Growing up days – comedies of the 1960s

In the period earlier to the 1960s, comedy meant slapstick comedies of Laurel and Hardy or Charlie Chaplin but the 1960s brought in changes and stories began to be written around situations that involved comedies – movies that did not necessarily make the audience roll in laughter but that did make people raise and appreciate humorous situations.

For example the 1960 movie ‘the Millionairess’ in which Sophia Loren played the lead role with Peter Sellers - its song ‘I’ve kissed the girls in London, I’ve kissed the girls in Rome but the ladies of Calcutta are better by far …’ was and will always remain an all-time favorite.
Another super movie dripping comedy and satire was another Peter Sellers movie of 1964 – it was ‘Dr Strangelove or How I learnt to stop worrying and love the bomb’ and showed what could trigger a nuclear war between the two super powers. It clearly had an important message for the world.

Other movies in this category are Absent minded professor (1961), My fair lady (1964) and Those magnificent men in their flying machines (1965) – delightful movies that still draw crowds. (to be continued …)