# The best comedies of the 1950s

Some Like It Hot, La Poison, Limelight, Big Deal on Madonna Street, Mon Oncle, Knock and The Quiet Man: the 1950s comedies rated highest by AlloCiné viewers.

- 5 votes · 15 items
- Jan 2, 2024 · manette_liege
- https://even.best/en/l/4788/the-best-comedies-of-the-1950s

## Top 15

1. **Some Like It Hot (1959)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Billy Wilder.
2. **La Poison (1951)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Sacha Guitry.
3. **Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Mario Monicelli.
4. **Mon Oncle (1958)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Jacques Tati.
5. **Little Fugitive (1953)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin et Ray Ashley.
6. **Knock (1951)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Guy Lefranc.
7. **La Ronde (1950)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Max Ophüls.
8. **A Face in the Crowd (1957)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Elia Kazan.
9. **Stalag 17 (1953)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Billy Wilder.
10. **The Quiet Man (1952)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — John Ford.
11. **Casque d'Or (1952)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Jacques Becker.
12. **Summer Manoeuvres (1955)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — René Clair.
13. **Black Orpheus (1959)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Marcel Camus.
14. **Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Sacha Guitry.
15. **Limelight (1952)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Charles Chaplin.

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