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Explore comic situations, funny characters and humorous storytelling.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 24,307 films · Page 675.

Battle of Broadway (1938)

Comedy

Homer C. Bundy (Raymond Walburn), the president of the Bundy Steel Company of Bundy, Pennsylvania, sends troublesome employees "Big" Ben Wheeler (Victor McLaglen) and "Chesty" Webb (Brian Donlevy) to New York City to break up Bundy's son Jack's (Robert Kellard) engagement to suspected gold digger Marjorie Clark (Lynn Bari). Jack discovers his father's plot, and turns the tables on the brawling steelworkers: he asks gorgeous Linda Lee (Gypsy Rose Lee)--the object of the competitive Big Ben's and Chesty's amorous pursuits—to pretend she's his fiancé, to put the boys off the trail.

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Sprucin' Up (1935)

Comedy

Hoping to get on the good side of the new truant officer (Dick Elliott), the gang goes out of their way to impress the man's cute daughter (Marianne Edwards), even unto making such sacrifices as taking baths, combing hair, shining shoes, and washing behind the ears. Both Spanky and Alfalfa pay a social call on Marianne, and before long, the two lifelong pals have become romantic rivals. Ultimately, Spanky and Alfalfa stage an athletic competition to determine who is the better man, an undertaking with prickly results.

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Cats and Dogs (1932)

American football film, Comedy

Pooch is a football player who leads the Hot Dogs, an all-dog team. They take on the Wild Cats, a team which is composed entirely of cats. Just before the start of the game, Pooch is spending time with his girlfriend, Poodles Hound (now wearing a beret with a cottonball of top) as she sits in the stands.

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Affair in Reno (1957)

Comedy

During a flight to Reno, Bill Carter asks a stewardess for needle and thread, goes into the bathroom and inserts bundles of cash into the lining of his jacket. Upon landing, he calls for a taxi but is approached by Deke who says he's from The Reno Record and wants to get his view about the affair surrounding Gloria Del Monte, the daughter of Carter's employer, millionaire businessman J.B. Del Monte.

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Hoodoo Ann (1916)

Tragicomedy

Ann (Mae Marsh) is a young girl who has lived in an orphanage since infancy. She is disliked and spurned by the other children, and treated coldly by the orphanage administrators. She is told by the orphanage cook Black Cindy (Madame Sul-Te-Wan) during a palm reading that she will be cursed until she is married.

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30-Love (2017)

Comedy drama

Kelly's husband (Cannon) returns home after Kelly dies in hospital. Struggling with raising their daughter as a single parent, he chooses to instead focus on Kelly's passion for tennis. Focused on winning a tournament in her honor, he neglects raising their daughter and soon finds himself having to fight to keep his parental rights.

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Single and Married (2012)

romantic comedy

Jay a casanova, to the surprise of his friends, proposes to his girlfriend, Kimora. Jay's friend, Raymond a casanova who's now also married to one of Kimora's friends, Paula is indifferent. Andy the "baddest" of the trio, thinks Jay is about to get into a lifetime imprisonment.

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Sudden Money (1939)

Comedy

When the Patterson family wins $150,000 in a sweepstakes, family patriarch and frustrated drummer Sweeney decides to reassemble his old college ragtime band. Sweeney's wife Elsie enrolls in an art school, eager to become a painter. Her brother Doc begins gambling on horse races.

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Ambassador Bill (1931)

Comedy

Bill Harper is an American ambassador. After his arrival in a small country that is besieged by civil unrest, he befriends the young boy who is to be the country's king. King Lothar is in exile due to the Prince De Polikoff spreading false rumors about his maritial infidelity so Polikoff can eventually seize control.

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Payday (2018)

Comedy drama

The film is about two best friends, Paul and Ortega, whose landlord died just before their annual rent was due. Without a landlord to pay rent to, the pair decided to have some fun with the money; unfortunately, the landlord had a daughter, Yemisola, who informs them that they will be evicted if they do not pay their rent within 24 hours. Paul and Ortega find themselves in a race against time to earn enough money to pay their rent.

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A House Divided (1913)

Comedy

thumb|thumbtime=5|A House Divided (1913) A husband and wife each come to suspect mistakenly that the other has been unfaithful. Following a lawyer's advice, they agree to continue to live in the same house but without speaking to each other. Eventually, the situation becomes unworkable and the couple reconcile.

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King George and the Ducky (2000)

The episode opens with Jimmy and Jerry Gourd dressed as Bob and Larry, who both are trying to host the show but aren't doing a convincing job of it. When the real Bob and Larry arrive, Jimmy and Jerry explain that they figured that they've been wanting to host since Dave and the Giant Pickle, and that Bob and Larry could use a break. Bob argues that he just had a break , but humors the gourds and lets them tell a short story they wrote called "The Englishman Who Went Up A Hill ".

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Now or Never (1921)

Comedy

A young woman, who is employed as a nanny to a lonesome child named Dolly, is preparing to take a vacation which will include a long-awaited reunion with her childhood sweetheart. Her employers are a busy couple who have no time for their small daughter, so the nanny decides—without seeking their permission—to take Dolly with her on her vacation. Meanwhile, the young man she is to meet with races through the countryside by automobile on his way to his appointment.

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Don Juan Quilligan (1945)

Comedy

"Some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them".... Right now, at the beginning, it should be understood that Don Juan Quilligan was none of these." Barge captain Patrick Michael Quilligan, who carries nostalgia for his late mother, marries two women who remind him of her — barmaid Margie Mossrock who has her charming personality and Lucy Blake who has her home cooking skills.

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