Comedy Movies

Her Second Mother (1940)

Her Second Mother (1940)

Her Second Mother (1940)
IMDb: N/A
89

A young woman tries to repay her adoptive parents’ kindness by shielding their biological child, who has gotten involved with an embezzler, from the police.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Hanna in High Society (1940)

Hanna in High Society (1940)

Hanna in High Society (1940)
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87

When the old colonel Hummerborg dies, he leaves his fortune and estate to his trusted housemaid Hanna. But the colonel’s relatives try everything to have the last will canceled.

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Genre: Comedy
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)

Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
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8

Mickey is heading out on vacation from Burbank to Pomona, taking the train. The conductor, Pete, won’t let him on with Pluto, so he hides Pluto in his suitcase, and…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
The Sour Puss (1940)

The Sour Puss (1940)

The Sour Puss (1940)
IMDb: N/A
7

Porky decides to go fishing the next day and tells his cat. The cat sleeps fitfully. The next day, while they are fishing, the cat gets into a battle with…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)

Mexican Spitfire Out West (1940)
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76

Dennis heads west to work on an important business deal minus the Mexican Spitfire, Carmelita. His hot-tempered spouse decides to surprise him, but ends up as the surprised one when…

Genre: Comedy
Seven Sinners (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)

Seven Sinners (1940)
IMDb: N/A
87

Banished from various U.S. protectorates in the Pacific, a saloon entertainer uses her femme-fatale charms to woo politicians, navy personnel, gangsters, riff-raff, judges and a ship’s doctor in order to…

Christmas in July (1940)

Christmas in July (1940)

Christmas in July (1940)
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67

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest….

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)
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125

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime.

Genre: Comedy, War
Prehistoric Porky (1940)

Prehistoric Porky (1940)

Prehistoric Porky (1940)
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7

Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover’s playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky’s copy of “Expire” magazine arrives…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Third Finger Left Hand (1940)

Third Finger Left Hand (1940)

Third Finger Left Hand (1940)
IMDb: N/A
96

Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don’t go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the…

Genre: Comedy
Down Argentine Way (1940)

Down Argentine Way (1940)

Down Argentine Way (1940)
IMDb: N/A
89

The story—in which an American heiress on holiday in South America falls in love with an Argentine horse breeder against the wishes of their families—takes a backseat to the spectacular…

Too Many Girls (1940)

Too Many Girls (1940)

Too Many Girls (1940)
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85

Mr. Casey’s daughter, Connie, wants to go to Pottawatomie College and without her knowledge, he sends four football players as her bodyguards. The college is in financial trouble and her…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Barnyard Follies (1940)

Barnyard Follies (1940)

Barnyard Follies (1940)
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67

A country orphanage puts on a show with some musicians to save their 4H club from being shut down by greedy politicians.

Genre: Comedy, Music
Strike Up the Band (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)

Strike Up the Band (1940)
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120

Jimmy and Mary get a group of kids together to play in a school orchestra. A huge contest between schools is coming up and they have a hard time raising…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Sky Murder (1940)

Sky Murder (1940)

Sky Murder (1940)
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72

This final Carter film is a lot of fun, with Nick (unwillingly, at first) taking on a ring of Fifth Columnists (since this was filmed before the US entered the…

You’re Missing the Point (1940)

You’re Missing the Point (1940)

You’re Missing the Point (1940)
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112

Cantinflas, the boyfriend of the servant of a rich industrial man, gets into the house in order to kill a mad dog. Suddenly this man appears so the servant tells…

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Genre: Comedy
Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt (1940)
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75

Charley’s (Big-Hearted) Aunt is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde starring Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as Oxford ‘scholars’. The film is one of many to be…

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Genre: Comedy
Dance Girl Dance (1940)

Dance Girl Dance (1940)

Dance Girl Dance (1940)
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90

Judy O’Brien is an aspiring ballerina in a dance troupe. Also in the company is Bubbles, a brash mantrap who leaves the struggling troupe for a career in burlesque. When…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)

