Work Experience (1989)
Comedy
Comedy movies
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Merton of the Movies (1947)
Comedy, romantic comedy
Double or Nothing (1937)
musical film
Eccentric millionaire philanthropist Axel Clark wishes to prove that all people are essentially honest and good. Following his death and as a provision of his will, his lawyers drop wallets on the streets of a town that each has $100 in them, with information for contacting the lawyers. The four honest people who return the wallets then find themselves unexpectedly in a sort-of lottery.
Karroll's Christmas (2004)
Comedy, Family Comedy
Allen Karroll is cynical writer who hates Christmas yet works at a greeting card company. He also has an ongoing rivalry with his neighbor Zeb Rosecog, a grumpy and antisocial man who was the former CEO of Karroll's company. On Christmas Eve Karroll has a run in with Rosecog that results in him getting thrown off a bus and colliding with a child.
The Rookie (1959)
Comedy
The film is set in 1945. Thomas Patrick Noonan (Tommy Noonan) is a radio station page who receives an Army induction draft notice on the day World War II ends. He insists he should fulfill his military duty, and a mistake at the Pentagon results in a decommissioned stateside military facility being kept open to accommodate his basic training.
No My Darling Daughter (1961)
romantic comedy
Wealthy businessman and single parent Sir Michael Carr does not know how to deal with his daughter Tansy, at that awkward age between teenager and adult. His close friend and employee ex-General Henry Barclay has the same kind of problem with his son. Thomas Barclay left the military and has now tendered his resignation from Carr's automobile company.
Blessed Event (1932)
Comedy drama, Tragicomedy
Alvin Roberts feuds with singer Bunny Harmon. Roberts reports on society people who are expecting a "blessed event", i.e. going to have a child.
The Best Thief in the World (2004)
Comedy drama, Drama, teen film
The movie is about a kid named Izzy who lives in the New York City neighborhood of Washington Heights. His family faces a crisis after his father, Paul, suffers from a stroke. His mother, Sue, is an English teacher whose salary is only enough to pay the rent for their apartment.
Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)
Comedy
Just after the Battle of El Alamein somewhere in North Africa, British troops train in enemy plane and ship recognition. They train to operate an inflatable dinghy and are then taken by submarine to an Adriatic island. After setting up camp they discover that the island is the base for a small German unit when one of the British soldiers bumps into a German soldier while both are skinny dipping in the sea.
Kitchen Party (1997)
Comedy
In the bored suburban atmosphere of a Canadian city, Scott (Scott Speedman) decides to throw a celebratory get-together with friends in his parents' home. Unfortunately, there's a catch: Scott's parents happen to be particularly anal about the direction the carpet fibers lay and the distance from doily to table-edge. This means that the only part of the house that is safe, that is, the only part of the house with no carpeting and therefore no potential mess, is the tiled kitchen.
Angora Love (1929)
Comedy
thumb|thumbtime=10|Angora Love (1929) Laurel and Hardy encounter a wandering goat that becomes attached to them subsequent to their benevolent act of offering it doughnuts. The goat persistently trails them, necessitating its accommodation within their apartment. However, their attempts to conceal the animal from their landlord prove ineffectual, leading to escalating tensions and confrontations.
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map (2014)
Comedy
Christopher Bean (1933)
Comedy
After learning that several paintings by deceased artist Christopher Bean, whose life few people know anything about, may be located at the home of Dr. Milton Haggett, New York art critic Maxwell Davenport and rival art dealers Rosen and Tallant set off for Haggett's Massachusetts home. There, the unsuspecting, impoverished Haggett family receives a telegram from Davenport, informing them that he'll arrive at noon to discuss Bean, his favorite artist.
Just William's Luck (1947)
Comedy
William Brown, leader of his gang, "The Outlaws", while exploring/playing in a "haunted house", stumble across a gang of fur thieves. The children are kidnapped and are bundled into the back of a lorry which drives off. Spotting a large bag of flour, the boys proceed to kick it open.
Bowery to Broadway (1944)
Comedy
He Laughed Last (1956)
Comedy, musical film, romance film
The film is a Runyonesque Roaring 20s musical comedy about show girl Rosemary "Rosie" Lebeau, who circumstance casts as an unlikely mob boss.
The Revenger: An Unromantic Comedy (2019)
Comedy, romantic comedy
Mark, a socially awkward but successful entrepreneur, has been infatuated with Connie since their school days. The two reconnect years later at the funeral of Connie’s boyfriend. Despite Mark’s attempts to remind her of their shared history, Connie has no memory of him.
The Yellow Cab Man (1950)
Comedy
The inventor of a form of unbreakable glass tries to sell it to a taxicab company, hoping that they will produce unbreakable windshields.
With Open Arms (2017)
Comedy
Jazz Heaven (1929)
romantic comedy
Barry Holmes is a poor songwriter from the south who travels to New York City to be a success, bringing with him his prize possession, his piano. While trying to break into Tin Pan Alley, he stays at a boardinghouse run by Mrs. Langley, who insists that her house always be run with the highest propriety.
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Comedy
In 1865, Aubrey Filmore works as a bellboy at the Palmer Hotel in St. Louis. Aubrey wants to work as a spy for the federal government and contacts Colonel Clifford M.
Don Camillo in Moscow (1966)
Comedy
After receiving a tractor as a gift from the collective farm (kolkhoz) of a Soviet village on the Don River, Communist mayor Peppone plans to twin Brescello with the unnamed village. After some failed attempts to block the mayor's plan, the anti-Communist Don Camillo ultimately tricks Peppone into including him (under a false name and with forged papers) among the Italian Communist representatives passing through the Iron Curtain to attend the twinning ceremonies. Only Peppone and the other comrades from Brescello know the priest's real identity.
Baby Sitters Jitters (1951)
Comedy
The Stooges, facing financial hardship due to rent arrears, reluctantly assume the role of babysitters for Junior Lloyd, under the guardianship of his mother, Joan Lloyd, who harbors fears of potential abduction by her estranged husband. In their caretaking duties, Moe delegates kitchen responsibilities to Shemp, tasking him with the preparation of soup. However, Shemp's misinterpretation of the instructions leads to the incorporation of soap into the culinary concoction, resulting in an inedible mixture that induces illness and bubble-blowing in the Stooges.
Fly My Kite (1931)
Comedy
Grandma, who recently sold her grocery store, is enjoying retirement with her beloved "grandchildren". She's actually a widow who outlived her only daughter, who was married but childless. Grandma lives in her son-in-law's house, and he's in charge of her money, which he has mostly spent.