Category: Comedy

1908. THE FLUSTERED COMEDY Of LEON ERROL: VOLUME IV (1935-1945-USA). With LEON ERROL, VIVJAN TOBIN, DOROTHY GRANGER, CHESTER CLUTE, JASON ROBARDS, SR. 1. WHO’S A DUMMY? (1941-USA). Leon’s wife Vivian […]

1913.”SILENT” COMEDIES: THE WAY YOU LIKE ‘EM! (1924-I929-USA) 1. PRUDENCE (1927-USA). With MAX DAVIDSON, MARTHA SLEEPER. Produced by HAL ROACH. Poor Papa Gimplewart. His two sons are the laziest, lamest […]

1915. A BRIDE FOR HENRY (1937-USA). With ANNE NAGEL, WARREN HULL. Produced by DOROTHY (MRS. WALLACE) REID. This bright, sexy screwball farce tells the story Of Sheila Curtis, a wealthy, […]

1917. THE GALLOPING MAJOR (1951-ENGLAND). WITH BASIL RADFORD, JIMMY HANLEY, JANETTE SCOTT, A.E. MATTHEWS, JOYCE GRENFELL. APTLY DESCRIBED AT ITS OPENING AS A “FAIRY TALE ABOUT HORSERACING,” THIS VERY BRITISH […]

1920. THE FACTS Of LOVE (29 Acacia Avenue) (1945-England). With GORDON harker, jimmy hanley, betty balfour. Produced by sydney box. Screenplay by muriel and sydney box. In the immediate post-World […]

1925. THE HARASSED HERO (1954-EngIand). With GUY MIDDLETON. A hypochondriac hoping for a rest finds counterfeit loot, a desperate bad guy and a beautiful nurse to keep his pulse pounding. […]

1835. THE MADAME GAMBLES (Madame Louise) (1951-England). With RICHARD HEARNE, PETULA CLARK. The owner of a fashion shop bets on the ponies once too oftenl 83 minutes. Comedy

1838. BEHAVE YOURSELF (1951-USA). With FARLEY GRANGER, SHELLEY WINTERS, LON CHANLEY, JR. SHELDON LEONARD, MARVIN KAPLAN, HANS CONREID, Man finds dog, dog is wanted by two gangs, dog puts the […]

This collection includes a series of comedy shorts from famed filmmakers Mack Sennett and Hal Roach.

1847. BLUE MURDER AT ST. TRINIAN’S (I957-ENGLAND). With terry thomas, George COLE, JOYCE GRENFELL, ALASTAIR SIM, LIONEL JEFFRIES, SABRINA. Based on the drawings Of RONALD SEARLE. Rollicking, madcap slapstick farce […]