDB / YouTube

Two men carry at night four suitcases of contraband meat across German-occupied Paris during WWII. Their opposite personalities and strange encounters provoke different adventures - until they are arrested by the police. Check out The Crossing of Paris / IMDB / YouTube

A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star. Get info on The Girl Can't Help It / IMDB / YouTube

When Jane Hurley tells her parents Tom (a struggling cab driver) and Agnes (a domestic engineer) that she is marrying Ralph Halloran, Agnes starts planning a big wedding, even though Jane and Ralph don't want it and Tom cannot afford it. Explore The Catered Affair / IMDB / YouTube

In post-WWII Japan, an American captain is brought in to help build a school, but the locals want a teahouse instead. Find out about The Teahouse of the August Moon / IMDB / YouTube

When a crown prince visits, the princess's mother tries to push the prince into marrying her daughter by presenting a rival at the ball - her children's handsome tutor. Get info on The Swan / IMDB / YouTube

Energetic priest Don Camillo returns to the town of Brescello for more political and personal duels with Communist mayor Peppone. Get info on The Return of Don Camillo / IMDB / YouTube

Davy and his friends leave for New Orleans to sell some fur pelts. Explore Davy Crockett and the River Pirates / IMDB / YouTube

A singer who can't pay his bookie joins a nerdy, star-struck movie fan and his Great Dane in a cross-country convertible ride to Hollywood. Details on Hollywood or Bust / IMDB / YouTube

A minority stockholder takes on the crooked board of directors at a billion dollar corporation. Explore The Solid Gold Cadillac / IMDB / YouTube

An assassin is annoyed by a vacuum cleaner salesman determined to stop him. Check out The Green Man / IMDB / YouTube