Comedy Movies

Palmy Days (1931)

Palmy Days (1931)

Palmy Days (1931)
IMDb: N/A
77

Musical comedy antics in an art deco bakery (motto: “Glorifying the American Doughnut”) where Eddie Cantor, the overworked assistant to a phony psychic, is mistaken for an efficiency expert and…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Monkey Business (1931)

Monkey Business (1931)

Monkey Business (1931)
IMDb: N/A
77

Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.

Genre: Comedy
Blonde Crazy (1931)

Blonde Crazy (1931)

Blonde Crazy (1931)
IMDb: N/A
79

Adventures of a cocky con man and his beautiful accomplice.

I Surrender Dear (1931)

I Surrender Dear (1931)

I Surrender Dear (1931)
IMDb: N/A
21

A short musical comedic romance starring Bing Crosby as … Bing Crosby. This 2 reel short was directed by Mack Sennett.

Genre: Comedy, Music
Come Clean (1931)

Come Clean (1931)

Come Clean (1931)
IMDb: N/A
20

The Hardys wish to have a quiet evening in their apartment, but are interrupted when the Laurels pay a visit. Stan and Ollie go out for ice cream, and manage…

Genre: Comedy
I’ll Be Alone After Midnight (1931)

I’ll Be Alone After Midnight (1931)

I’ll Be Alone After Midnight (1931)
IMDb: N/A
102

A woman’s marriage is on the rocks ; to avenge herself, she decides to take a lover for one night .So she buys all his stock from a balloon man…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Caught Plastered (1931)

Caught Plastered (1931)

Caught Plastered (1931)
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68

Set in a drugstore the boys take on to save a nice old lady from the clutches of the local charming crook.

Genre: Comedy
Pardon Us (1931)

Pardon Us (1931)

Pardon Us (1931)
IMDb: N/A
68

It’s Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.

Genre: Comedy
My Cousin From Warsaw (1931)

My Cousin From Warsaw (1931)

My Cousin From Warsaw (1931)
IMDb: N/A
80

Meine Kusine aus Warschau (My Cousin From Warsaw) was based on a stage play by Louis Verneuil. It’s a romantic farce, with the heroine posing as her own cousin to…

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Genre: Comedy
Broadminded (1931)

Broadminded (1931)

Broadminded (1931)
IMDb: N/A
72

Jack’s father lowers the boom when his irresponsible rich-kid ends up in jail after a night of debauchery. The father appoints Ossie, Jack’s cousin, as guardian, not realizing that Ossie…

Genre: Comedy
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)

The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
IMDb: N/A
89

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
100% Service (1931)

100% Service (1931)

100% Service (1931)
IMDb: N/A
11

George registers at the Jefferson Hotel; after the desk clerk gives him the runaround, he meets Gracie at the cigar counter.

Genre: Comedy
Too Many Cooks (1931)

Too Many Cooks (1931)

Too Many Cooks (1931)
IMDb: N/A
77

A young couple, soon to wed, begin building their dreamhouse, but their interfering relatives cause no end of trouble. Comedy.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Night Nurse (1931)

Night Nurse (1931)

Night Nurse (1931)
IMDb: N/A
72

Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Baby’s Laxative (1931)

Baby’s Laxative (1931)

Baby’s Laxative (1931)
IMDb: N/A
56

A little boy won’t go to the bathroom, which leads to all sorts of complications for his parents and their friends.

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Genre: Comedy
Party Husband (1931)

Party Husband (1931)

Party Husband (1931)
IMDb: N/A
73

Party Husband finds ex-Ziegfield Girl Dorothy playing the better half of a thoroughly “modern marriage” whose openness threatens to bring about its premature end. Fellow Ziegfield alum Mary Doran plays…

Genre: Comedy
Everything’s Rosie (1931)

Everything’s Rosie (1931)

Everything’s Rosie (1931)
IMDb: N/A
67

A little orphan girl walks into the life of a hand-to-mouth carnival huckster. He teaches her the ropes and raises her as his own.

Genre: Comedy
Dumb Patrol (1931)

Dumb Patrol (1931)

Dumb Patrol (1931)
IMDb: N/A
7

During the Great War, Bosko and a fearsome beast are in a dogfight. Bosko loses, but that’s only the first battle.

