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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 138 films · Page 4.
Komödie, Splatstick, teen film
Russell Proco has been expelled from multiple schools because of his crude behavior, predominantly having women throw themselves at him (even when he is in no mood). He was given a large trust fund, but his grandfather's will stipulated th…
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Splatstick
thumb|Full short of One Week|leftthumb|Buster Keaton One Week title cardThe story involves a newlywed couple who receive a kit house as a wedding gift. The instructions describe how to construct the house by assembling materials in numbere…
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Buddy Cop, Splatstick
In 1978, $20 million was stolen from a Detroit bank. One of the robbers was caught, one was found dead, and the third disappeared. The money was never found.
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Komödie, Musical, Splatstick, comedy film
At the Hollywood studios of Esoteric Pictures, W.C. Fields, playing himself, is seen admiring a billboard advertising his previous film The Bank Dick (1940). He encounters various hecklers and minor calamities, including a rude, sassy dine…
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Splatstick, comedy film
The Stooges portray medical school graduates whose only credentials are that they had the highest temperatures in their class. They are hired as doctors at the Los Arms Hospital solely because they have been in their senior class for too m…
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Splatstick, comedy film
After one of the characters uses the last floorboard for heating, the two hapless carpenters have to buy a replacement. They return to the house with the plank on top of a Morris Eight Series E, but the journey is fraught with unexpected d…
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Splatstick, boxing film, comedy film
Moe, a struggling boxing manager, has a lunchtime confrontation with three of his fighters, who are angry that he has not paid them and threaten to abandon him. The disgruntled fighters begin physically bullying their timid waiter, Curly. …
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Splatstick
The film begins aboard a steamship crossing the Atlantic Ocean and initially showcases the misadventures of an unnamed immigrant, the Little Tramp (Chaplin), who finds himself in assorted mischief. The scene opens with Charlie bent double …
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Splatstick, comedy film
thumb|thumbtime=8|Watch Brideless Groom Shemp is a music teacher navigating the affections of his musically challenged student, Miss Dinkelmeyer, while Larry serves as his musical accompanist. Moe interrupts Shemp's classroom session with …
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Action, Parodie, Splatstick
In 1950 Tom (Spencer) is a Safari organizer in Rhodesia. He is an animal lover at heart and secretly give his clients rifles loaded with blanks. His life changes with the arrival of his cousin and former business partner Slim (Hill).
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Komödie, Parodie, Splatstick, comedy film, parody, parody film
The film is presented as two parts of a double feature, the titles being Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee and He Never Gave Me Orgasm: The Lenora Babbitt Story. Tonya: The Battle of Wounded Knee Figure skater Tonya Hardly (Brown), despera…
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Komödie, Splatstick, comedy film
Bo Hooper, a clown, finds himself unemployed when the circus where he works suddenly closes. He winds up living with his sister, against the wishes of her husband Robert. From there he goes from job to job, wreaking havoc along the way.
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Splatstick
Facing financial hardship, Ollie orchestrates a boxing match between Stan and Thunderclap Callahan, offering a cash prize of $500 to the victor. Stan, fighting under the alias "Canvasback Clump," inadvertently knocks out Callahan in the in…
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Splatstick, Sport, comedy film
Paintball's first superstar, Bobby Dukes, led his team, the River Rats, to an unprecedented three consecutive victories at The Hudson Valley National Paintball Classic. On May 28, 1993, the River Rats were competing for their fourth "Class…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film, musical film
A group of gypsy caravans set up on the edge of a wood. They realise they are camped on the estate of Count Arnheim who will not tolerate their presence. The gypsies sing and dance to entertain themselves.
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film, prison film
During Prohibition, Stan and Ollie are outside a malt-and-hops store offering ingredients for brewing. Ollie announces his intention to brew 15 gallons of beer, but Stan protests that they can't drink 15 gallons. Ollie says, "What we can't…
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Splatstick, War Film, buddy film, comedy film, war film
Against the backdrop of 1917, the narrative unfolds with Stan and Ollie's conscription into the American Expeditionary Force during World War I, where their ineptitude earns them the ire of their drill sergeant, relegating them to kitchen …
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Romantic Comedy, Splatstick, romantic comedy, silent film
left|thumb|thumbtime=34|Tillie's Punctured Romance A womanizing city man, Charlie, meets Tillie in the country after a fight with his girlfriend. When he sees that Tillie's father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her…
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Dark Comedy, Parodie, Political Satire, Splatstick, comedy film
Mr. Freedom is a Washington D.C. police officer who drinks Colt 45 on duty and moonlights as a government-sanctioned, vigilante superhero.
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Splatstick, comedy film
Sally, a switchboard operator, and her boyfriend Humphrey, a shy office boy, work together at a steamship company. They plan to marry and hope to be able to afford monthly payments on a house that they have long wanted to purchase. After t…
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Splatstick, boxing film, comedy film
Timid milkman Burleigh Sullivan works for the American company Sunflower Dairies. Two drunk men try to chat up Mae, Sullivan's sister, and he chances by. In an ensuing brawl, Speed McFarland, the world middleweight champion, gets knocked o…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film, musical film
Stan and Ollie are mousetrap salesmen who venture to Switzerland with the expectation of thriving business, grounded in Stan's hypothesis that the country's abundance of cheese would naturally attract a proliferation of mice. However, upon…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film
Stan and Ollie are unexpectedly reunited with their long-lost twin brothers, Alf and Bert, whose presumed demise is debunked by a photograph enclosed in a letter. Alf and Bert, presently sailors aboard the SS Periwinkle, dock in the same h…
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Splatstick, buddy film, comedy film
Stan and Ollie work in a horn factory, where the constant noise exacerbates Hardy's stress levels. Their predicament is underscored by the frequent mental breakdowns of their colleagues, a situation highlighted by a recent incident resulti…
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