Comedy films

625–672 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 Golfers (Andy Clyde Thelma Hill) 1929 · Feature · Subtitles Mack Sennett's 1929 comedy short (and early talkie) The Golfers starring Andy Clyde, Thelma Hill, Patsy O'Leary, and Harry Gribbon ~ You can learn more about… Internet Archive Stand-In 1937 · Feature Title: Stand-In Summary: A New York bank plans to sell a Hollywood studio at a big loss. But the head accountant is suspicious and goes to investigate. He… Internet Archive And So They Were Married 1936 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Title: And So They Were Married Summary: A bitter divorcée and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a… Internet Archive Rock A Bye Baby (1958 Comedy, Jerry Lewis) 1958 · Feature · 1 h 39 min TAGLINES: 01) He's The "Mother" of The Year! 02) Loaded with SONGS! Loaded with LAUGHS! Loaded with TECHNICOLOR! 03) Three times the fun of every picture… Internet Archive The Sandwich Man 1966 · Feature Title: The Sandwich Man Summary: A man with a sandwich-board (advert) wanders around London meeting many strange characters. Directed by: Robert… Internet Archive Bhranti Bilas 1963 · Feature Bhranti Bilas ( transl. Comedy of Errors ) is a 1963 Bengali-language comedy film based on the 1869 play of the same name by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar , which… Internet Archive Where's That Fire (1940) Feature · 1 h 10 min A bumbling fire crew is told to put out a fire successfully or they will be canned. Matters get complicated when their fire engine is stolen by crooks. PD In… Internet Archive Happy Go Lovely (1951) DAVID NIVEN Feature The chauffeur (Hugh Dempster) for the richest man in Scotland, greeting card manufacturer B.G. Bruno (David Niven), drops by an Edinburgh theater to return… Internet Archive Just Imagine 1930 · Feature · 1 h 48 min Title: Just Imagine Summary: New York, 1980: airplanes have replaced cars, numbers have replaced names, pills have replaced food, government-arranged… Internet Archive The Cheaters 1945 · Feature Title: The Cheaters Summary: An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for… Internet Archive Ask a Policeman 1939 · Feature Title: Ask a Policeman Summary: The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremiah Harbottle, who… Internet Archive Aunt Clara 1954 · Feature Title: Aunt Clara Summary: A wealthy old man dies and leaves his holdings--including a brothel and a gambling den, racing greyhounds and a sleazy bar--to his… Internet Archive Samogonshiki Short This is a pair of old Russian color films, with music and sound effects dubbed in. It's like the 3-stooges, but in color... and Russian. If anyone knows more… Internet Archive The Atomic Kid 1954 · Feature Title: The Atomic Kid Summary: A uranium prospector is eating a peanut butter sandwich in the desert where atom bomb tests are being done. He becomes… Internet Archive The Maggie 1954 · Feature An American businessman in Scotland is conned into shipping a valuable load of cargo to a Scottish island via a coal powered boat. Internet Archive City Park 1934 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles * Released: 1934-05-01 * Comedy/Crime/Romance (Eng US) * Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation at Universal City * RCA VICTOR "High Fidelity" Sound System… Internet Archive Man of the Moment 1955 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Man of the Moment Summary: Civil Servant Norman becomes the favourite of the rulers of a South Seas island that the British have an interest in.… Internet Archive Behind Stone Walls 1932 · Feature · 57 min For some reason, I found this early talkie interesting despite the stilted dialog, poor acting, and lack of retakes. Internet Archive Beyond Tomorrow - Weirdness Bad Movie Feature · 2 h · Subtitles Public Access TV show "Weirdness Really Bad Movie" hosts public domain movies and ads clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family. Today's film is… Internet Archive Sally of the Sawdust 1925 · Feature · 1 h 53 min Title: Sally of the Sawdust Summary: Judge Foster throws his daughter out because she married a circus man. She leaves her baby girl with Prof. McGargle… Internet Archive Scarecrow 1920 · Short · 19 min http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0011656/ nota: 8.3 in IMDB ^^ Is a great film!!! Internet Archive Midnight Intruder 1938 · Feature Title: Midnight Intruder