Comedy Movies
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…
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….
Cain and Mabel (1936)
A chorus girl and a heavyweight boxer are paired romantically as a publicity stunt.
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.
Our Relations (1936)
Two sailors get caught in a mountain of mix-ups when they meet their long-lost twins. Laurel and Hardy play themselves and their twins.
Whoops I’m an Indian! (1936)
Set in the Old West, the stooges are crooked gamblers swindling the residents of a frontier town. They are discovered and must escape into the woods. To elude the sheriff…
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a “forgotten man” to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by the…
As You Like It (1936)
Film version of Shakespeare’s comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.
Swing Time (1936)
Lucky is tricked into missing his own wedding to Margaret and has to make $25,000 so her father will allow him to marry her. He and business partner Pop go…
Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
Toby Tortoise is back, and this time he and Max Hare box instead of racing.
Porky’s Poultry Plant (1936)
Porky Pig is raising chickens, ducks, and geese. Many birds have fallen victim to the hawk. Porky’s going to do everything he can to fight back.
Charlie Chan at the Race Track (1936)
When a friend of Charlie’s is found kicked to death by his own race horse on board a Honolulu-bound liner, the detective discovers foul play and uncovers an international gambling…
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936)
An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.
Satan Met a Lady (1936)
In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady jewel thief.
I Love to Singa (1936)
I Love to Singa depicts the story of a young owl who wants to sing jazz, instead of the classical music that his German parents wish him to perform. The…
High Tension (1936)
Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn’t want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn’t want her to date other men.
Porky’s Pet (1936)
Porky and his pet ostrich, Lulu, get invited to perform on Broadway for $75/week. But first they have to get there, and the train conductor won’t let the ostrich board….
The Bride Walks Out (1936)
Carolyn Martin is a fashion model who hastily marries her boyfriend, engineer Michael Martin. But part of the marriage arrangement requires that Carolyn quit her $50-per-week modeling job to be…
The Arizona Raiders (1936)
After saving himself from hanging, Laramie Nelson saves Tracks Williams from the same fate. They then travel to Lindsay’s ranch where they get jobs. There they run into Adams who…
I Wanna Be a Life Guard (1936)
Popeye applies for a lifeguard job when he sees Olive in the pool, but Bluto also wants the job (and Olive). The manager, Wimpy, asks them to demonstrate their skills…
Mickey’s Rival (1936)
Minnie’s old friend, Mortimer Mouse, drops in on Mickey and Minnie’s picnic. His practical jokes and coming on to Minnie soon have Mickey stewing, and their car isn’t happy either….
Poppy (1936)
Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
Thru the Mirror (1936)
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
Disorder in the Court (1936)
The Stooges are key witnesses at a murder trial. Their friend Gail Tempest, who dances at the Black Bottom cafe where the Stooges are musicians, is accused of killing Kirk…
The Golden Arrow (1936)
A fake heiress marries a common reporter to thwart the advances of gold-digging playboys.
Dancing Pirate (1936)
Jonathan Pride is a mild-mannered dance instructor in 1820 Boston. En route to visit relatives, Jonathan is shanghaied by a band of zany pirates and forced to work as a…
The Princess Comes Across (1936)
A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate…
And So They Were Married (1936)
A bitter widow and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a snowstorm. Although both have no intention of getting…
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)
A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.
Captain January (1936)
A little girl named Star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned. A truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she’s rescued…
Desire (1936)
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting…