Screenplay: Betty Comden
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Betty Comden. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly
Cast Gene Kelly · Donald O´Connor · Debbie Reynolds · Jean Hagen
Plot Silent screen stars Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont face a crisis when the advent of talkies threatens to end their careers, until Don comes up with idea of adding songs...
8.1
47K votes
8.1
47K votes
The Band Wagon
1953 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Vincente Minnelli
Cast Fred Astaire · Cyd Charisse · Oscar Levant · Nanette Fabray
Plot Tony Hunter, a famous singer/dancer movie star, is feeling washed up and old hat (old top hat, tie and tails to be exact). The reporters are out for Ava Gardner,...
7.7
3K votes
7.7
3K votes
On the Town
1949 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly
Cast Gene Kelly · Frank Sinatra · Betty Garrett · Ann Miller
Plot Three sailors -Gabey, Chip, and Ozzie- are very excited about getting a 24-hour leave and spending it in New York, New York - a wonderful town! They are especially concerned...
7.2
9K votes
7.2
9K votes
It's Always Fair Weather
1955 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Stanley Donen · Gene Kelly
Cast Gene Kelly · Cyd Charisse · Dan Dailey · Dolores Gray
Plot Ted, Doug, and Angie are three ex-G.I.s who vow to meet again at a New York bar on October 11, 1955. They all show up on the appointed day, but...
7.1
885 votes
7.1
885 votes
Auntie Mame
1958 · Movie · 143 min. · United States
Direction Morton da Costa
Cast Rosalind Russell · Forrest Tucker · Coral Browne · Fred Clark
Plot Sharp-witted, zippy comedy about a woman who lives life to the absolute fullest. When her orphaned 10-year-old nephew shows up on her doorstep, a new life begins for both. Mame's...
6.8
241 votes
6.8
241 votes
Bells Are Ringing
1960 · Movie · 127 min. · United States
Direction Vincente Minnelli
Cast Judy Holliday · Dean Martin · Fred Clark · Eddie Foy Jr.
Plot Ella Peterson is a Brooklyn telephone answering service operator who tries to improve the lives of her clients by passing along bits of information she hears from other clients. She...
6.4
213 votes
6.4
213 votes
Good News
1947 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Charles Walters
Cast June Allyson · Peter Lawford · Patricia Marshall · Joan McCracken
Plot At fictitious Tait University in the Roaring 20's, co-ed and school librarian Connie Lane (June Allyson) falls for football hero Tommy Marlowe (Peter Lawford). Unfortunately, he has his eye on...
6.3
22 votes
6.3
22 votes
The Barkleys of Broadway
1949 · Movie · 105 min. · United States
Direction Charles Walters
Cast Fred Astaire · Ginger Rogers · Oscar Levant · Jacques François
Plot The MGM reunion of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, 10 years after their last RKO picture, happened by accident. The Barkleys of Broadway was meant to pair Astaire with Judy...
6.3
277 votes
6.3
277 votes
What a Way to Go!
1964 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction J. Lee Thompson
Cast Shirley MacLaine · Paul Newman · Robert Mitchum · Dean Martin
Plot A classic of 60's film decadence, WHAT A WAY TO GO stars Shirley MacLaine as Louisa, a widow four times over who is left with more money than she knows...
5.9
672 votes
5.9
672 votes
Applause (TV)
1973 · Movie · 100 min. · United States
Direction Ron Field · Bill Foster
Cast Lauren Bacall · Larry Hagman · Penny Fuller · Sarah Marshall
Plot An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star...
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