West of Hot Dog, starring Stan Laurel
West of Hot Dog is a 1924 American comedy film starring Stan Laurel. West of Hot Dog is a 1924 American comedy film starring Stan Laurel.
The College Hero, 1927
The College Hero is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang. Plot: Football player Bob Cantfield enrolls at Carver College, is assigned Jim Halloran as a roommate and lands a date with Sampson Saunders’ attractive sister, Vivian. Jim’s jealousy over Bob’s gridiron and girlfriend successes cause him to trip his teammate deliberately and cause Bob to be… Read more →
The Greeks Had a Word for Them, full movie
The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932), also known as Three Broadway Girls, is a pre-Code comedy film directed by Lowell Sherman, produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and released by United Artists. It stars Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, and Ina Claire and is based on the play The Greeks Had a Word for It by Zoë Akins. The studio originally… Read more →
Long Pants, 1927 directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon
Long Pants (also known as Johnny Newcomer) is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon. Additional cast members include Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, and Priscilla Bonner. Film historian David Kalat reports that Buster Keaton, a long-time fan of Langdon’s known for his own morbid jokes about death and killings, criticized a scene in… Read more →
Colonel Effingham’s Raid, with Charles Coburn, Joan Bennett and William Eythe
Colonel Effingham’s Raid (UK title: Man of the Hour) is a 1946 comedy film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Irving Pichel. It is also known as Berry Fleming’s Colonel Effingham’s Raid, Everything’s Peaches Down in Georgia and Rebel Yell. The screenplay was written by Kathryn Scola, based on a 1943 novel by Berry Fleming. The music score is… Read more →
Atoll K (Utopia), 1951 starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
Atoll K is a 1951 Franco-Italian co-production film—also known as Robinson Crusoeland in the United Kingdom and Utopia in the United States – which stars the comedy team Laurel and Hardy in their final screen appearance. The film co-star’s French singer/actress Suzy Delair and was directed by Léo Joannon, with uncredited co-direction by blacklisted American director John Berry. The production… Read more →
Three Stooges: Malice In The Palace
Malice in the Palace is the 117th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1949 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Shemp Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
Always Kickin’, 1932
Always Kickin’ is a 19 minute sports-themed comedy film released in 1932. It was an E.W. Hammons production with Educational Pictures distributing. The film’s actors included Jim Thorpe as himself in a supporting role as football coach. The leading actors were Eugene Pallette, Lucile Webster Gleason, Russell Gleason and Eddie Dunn. It was directed by James Gleason. The story was… Read more →
Convict 13, 1920 starring Buster Keaton
Convict 13 is a 1920 two-reel silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. In the film, Buster performs one of the most dangerous sight gags that he performed in vaudeville. In the words of Marie Dressler: “Buster would stand on a table in back of his father twirling a basketball… Read more →
Three Stooges: Disorder In The Court
Disorder in the Court is the 15th short film released by Columbia Pictures in 1936 starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). The comedians released 190 short films for the studio between 1934 and 1959.
