Comedy Movies
Christmas Eve (1947)
The greedy nephew of eccentric Matilda Reid seeks to have her judged incompetent so he can administer her wealth, but she will be saved if her three long-lost adopted sons…
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
The three stooges pursue a notorious burglar in order to pay past due notes to the Skin & Flint company and save their tailor shop.
Merton of the Movies (1947)
In 1915, Kansas theatre usher Merton Gill is a rabid silent-movie fan. When he brings Mammoth Studios free publicity by imitating star Lawrence Rupert’s heroics, they bring him to Hollywood…
The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap (1947)
Chester Wooley and Duke Egan are travelling salesmen who make a stopover in Wagon Gap, Montana while enroute to California. During the stopover, a notorious criminal is murdered, and the…
Magic Town (1947)
Rip Smith’s opinion-poll business is a failure…until he discovers that the small town of Grandview is statistically identical to the entire country. He and his assistants go there to run…
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To…
Life with Father (1947)
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Popeye and the Pirates (1947)
Popeye is taking Olive on a boat ride when she spots a pirate ship. They are soon captured, and Popeye has to rescue Olive from the (initially charming) pirate captain….
The Royal Four-Flusher (1947)
Popeye and Olive are feeding squirrels in the park when the rich and elegant Count Marvo (Bluto), the magician (and practical joker), rides up on his horse and steals Olive…
Brideless Groom (1947)
Shemp has to get married within seven hours in order to inherit $500,000. Now that’s incentive! The bumbling threesome set to work right away with hilarious results.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes reality when he accidentally meets a…
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)
Teenager Susan Turner, with a severe crush on playboy artist Richard Nugent, sneaks into his apartment to model for him and is found there by her sister Judge Margaret Turner….
Cynthia (1947)
Sheltered by her conservative parents, a small-town teenager finally goes out on a date.
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder in a jazz club.
Down to Earth (1947)
Upset at a new Broadway musical mocking The Nine Muses, Greek goddess Terpsichore comes down to earth to land a part in the show and change it.
Holiday Camp (1947)
The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from…
The Romance of Rosy Ridge (1947)
A mysterious Civil War veteran courts a Missouri farmer’s daughter amid postwar unrest.
Something in the Wind (1947)
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.
Kilroy Was Here (1947)
“Kilroy Was Here” was a popular expression during World War II, but it’s not much fun to John J. Kilroy, who has to try to live with all the jokes…
The Hucksters (1947)
A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.
The Perils of Pauline (1947)
Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she “opens” for a delayed Shakespeare play…with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her…
Welcome Stranger (1947)
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don’t hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy…
I’ll Be Skiing Ya (1947)
Popeye and Olive are on a winter vacation in Lake Plastered, NY. Popeye is teaching Olive to ice skate (but not doing a very good job); she catches the eye…
Living in a Big Way (1947)
A World War II pilot (Gene Kelly) comes home to a bride (Marie McDonald) who, spoiled by her father (Charles Winninger), now wants a divorce.
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy’s following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so…
Miss Philippines (1947)
A story about LVN Pictures a major production company searching for a new female star, held a contest entitled Miss Philippines. The daughter of a poor laundrywoman pretends to be…
Copacabana (1947)
A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and the men who…
Silence Is Golden (1947)
Emile is a French film producer at the beginning of the century. One of his friends leaves his daughter Lucette in his house, when he is starting a tour through…
Honeymoon (1947)
A prospective bride and groom have misadventures in Mexico City.
Hobo Bobo (1947)
Little Bobo the Elephant decides to leave a jungle, where he is assigned to the thankless task of moving logs with his trunk, for a glamorous life in a circus…
Red Hot Rangers (1947)
Forest rangers George and Junior try to snuff out a frisky flame with a sparky personality that threatens to set the forest alight.
The Egg and I (1947)
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles…
Abusement Park (1947)
Popeye and Bluto battle over Olive in an amusement park.
Out of the Blue (1947)
Set in an apartment building whose occupants include Arthur Earthleigh, a meek and mild type married to the beautiful-but-domineering Mae; a Bohemian artist, David Galleo and his always-there model, Deborah…
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
A New Yorker hobo moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with…
Hound Hunters (1947)
George and Junior get a job as dog catchers and spend the picture trying to catch one measly little dog.
Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
Two ex-soldiers return from overseas–one of them having smuggled into the country a French orphan girl he has become attached to. They wind up running into their old sergeant–who hates…
Three on a Ticket (1947)
A private detective, who has been shot, stumbles into the office of Michael Shayne (Hugh Beaumont), and dies before Shayne can question him. Shayne finds a baggage ticket in his…