Comedy films

481–528 of 1,543 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive The Paleface 1922 · Short Buster Keaton stars in this comedy as the captive of hostile Indians. His captors tie him to a stake and prepare him for death by fire. Keaton moves with the… Internet Archive Smart Alecks 1942 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Wife and Auto Trouble 1916 · Short · 14 min Plot taken from IMDb: A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law. Cast: William Collier Sr.… Internet Archive Hay Foot (1942) Feature Colonel Barkley is very proud of his assistant, Sergeant Doubleday, who has a photographic memory. Doubleday shows off his book knowledge on firearms during a… Internet Archive Woman in the Dark 1934 · Feature · 1 h 8 min A.k.a. Woman in the Shadows. Ralph Bellamy and Fay Wray in a story by Dashiell Hammett. Internet Archive Castle in the Desert 1942 · Feature Title: Castle in the Desert Summary: Charlie Chan investigates apparent poisonings at a mystery mansion in the Mojave Desert. Directed by: Harry Lachman… Internet Archive Boys Will Be Boys (1935) Feature · 1 h 12 min Dr. Alec Smart (Will Hay) is a teacher in a prison. He applies for the headmaster of public school Narkover. PD In UK At GATT Date. Not Eligible For GATT… Internet Archive So Long Letty 1929 Colorized 1929 · Feature This movie became Public Domain on 1 January 2025. Screwball Pre-Code comedy starring Charlotte Greenwood, in which mistaken identities lead to wife-swapping.… Internet Archive The Titfield Thunderbolt 1953 · Feature The residents of a small English village are about to lose their ancient railroad. They decide to rescue it by running it themselves, in competition with the… Internet Archive Carry On Cowboy 1965 · Feature Stodge City is terrorized by the villainous Johnny Finger, alias the Rumpo Kid. However, when Judge Burke asks for help to clean up the town, he is taken at… Internet Archive I Thank You 1941 · Feature · 1 h 18 min Set in London during World War II Blitz period, the story sees Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch as a couple of variety entertainers who find themselves out of… Internet Archive Crooked Circle 1932 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Extravagance 1930 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles * Released: 1930 * Drama (Eng USA) * 1930s Pre-Code B&W Film * Tiffany Pictures * SUMMARY: Story of cheat, deception, and (possibly) even murder. * DIRECTOR:… Internet Archive Mama Dracula 1980 · Feature A female vampire (Louise Fletcher) needs to bathe in the blood of virgins in order to stay alive, but they are in short supply. Internet Archive So This Is Washington 1943 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive All-American Co-Ed 1941 · Feature · 49 min All-girl school Mar Brynn tries to get more pupils and publicity by making fun of the Quincton college. For revenge, the boys there sent Bob Sheppard (Johnny… Internet Archive Rock 'N Roll Revue 1955 · Short · 37 min Master of ceremonies Willie Bryant hosts an eventful evening of music and comedy captured live at the Apollo Theater and featuring such popular artists as Nat… Internet Archive Royal Wedding 1951 · Feature · 1 h 32 min Title: Royal Wedding Summary: A brother and sister dance act encounter challenges and romance when booked in London during the Royal Wedding. Directed by:… Internet Archive Murder at Midnight 1931 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Gun used during charades turns out to be loaded with real ammo instead of blanks. Internet Archive Girl From Calgary 1932 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things Feature · Subtitles Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (also known as Revenge of the Living Dead , Things From the Dead , and Zreaks ) is a 1972 comedic horror film… Internet Archive Lay That Rifle Down 1955 · Feature Title: Lay That Rifle Down Summary: Judy works for a pittance as a char in her aunt's hotel. To add spice to her life she enrols on a charm course but it's a… Internet Archive Ladies in Love 1930 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles * 1930-05-15 *Pre-code Film * MUSICAL/COMEDY/ROMANCE (USA Eng) * Chesterfield Motion Picture Corp * STARRING: Alice Day (Brenda), Johnnie Walker (Harry),… Internet Archive Steamboat Willie 1928 · Feature Internet Archive I'm From Arkansas 1944 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Old