Comedy Movies
Whoopee! (1930)
Western sheriff Bob Wells is preparing to marry Sally Morgan; she loves part-Indian Wanenis, whose race is an obstacle. Sally flees the wedding with hypochondriac Henry Williams, who thinks he’s…
Madam Satan (1930)
A socialite masquerades as a notorious femme fatale to win back her straying husband during a costume party aboard a doomed dirigible.
Half Shot at Sunrise (1930)
Two soldiers go absent without leave in Paris during World War I.
Love in the Rough (1930)
When a shipping clerk is recruited by his employer to help his golf game, his boss insists he conceal his humble identity at the country club.
Doughboys (1930)
Elmer, rich society loafer, falls for Mary, but she’ll have nothing to do with him until (mistakenly thinking that he’s hiring a new chauffeur) he accidentally volunteers for the army….
Oh Sailor Behave! (1930)
Based on the farcical stage play written by Pulitzer Prize-winning* writer Elmer Rice, Oh, Sailor Behave! is a movie Musical with a split personality. Nanette Dodge (Irene Delroy) falls for…
Rain or Shine (1930)
Young Mary Rainey takes the reins of her deceased father’s failing circus. With the help of the Inimitable Smiley Johnson, she hopes to bring fortune back to her ragtag band…
Dixiana (1930)
A circus performer falls in love with the son of a plantation owner in antebellum New Orleans. When the young man’s stepmother objects to the wedding, the couple break apart…
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values of life really are. At the end, they…
Golden Dawn (1930)
Dawn, a young white girl who has been kidnapped in infancy and reared by Mooda, an African woman who operates a canteen in the German cantonment, meets and falls in…
Hog Wild (1930)
First, Ollie can’t find his hat. Then he and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.
Big Boy (1930)
Gus, the trusty family retainer, has hopes of riding his boss’ horse, Big Boy, to victory at the Kentucky Derby.
Mammy (1930)
Mammy features Al Jolson as the star of a travelling minstrel show, appearing in cities and towns across the U.S. Jolson falls in love with an actress in the troupe…
Brats (1930)
Stanley and Oliver are trying to spend a relaxing night at home playing checkers, but the antics of their mischievous sons keep interrupting their recreation.
Surprise (1930)
Tom Dugan trying to go on a date behind his wife’s back gets a surprise.
Fiddling Around (1930)
Mickey comes onstage to the applause of an unseen audience and plays various classical tunes on the violin, after some minor mishaps. During a sad song, he is overcome with…
Wide Open (1930)
An eccentric, fluttery bachelor is dismayed to discover an undressed woman in his apartment.
The Love Parade (1930)
The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
Night Owls (1930)
Policeman Edgar Kennedy is told by his chief he better stop a string of burglaries that have been happening on his watch or else he will get the sack. He…
Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
A writer rents what he believes is a deserted lodge in order to complete his novel. But then six other people show up one-by-one, each for reasons of their own.
Navy Blues (1929)
On shore leave, a young sailor meets and falls in love with a pretty young blonde. He goes home with her to meet her parents, but they don’t approve of…
Glorifying the American Girl (1929)
A young woman, who wants to be in the Follies, is making ends meet by working at a department store’s sheet music department, where she sings the latest hits. She…
So This Is College (1929)
Scheming coed Babs comes between college buddies Eddie and Biff.
The Taming of the Shrew (1929)
Adapted from Shakespeare’s play: Baptista Minola, a wealthy resident of Padua, is the father of Katherine and Bianca. The younger daughter, Bianca, is charming and has many suitors. But her…
Welcome Danger (1929)
A gentle botany student has to toughen up to replace his father as chief of police.
They Had to See Paris (1929)
Oklahoma mechanic Pike Peters finds himself part owner of an oil field. His wife Idy, hitherto content, decides the family must go to Paris to get “culture” and meet “the…
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1929)
There is a big charity function at the house of Mrs. Cheyney and a lot of society is present. With her rich husband, deceased, rich old Lord Elton and playboy…
The Idle Rich (1929)
Millionaire William van Luyn falls in love with his secretary Joan Thayer and marries her. Her family, part of “the great middle class” (as blowhard nephew Henry keeps reminding us),…
Berth Marks (1929)
Stan and Ollie are musicians attempting to travel by train to Pottsville.
The Cocoanuts (1929)
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
Why Be Good? (1929)
A flapper unwittingly falls for the boss’ son.
We Faw Down (1928)
Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of…
Habeas Corpus (1928)
Loony scientist hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.
Riley the Cop (1928)
In this early comedy from John Ford, Riley is a New York Irish cop sent to Germany to track down a young man who stole money from a local bakery.
Two Tars (1928)
Two sailors on shore leave rent a car and go on a drive with their dates, but soon get involved in a huge traffic jam with dozens of ill-tempered motorists….
Early to Bed (1928)
Oliver inherits a fortune and hires Stan as his butler and proceeds to torment him. Stan finally rebels and goes on a rampage, destroying Oliver’s fancy furnishings.
Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Mrs. Hardy throws Ollie and Stan out of the house. They try to impress two young ladies at a golf course and end up fighting with other golfers.
Their Purple Moment (1928)
The boys sneak out for a night on the town, unaware that Stan’s wife has switched her grocery coupons for Stan’s secret stash of mad money. The boys run up…