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Komödie
thumb|300 px|Retta Palmer and Stan Laurel on set On a wintry day, Laurel and Hardy's attempts to earn money as street musicians prove futile, exacerbated by their unwitting performance in front of an Institute for the Deaf. Their rendition…
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comedy horror, silent film
The film begins with a man (Morton Lowry) reading the novel Dracula. The narrator says that they are presenting their own formula for cheap entertainment, a nightmare. They say to eat a real lobster, not the kind they send to congress, hav…
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Crime, Thriller
The promotional film begins with framing device, wherein Scorsese, playing himself, describing how he discovered three and a half pages of an unproduced Alfred Hitchcock film, "The Key to Reserva". As part of this film preservation work he…
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comedy film, ghost film
Tasked with the responsibility of relocating furniture from the eerie confines of Smorgasbord Castle, the Stooges, employed as movers, initially proceed with their duties amidst intermittent frights. However, their endeavors take an unexpe…
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comedy film, propaganda film
The Stooges try to join the army but are labeled 4-F by the draft board due to Curly having water on the knee. After they decide to go on vacation until a job comes along, their father (Robert McKenzie) insists they aid the war effort inst…
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Crime
A physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. It is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe.
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comedy film
The Stooges, Moe, a sculptor, Larry, a music composer, and Curly, a painter, find themselves ensnared in a sequence of events in Paris, France. Threatened with incarceration due to overdue rent, they inadvertently enlist in the French Fore…
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comedy film
The Stooges are stowaways aboard a boxcar bound for Hollywood, envisioning themselves as future movie stars although they lack any qualifications. They trespass into a movie studio, where the studio boss, who is awaiting the arrival of thr…
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Komödie
Stan and Ollie find themselves tasked with washing dishes by Ollie's wife, initiating a series of mishaps. Stan's overly generous application of liquid detergent results in an excessively thick washing solution, leading to further complica…
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Komödie
Ollie's domicile stands in disarray after an exuberant gathering held the preceding evening. The precarious situation is compounded when Ollie receives a telegram from his vacationing wife, informing him of her imminent return later that d…
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Komödie, comedy drama, comedy film
A newspaper editor suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie, and his high school flame, Charlotte. The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, b…
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comedy film
The Stooges work for Miracle Detective Agency, and are hired by a middle-aged millionaire named John Goodrich (Emil Sitka) to track down some racketeers who have threatened his life. Mr. Goodrich apprises them of the malevolent activities …
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comedy film, propaganda film
The Stooges find themselves inadvertently embroiled in a series of comedic misadventures while donning yellowface attire for a photo shoot depicting Japanese soldiers. Directed by their boss to maintain their costumes during their lunch br…
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Western film, silent film
The film opens with Colonel James Bryson and the US army discussing a treaty with the Sioux people. The treaty reads "And in consideration of the above lands being ceded to the United States, the said government will forbid the settlement …
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LGBTQ-related film
After years of saving a small town, its population is angered that the Mask Man never stays long enough to receive gratitude for his deeds. After being pressed on the issue, he explains why with a hypothetical situation: a little boy tells…
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Komödie
An assistant in a pawnshop run by Henry Bergman goes about his job in a comedic manner: insulting various eccentric customers and dusting an electric fan while it is running. Quarreling over a ladder, the assistant engages in a slapstick b…
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American football film, comedy film
Following an altercation with a shopkeeper, the Stooges seek refuge in a revolving door, emerging with clipboards in hand, assuming their new roles as census takers. Their first assignment leads them to the home of a socialite, where they …
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comedy film
The Stooges are incompetent but industrious street cleaners. Upon discovering a discarded envelope containing oil bonds, they dutifully return it to its rightful owner, B.O. Davis.
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comedy film
The Stooges are awakened in the middle of the night by the crying of an abandoned infant left on their doorstep. They bring the baby indoors and discover a poignant letter from the distressed mother, asking the trio to provide a good home …
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Komödie
thumb|thumbtime=5|Convict 13 Buster plays golf one morning with a group of friends and after a disastrous start, drives his ball into a river but retrieves it after it is swallowed by a fish. Meanwhile a convict escapes from a nearby priso…
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Komödie
thumb|thumbtime=10|Double Whoopee (1929) A hotel reception awaits an important guest - a Germanic prince referred to as His Highness and his prime minister. These disembark from their car just as Laurel and Hardy arrive. However, the Von S…
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Drama
Kanye West plays himself drunk at a nightclub embarrassing himself and his friends while being belligerent. West becomes excited when "See You in My Nightmares" starts playing in the club and he begins to wander around the club reminding e…
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adventure film, comedy film, science fiction comedy
In a narrative parallel reminiscent of the Cinderella archetype, Joe finds himself subjected to servitude under the guardianship of his aunt and two indolent cousins, Moe and Larry. During a camping excursion, Joe inadvertently captures a …
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comedy film
The Stooges are itinerant salesmen in the fictional South American country of Valeska, described as a "thriving kingdom in the tropics." Although frequent earthquakes barely disrupt the tranquility of the town, a latent revolutionary fervo…
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