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...

Max

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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