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Skippy (1931)

Skippy (1931)

Skippy (1931)
IMDb: N/A
85

Skippy, the mischievous son of a wealthy doctor, meets Sooky in poverty-ridden Shantytown, and together they try to save Sooky’s pet from a cruel dogcatcher.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Indiscreet (1931)

Indiscreet (1931)

Indiscreet (1931)
IMDb: N/A
92

A young woman jeopardizes the relationship with the man she loves when a no-account from her past shows up.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shipmates (1931)

Shipmates (1931)

Shipmates (1931)
IMDb: N/A
72

A sailor falls in love with the admiral’s daughter but finds they can’t marry because of his lowly rank.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cracked Nuts (1931)

Cracked Nuts (1931)

Cracked Nuts (1931)
IMDb: N/A
65

To impress his fiancee’s aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
God’s Gift to Women (1931)

God’s Gift to Women (1931)

God’s Gift to Women (1931)
IMDb: N/A
72

A notorious womanizer sets his sights on a pretty American tourist, only to be told by his doctor that he must give up all romance for his health.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Stepping Out (1931)

Stepping Out (1931)

Stepping Out (1931)
IMDb: N/A
73

After catching their husbands with other women, two wives go on a girls-only vacation.

Genre: Comedy
The Stolen Jools (1931)

The Stolen Jools (1931)

The Stolen Jools (1931)
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20

Famous actress Norma Shearer’s jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists Tuberculosis Sanatorium.)

Genre: Comedy
The Front Page (1931)

The Front Page (1931)

The Front Page (1931)
IMDb: N/A
101

Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when…

Parlor Bedroom and Bath (1931)

Parlor Bedroom and Bath (1931)

Parlor Bedroom and Bath (1931)
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73

Jeffrey Haywood wants to marry to Virginia Embrey. However, Virginia refused to marry unless her older sister, the hard-to-please Angelica gets married first. Angelica, in turn, finds every man she…

Genre: Comedy
Chickens Come Home (1931)

Chickens Come Home (1931)

Chickens Come Home (1931)
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30

Ollie is running for mayor when an old flame tries to blackmail him with a old photo.

Genre: Comedy
Sit Tight (1931)

Sit Tight (1931)

Sit Tight (1931)
IMDb: N/A
74

Winnie Lightner is the head of a health clinic and has Joe E. Brown as one of her employees. Brown is a wrestler named JoJo and he is forced to…

City Lights (1931)

City Lights (1931)

City Lights (1931)
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87

A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl’s benefactor and suitor.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Darktown Revue (1931)

The Darktown Revue (1931)

The Darktown Revue (1931)
IMDb: N/A
18

With a series of long takes and frontal camera set-ups, Michaeux provides a record of several cabaret acts, using intertitles to separate the individual numbers. This quietly outrageous film begins…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Tonight or Never (1931)

Tonight or Never (1931)

Tonight or Never (1931)
IMDb: N/A
80

A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Reducing (1931)

Reducing (1931)

Reducing (1931)
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77

Culture shock bombards a woman and her family when they leave their hick town to help her sister out in her big-city beauty parlor.

Genre: Comedy
Hook Line and Sinker (1930)

Hook Line and Sinker (1930)

Hook Line and Sinker (1930)
IMDb: N/A
75

Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Devil to Pay! (1930)

The Devil to Pay! (1930)

The Devil to Pay! (1930)
IMDb: N/A
72

Spendthrift Willie Hale again returns penniless to the family home in London. His father is none too pleased, but Willie smooth-talks him into letting him stay. At the same time…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)

Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)

Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930)
IMDb: N/A
65

El Malo, notorious Mexican bandit, forces the Mayor of Sierra Blanca, Seth Landport, to open the safe and turn over to him 2,000 pesos, which the bandit gives a promissory…

Min and Bill (1930)

Min and Bill (1930)

Min and Bill (1930)
IMDb: N/A
66

Min, the owner of a dockside hotel, is forced to make difficult decisions about the future of Nancy, the young woman she took in as an infant.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Another Fine Mess (1930)

Another Fine Mess (1930)

Another Fine Mess (1930)
IMDb: N/A
26

Two homeless vagabonds hide out in a vacant mansion and pose as the residents when prospective lessees arrive and try to rent it.

Genre: Comedy
L’Âge d’or (1930)

L’Âge d’or (1930)

L’Âge d’or (1930)
IMDb: N/A
63

The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their…

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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
The Bat Whispers (1930)

The Bat Whispers (1930)

The Bat Whispers (1930)
IMDb: N/A
83

Infamous burglar “The Bat” commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well. Meanwhile,…