Dark House (1932) 1932 · Feature · Subtitles The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J. B. Priestley. It follows… Internet Archive Women In the Night 1948 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Carry On Cruising 1962 · Feature A sea captain about to set sail discovers that his regular shipmates have all defected. In their place are an inexperienced and over-eager bunch who wreak… Internet Archive The Crazy Ray Feature · 51 min The Crazy Ray (Paris Qui Dort) a 1927 silent comedy by Rene Clair is the story of a mad scientist who devises a ray which puts all people to sleep. It has a… Internet Archive This Happy Breed 1944 · Feature Title: This Happy Breed Summary: Noël Coward's attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars. Just after World War I, the Gibbons family… Internet Archive Laurel & Hardy ' A Chump At Oxford' 1940 Movie 1940 · Feature A Chump at Oxford, directed in 1939 by Alfred J. Goulding and released in 1940 by United Artists, was the penultimate Laurel and Hardy film made at the Hal… Internet Archive The Balloonatic Short · 21 min The Balloonatic with Buster Keaton. 1923. This Keaton filkm is already in the Archive but this is a better print and I have added a music track. Internet Archive Three Ressurected Drunkards 1968 · Feature A trio of bumbling young men frolic at the beach. While they swim, their clothes are stolen and replaced with new outfits. Donning these, they are mistaken… Internet Archive Hay Foot 1942 · Feature · 46 min The third film of four featuring Sergeant 'Dodo' Doubleday (William Tracy) and his adventures and mishaps in the US military service Colonel J. A. Barkley… Internet Archive Old man Hottabych 1956 · Feature · 1 h 20 min The fantastic comedy is removed on the fairy tale of Lazar Lagin with the same name. 12-year-old Moscow schoolboy Volka, bathing in the Moskva River, finds… Internet Archive Going Spanish 1934 · Short · 20 min Bob Hope, his fiancée (Vicki Cummings) and prospective mother-in-law (Frances Halliday) pass through Los Pochos Eggos, South America. In which, on a certain… Internet Archive Jalisco Nunca Pierde ( 1974) 1974 · Feature A poor commoner falls in love with a wealthy man's daughter and must contend with a jealous nobleman. Internet Archive Pride of the Bowery 1940 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Title: Pride of the Bowery Summary: New York City street principles get an East Side Kid in trouble at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Directed by: Joseph… Internet Archive The Inspector General 1949 · Feature · 1 h 41 min Title: The Inspector General Summary: A town's corrupt officials think a fool is actually an investigator in disguise. Directed by: Henry Koster Actors: Danny… Internet Archive Country Gentlemen 1936 · Feature · 55 min Title: Country Gentlemen Summary: McAllister ( Ole Olsen and Hamilton ( Chic Johnson )are a couple of con-men who travel about the country selling worthless… Internet Archive College 1927 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Buster Keaton goes to college and trys to master sports ... all or any of them. Internet Archive Our Gang Follies of 1938 1937 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Title: Our Gang Follies of 1938 Summary: The gang is putting on a show with Alfalfa billed as "King of the Crooners." But Alfalfa abandons the show saying his… Internet Archive The Sawmill 1922 · Short · 21 min This got famous for the most expensive short silent comedy that was ever produced. A bumbling sawmill employee (Larry Semon) tries to win the hand of the… Internet Archive Escape To Paradise 1939 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Cours Du Soir 1967 · Feature Cours du Soir ( Evening Classes ) is a thirty-minute short film in which Jacques Tati demonstrates the art of mime to a group of enthusiastic students.… Internet Archive The Gay Nighties 1933 · Short · 20 min Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough team up in this comedy short in a hotel during a political convention. Internet Archive Re-Animated ( 2006) 2006 · Feature WARNING: THIS MOVIE SUCKS! Plot: Part live-action, part animated story about a boy who, after an awful amusement park accident, gets a brain transplant, which… Internet Archive Hal Roach's Little Rascals The First Seven Years Short · 19 min · Subtitles This one is from my Little Rascals Box and I hope the folks like it.