Laughter in Paradise

What a great British comedy. First of all it was cool to see Fay Compton from "The Hauting" and "Orson Welles' Otello" again. The script is original and very funny in a lighthearted and intelligent way and the actors are all... Full review

From the very beginning this is a classic. The characters are built up very nicely, each one of them having a particular character flaw. Their dead relative, henry russell (the practical joking man) has set them a task which they must... Full review

This is a most excellent example of the comic talents of Alistair Sim. His bungling attempts to get himself arrested had me in stitches. Particularly trying to get the store detective, or indeed anyone, to notice he was trying his hand... Full review

One would be hard-pressed not to laugh along with the Russell family in the final scene of this, my most favorite of British post-war comedies. It is a comedy in every sense, albeit one which points up several life lessons as... Full review

S cott Eyman has done it again, with an insightful introspective, into the life of one of Hollywood's founding fathers, Ernst Lubitsch. This early giant of the world of cinema, directed over 50 films in his native Germany, from 1913... ... Full Article

Remade in 1969 as Some Will, Some Won't , Laughter in Paradise is an amiable little post-war comedy with a very familiar sounding plot.A notorious practical joker dies and leaves a considerable sum of money to his expectant relatives. ... Full Article

Four relatives find themselves going to unusual lengths to inherit a fortune in this British comedy. Henry Russell (Hugh Griffith) was a practical joker all his life, and his sly sense of humor is hardly stilled by his death; when... ... Full Article