Comedy Movies
One Wild Night (1938)
Frenzied comedy starring June Lang as a reporter investigating the mysterious disappearances of four men who had all withdrawn large sums of money from the local bank in Stockton, Ohio.
You and Me (1938)
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…
Out Where the Stars Begin (1938)
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.
Holiday (1938)
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…
Kentucky Moonshine (1938)
The Ritz Brothers pretend to be Kentucky hillbillies in order to get a booking on a radio show.
Vivacious Lady (1938)
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Mickey’s Trailer (1938)
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,…
Porky’s Hare Hunt (1938)
Porky Pig goes after a rogue rabbit who manages to frustrate him at every turn.
The Penguin Parade (1938)
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…
Go Chase Yourself (1938)
When a bank is robbed, a not-so-bright teller is wrongly suspected of being part of the holdup team. Comedy.
Battle of Broadway (1938)
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)
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…
Donald’s Nephews (1938)
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…
Heartbeat (1938)
Mr. Moto’s Gamble (1938)
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…
Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador’s daughter.
Porky’s Phoney Express (1938)
A pony express office. Porky’s only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back…
The Sneezing Weasel (1938)
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,…
Merrily We Live (1938)
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…
Sally Irene and Mary (1938)
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.
Mad About Music (1938)
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…
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Boat Builders (1938)
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…
What Price Porky (1938)
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…
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
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…
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
Midnight Intruder (1938)
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.
Pipe Dreams (1938)
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…
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
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.
Everybody Sing (1938)
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…
Double Danger (1938)
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…
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
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…
Porky’s Poppa (1938)
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…
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
Man-Proof (1938)
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.
Here’s Flash Casey (1938)
After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job–with a big city newspaper.
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.
Thimble Theater (1938)
One of Joseph Cornell’s funniest films, Thimble Theater is structured like a vaudeville variety show about nature.
She’s Got Everything (1937)
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…
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.