Comedy Movies
Love Is News (1937)
When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly…
Storm in a Teacup (1937)
A local politician in Scotland tries to break the reporter who wrote a negative story about him, and who is also in love with his daughter.
Dick Tracy (1937)
Dick Tracy’s foe for this serial is the crime boss and Masked Mystery Villain The Spider/The Lame One and his Spider Ring. In the process of various crimes, including using…
The Last of Mrs. Cheyney (1937)
A chic American jewel thief falls in love with one of her marks, an English lord.
On the Avenue (1937)
A new Broadway show starring Gary Blake shamelessly lampoons the rich Carraway family. To get her own back, daughter Mimi sets out to ensnare Blake, but the courtship is soon…
When You’re in Love (1937)
An Australian opera singer hires a husband so she can work in the U.S. Moore sings “Minnie the Moocher” in one scene.
Guest House Paradise (1937)
Porky’s Road Race (1937)
It’s race day, and first prize is $2 million (less $1,999,998.37 in taxes). Porky’s little car is matched against cars driven by stars of yesteryear, including Laurel and Hardy and…
Magician Mickey (1937)
Donald continually heckles Mickey’s magic act, but Mickey bests him at every turn. Donald shoots off a magic pistol that causes all the stage props to fall down on them…
O.H.M.S. (1937)
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom he has been falsely accused of murdering. Jimmie is then forced to join the…
That’s That! (1937)
The rarest of Laurel and Hardy films this side of The Rogue Song (1930), That’s That is a gag reel made up of alternate takes and bloopers said to have…
Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936)
The partners of stage-producer J. J. Hobart gamble away the money for his new show. They enlist a gold-digging chorus girl to help get it back by conning an insurance company….
After the Thin Man (1936)
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora’s cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer…
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
A young husband leaves his river shantyboat community in Pecan Point, Tennessee and travels to New Orleans in search of his runaway wife.
General Spanky (1936)
Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are…
The Village Smithy (1936)
The narrator sets the scene for a warped version of the classic poem, and the hijinks when assistant Porky gives the blacksmith a rubber horseshoe, then a hot horseshoe on…
Every Sunday (1936)
Edna’s grandfather is a conductor of a small orchestra that gives concerts in the park every Sunday. Because of lack of audience the city officials want to cancel these concerts….
My Father Was Right (1936)
Smartest Girl in Town (1936)
A girl in search of a rich husband mistakes a millionaire for a male model.
Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936)
Two sailors Sindbad and Popeye decide to test themselves in order to prove their supremacy. Popeye is then presented with a series of daunting tasks by Sindbad.
Born to Dance (1936)
On leave, a sailor falls in love with a young lady aspiring to become a Broadway dancer, but their relationship is jeopardized by an established Broadway star, who is also…
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
Larry Poole, in prison on a false charge, promises an inmate that when he gets out he will look up and help out a family. The family turns out to…
Go West Young Man (1936)
Mavis Arden is a sensational movie star. Her following spans the world and her personal appearance tours prove her popularity. On her way home from one such appearance, Arden’s car…
Laburnum Grove (1936)
To rid himself of his sponging relatives a man tells them he is really a forger which causes them to leave. His wife believes he is joking, but he has…
Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
The small-town prudes of Lynnfield are up in arms over ‘The Sinner,’ a sexy best-seller. They little suspect that author ‘Caroline Adams’ is really Theodora Lynn, scion of the town’s…
Here Comes Carter (1936)
A radio commentator avenges an old wrong by blowing the whistle on Hollywood scandals
Pigskin Parade (1936)
Bessie and Winston “Slug” Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a hillbilly farmhand and his sister….
Mister Cinderella (1936)
Boston blueblood Aloysius Merriweather loves to play jokes on people and he’s come up with a joy-buzzer of a doozy. He’ll send barber Joe Jenkins in his place to a…
How to Be a Detective (1936)
This Robert Benchley ‘How To’ comedy short attempts to teach us how to profile criminals by physical characteristics.
Libeled Lady (1936)
When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication’s frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a…
Wedding Present (1936)
Charlie Mason and Rusty Fleming are star reporters on a Chicago tabloid who are romantically involved as well. Although skilled in ferreting out great stories, they often behave in an…
Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
The story of an egotistical crime writer who gets involved with the case of a notorious art thief (who is believed to be dead) while at the same time romancing…
Thank You Jeeves! (1936)
Jeeves tries to keep his young master out of trouble.
Mummy’s Boys (1936)
Wheeler & Woolsey comedy about two moronic ditch diggers, recruited for an archaeology expedition, getting mixed up with jewel thieves and an ancient Egyptian “curse.”
Someone at the Door (1936)
When Sally inherits a country house, her young brother Ronald, an aspiring journalist, hits on a sensational way to make his first big scoop: Sally will ‘disappear’, and he will…
Cain and Mabel (1936)
A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936)
As the title implies, the three blind mice are musketeers. The cat sets a number of traps for them, which they all evade (apparently without realizing it) while he sleeps….
The Devil Is a Sissy (1936)
A well-bred young English lad living in lower Manhattan tries to gain acceptance from his not-so-well-bred peers at school.