Comedy Movies

One Wild Night (1938)

One Wild Night (1938)

One Wild Night (1938)
IMDb: N/A
72

Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
You and Me (1938)

You and Me (1938)

You and Me (1938)
IMDb: N/A
94

Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his ’employed-prison-graduates’ are Helen…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)

Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)

Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
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19

When the ballerina star of a musical feature walks off in a huff, aided by the fit-throwing director, her understudy steps in and a star is born.

Genre: Comedy, Music
Holiday (1938)

Holiday (1938)

Holiday (1938)
IMDb: N/A
97

Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she’s agreed to marry…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)

Kentucky Moonshine (1938)

Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
IMDb: N/A
87

The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Vivacious Lady (1938)

Vivacious Lady (1938)

Vivacious Lady (1938)
IMDb: N/A
90

College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Mickey’s Trailer (1938)

Mickey’s Trailer (1938)

Mickey’s Trailer (1938)
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7

Goofy’s in the driver’s seat, Mickey’s in the kitchen, and Donald’s in bed in Mickey’s high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast, leaving the car on autopilot,…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938)

Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938)

Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938)
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8

Porky Pig goes after a rogue rabbit who manages to frustrate him at every turn.

The Penguin Parade (1938)

The Penguin Parade (1938)

The Penguin Parade (1938)
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7

An evening at a night club for penguins, (and a walrus or two). The stage show includes an appearance by a penguin incarnation of Bing Crosby, who sings a jazzy…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Go Chase Yourself (1938)

Go Chase Yourself (1938)

Go Chase Yourself (1938)
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70

When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team. Comedy.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Battle of Broadway (1938)

Battle of Broadway (1938)

Battle of Broadway (1938)
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84

The wealthy owner of a Pennsylvania steel business travels to New York to break up his son’s romance with a showgirl. Director George Marshall’s 1938 comedy stars Victor McLaglen, Brian…

There’s Always a Woman (1938)

There’s Always a Woman (1938)

There’s Always a Woman (1938)
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81

An investigator for the District Attorney’s office quits to open his own detective agency. However, business is so bad that he finally decides to give it up and go back…

Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Donald’s Nephews (1938)

Donald’s Nephews (1938)

Donald’s Nephews (1938)
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8

Donald’s sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Heartbeat (1938)

Heartbeat (1938)

Heartbeat (1938)
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132

A pompous grocer’s assistant in Marseille annoys a visiting film crew so much that they prank him with a phony acting contract; believing it to be real, the “schpountz” heads…

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Genre: Comedy
Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)

Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)
IMDb: N/A
72

Celebrated as supersleuth, Mr. Moto comes out fighting when a brutal boxing match turns into cold-blooded murder! Assisted by detective-in-training Lee Chan, Moto sets out to track down the killer…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)

Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)

Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)
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78

Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador’s daughter.

Genre: Comedy
Porky’s Phoney Express (1938)

Porky’s Phoney Express (1938)

Porky’s Phoney Express (1938)
IMDb: N/A
7

A pony express office. Porky’s only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back…

The Sneezing Weasel (1938)

The Sneezing Weasel (1938)

The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
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7

When Mama hen takes her chicks out to get breakfast, little Wilbur is soaked in a sudden rainstorm and comes down with a head cold. Mama puts him to bed,…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Merrily We Live (1938)

Merrily We Live (1938)

Merrily We Live (1938)
IMDb: N/A
95

Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Sally Irene and Mary (1938)

Sally Irene and Mary (1938)

Sally Irene and Mary (1938)
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86

Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Mad About Music (1938)

Mad About Music (1938)

Mad About Music (1938)
IMDb: N/A
100

A young woman at a girl’s school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)

A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
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85

Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Boat Builders (1938)

Boat Builders (1938)

Boat Builders (1938)
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9

Mickey buys a boat kit, and enlists Goofy and Donald to help assemble it. The plans say, “so simple a child could do it”, so of course, they have their…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
What Price Porky (1938)

What Price Porky (1938)

What Price Porky (1938)
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7

Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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102

David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)

The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
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94

The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Midnight Intruder (1938)

Midnight Intruder (1938)

Midnight Intruder (1938)
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68

A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Pipe Dreams (1938)

Pipe Dreams (1938)

Pipe Dreams (1938)
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8

The hear/see/speak no evil monkeys come to life from a small statue on a shelf. They find a pipe and smoke it, and enter a world where all manner of…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)

The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
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115

Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be “Miss Humanity” and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Everybody Sing (1938)

Everybody Sing (1938)

Everybody Sing (1938)
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91

Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piece with a modern swing beat. She returns…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Double Danger (1938)

Double Danger (1938)

Double Danger (1938)
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60

A crime novelist devises a scheme to catch the thief who has stolen the valuable “Konjer Diamonds”. Director Lew Landers’ 1938 B-film stars Preston Foster, Whitney Bourne, Cecil Kellaway, Donald…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Hollywood Hotel (1938)

Hollywood Hotel (1938)

Hollywood Hotel (1938)
IMDb: N/A
109

After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie’s premiere. Her agent…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Porky’s Poppa (1938)

Porky’s Poppa (1938)

Porky’s Poppa (1938)
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7

We take a tour of Porky’s Poppa’s farm, to the tune of Old MacDonald. After meeting several animals, “on this farm, he has a mortgage” which he frets over, particularly…

Genre: Animation, Comedy
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)

The Divorce of Lady X (1938)

The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
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92

The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.

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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Man-Proof (1938)

Man-Proof (1938)

Man-Proof (1938)
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75

A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Here’s Flash Casey (1938)

Here’s Flash Casey (1938)

Here’s Flash Casey (1938)
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58

After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job–with a big city newspaper.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Crashing Hollywood (1938)

Crashing Hollywood (1938)

Crashing Hollywood (1938)
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61

A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.

Genre: Comedy, Crime
Thimble Theater (1938)

Thimble Theater (1938)

Thimble Theater (1938)
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6

One of Joseph Cornell’s funniest films, Thimble Theater is structured like a vaudeville variety show about nature.

She’s Got Everything (1937)

She’s Got Everything (1937)

She’s Got Everything (1937)
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72

The day after Carol returns from a European trip, she wakes up to find her dead father’s creditors hauling everything away. Her aunt wants her to marry a millionaire, but…

Genre: Comedy, Romance
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

Lonesome Ghosts (1937)

Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
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9

On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.