Rhythm on the River (1940)
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92

Popular songwriter Oliver Courtney has been getting by for years using one ghost writer for his music and another for his lyrics. When both writers meet at an inn, they…

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)

The Golden Fleecing (1940)
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64

A mild-mannered insurance salesman gets mixed up with gangsters.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
I Love You Again (1940)

I Love You Again (1940)

I Love You Again (1940)
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99

Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he’s really a con man…and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Lady in Question (1940)

The Lady in Question (1940)

The Lady in Question (1940)
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80

When a jury member takes in the defendant he couldn’t convict, she has a bad influence on his son.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lucky Partners (1940)

Lucky Partners (1940)

Lucky Partners (1940)
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100

Two strangers split a sweepstake prize to go on a fake honeymoon with predictable results.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)

The Great McGinty (1940)
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82

Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited by the city’s political machine to help with vote fraud. His great aptitude for this brings rapid promotion from “the boss,”…

Genre: Comedy
The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)

The Boys from Syracuse (1940)
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73

The action takes place in Ephesus in ancient Asia Minor, and the concerns The efforts of two boys from Syracuse, Anthipholus and his servant Dromio, to find their long-lost twins…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)

Gold Rush Maisie (1940)
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82

Maisie becomes attached to a dirt-poor farmer and his family as they try to make ends meet joining hundreds of others digging for gold in a previously panned-out ghost town.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)

Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)

Busman’s Honeymoon (1940)
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83

When Lord Peter Wimsey marries Harriet Vane, a crime author, they both promise to give up crime for good. As a wedding present, Peter purchases the old house where Harriet…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
My Love Came Back (1940)

My Love Came Back (1940)

My Love Came Back (1940)
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85

Amelia is a gifted violinist who is in danger of quitting the Brissac Academy of Music. Julius arranges to have a scholarship given to her through his employee Tony so…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Let George Do It! (1940)

Let George Do It! (1940)

Let George Do It! (1940)
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82

Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British…

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Genre: Comedy, Music, War
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
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88

Judge Hardy takes his family to New York City, where Andy quickly falls in love with a socialite. He finds the high society life too expensive, and eventually decides that…

Grand Ole Opry (1940)

Grand Ole Opry (1940)

Grand Ole Opry (1940)
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67

Aided by musicians at the Grand Ole Opry, a small-town mayor in the Ozarks takes on a group of crooked politicians.

Genre: Comedy, Music
The Ghost Breakers (1940)

The Ghost Breakers (1940)

The Ghost Breakers (1940)
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85

After intrepid working girl Mary Carter becomes the new owner of a reputedly haunted mansion located off the Cuban coast, a stranger phones warning her to stay away from the…

Susan and God (1940)

Susan and God (1940)

Susan and God (1940)
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117

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Brother Orchid (1940)

Brother Orchid (1940)

Brother Orchid (1940)
IMDb: N/A
88

When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, he finds solace in a monastery and reinvents himself as a pious…

Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)

Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)

Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
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8

Donald visits the house of his new love interest for their first known date. At first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady (1940)
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71

A hardworking secretary for a rich woman finds herself engaged to the woman’s son and accused of a murder she didn’t commit.

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)

You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)
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10

Daffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky’s adventures begin when he tries to enter the studio.

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Torrid Zone (1940)

Torrid Zone (1940)

Torrid Zone (1940)
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88

A Central American plantation manager and his boss battle over a traveling showgirl.

If I Had My Way (1940)

If I Had My Way (1940)

If I Had My Way (1940)
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94

Construction worker Buzz Blackwell becomes the guardian of 12-year-old Pat Johnson after one of his buddies, her father, is killed. Buzz and Pat, along with their chum Axel Swensen, head…

Genre: Comedy, Family
Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (1940)

Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (1940)

Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise (1940)
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77

On a cruise ship from Honolulu to San Francisco, the famous Chinese detective encounters four more murders while trying to figure out the murder of a Scotland Yard friend.