Complex sentence: His Cold War farce "One, Two, Three" (1961) featured a rousing comic performance by James Cagney, but was followed by apparently lesser films but now of cult status such as "Irma la Douce" and "Kiss Me, Stupid".
Split into simpler sentences: His Cold War farce "One, Two, Three" (1961) featured a rousing comic performance by James Cagney. It was followed by apparently lesser films that now are of cult status, such as "Irma la Douce" and "Kiss Me, Stupid".