Classic Comedy
Classic Comedies in Alice's mind are those prior to 1965. All those great old movies that you may have grown up with are here for your discovery or re-discovery. Comedy Films made prior to 1926 are best found by scrolling "Silent Films". Contempory Comedies (post 1965) are best found scrolling "Comedy ". They don't make em' like they used to....
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Belle of the Ninties (1934)
Director: Leo McCarey
Starring: Mae West, Roger Pryor
Ruby Carter is an infamous cabaret entertainer plying her trade along the Mississippi. Having no trouble surviving on her own terms in a man's world,... Read more
Judge Priest (1934)
6.4/10
Director: John Ford
Starring: Will Rogers, Anita Louise
Perhaps the best film example of the down-home wit of humourist Will Rogers was this early comedy-drama from John Ford. Rogers plays a small town judg... Read more
The Thin Man (1934)
8.1/10
Director: W S Van Dyke
Starring: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan
This madcap blend of screwball comedy and murder mystery marked the first pairing of what was to become one of the movies great romantic teams, Willia... Read more
It Happened One Night (1934)
8.1/10
Director: Frank Capra
Starring: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly
Winner of five Academy Awards, this famous screwball comedy stars Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert as two mismatched lovers. Colbert escapes from her... Read more
Edgar Kennedy Two-Reeler Comedy Collection (1933)
7.7/10
American comic actor Edgar Kennedy began his film career working for Max Sennett on the Keystone comedies. He later moved over to Hal Roach Studios, w... Read more
Dinner at Eight (1933)
7.8/10
Director: George Cukor
Starring: John Barrymore, Marie Dressler, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Ed...
Based on George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber's Broadway hit, in which an elaborate dinner party reveals a web of intrigue and romance. With a sparkling... Read more
She Done Him Wrong (1933)
6.5/10
Director: Lowell Sherman
Starring: Mae West, Cary Grant
For her second film, Mae West adapted her Broadway play "Diamond Lil" and starred as Lady Lou, the Bowery saloon keeper and stage singer who invites r... Read more
The Shirley Temple Collection: Volume 1 (1932)
Starring: Shirley Temple
Shirley Temple's career started when she was just a toddler with these films from the 'Baby Burlesques' series. The short films satirized popular movi... Read more
An Affectionate Look At W.C. Fields (1932)
Starring: W C Fields
The monumental talent of film comedian W.C. Fields has entertained people for generations. This compilation includes a look at his laughter-filled car... Read more
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
8.2/10
Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Starring: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett H...
When thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) meets his true love in pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins), they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume comp... Read more