Summary: A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is a suspect. Directed… Internet Archive The Monster 1925 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: The Monster Summary: A meek clerk who doubles as an amateur detective investigates some very strange goings-on at a remote mental sanitarium. Directed… Internet Archive One More Time 1931 · Feature Title: One More Time Summary: Cop Foxy is trying to enforce the law in town, but dangerous drivers and gangsters who also kidnap his sweetheart are making… Internet Archive Meet Mr. Lucifer 1953 · Feature Knocked unconscious while playing the Devil, an actor finds himself somewhere considerably hotter – where his host has something to say about television. Internet Archive Murder by Invitation 1941 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Title: Murder by Invitation Summary: The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To… Internet Archive The Plank 1967 · Feature · 50 min Title: The Plank Summary: Classic short British comedy, full of stars, about two workmen delivering planks to a building site. This is done with music and a… Internet Archive Ramsbottom Rides Again 1956 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Cast Arthur Askey ... Bill Ramsbottom Glenn Melvyn ... Charlie Sid James ... Black Jake Shani Wallis ... Joan Ramsbottom Frankie Vaughan ... Elmer Betty… Internet Archive Smashing Time 1967 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: Smashing Time Summary: Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.… Internet Archive Peliculas de Chaplin - 1914 Short · 12 min Peliculas de chaplin de 1914 Internet Archive Bikinis Y Rock 1972 · Feature Two hippie friends become managers of a bikini factory owned by one of their fathers. Sadly, I cannot find subtitles for this one. Fully half of the movie is… Internet Archive Magic Town 1947 · Feature Title: Magic Town Summary: An opinion pollster finds a town which is a perfect mirror of U.S. opinions. Directed by: William A. Wellman Actors: Production… Internet Archive Guests Wanted 1932 · Short · 19 min In this RKO comedy short Benny Rubin inheriting a hotel from his uncle, bringing his show business friends to help him run it, and trying to drum up business… Internet Archive It Happened Tomorrow 1944 · Feature Title: It Happened Tomorrow Summary: A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than… Internet Archive Shrimps for a Day (1934) Short · 19 min · Subtitles A Hal's Roach short Internet Archive The Red Mill 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature From IMDB: A tavern worker and the daughter of a burgomaster enter into elaborate masquerades in order to win the hearts of the men they… Internet Archive Old Bones of the River 1938 · Feature · 1 h 26 min Title: Old Bones of the River Summary: In this British comedy, a professor travels up river in Africa to open schools. But his new pupils are not receptive… Internet Archive Corsair 1931 Colorized 1931 · Feature Entertaining comedy-drama about a bored young stockbroker who decides to give it up and become a pirate. Stars a great cast for those who love early movies:… Internet Archive Jim Hanvey, Detective (1937) Feature · 53 min Hanvey is a detective who's hired by an insurance company to find a missing emerald. He finds it, when he tries to turn it in, serious complications arise. Internet Archive The Magnet 1950 · Feature A mixture of a psychological study of a ten-year-old boy, an English domestic comedy and a satire on psychologists finds young Johnny Brent, the only child of… Internet Archive Machine Gun Mama Feature · 57 min · Subtitles A comedy about a Brooklyn man and a Mexican circus, with more laughs than plot, but guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Internet Archive The Little Shop Of Horrors ( 1960) 1960 · Feature Colorized Version Plot: When clumsy Seymour Krelborn spoils two of a client's flowers, his boss Gravis Mushnick is ready to fire him from his flower shop… Internet Archive Passing Fancy 1933 · Feature The first of many films featuring the endearing single-dad Kihachi (played wonderfully by Takeshi Sakamoto), PASSING FANCY is a humorous and heartfelt study… Internet Archive Dégustation Maison 1978 · Feature Directed by Jacques Tati's daughter Sophie Tatischeff, Dégustation maison (House Tasting) is a thirteen-minute comic short shot in a café in… Internet Archive Bush Christmas 1947 · Feature Title: Bush Christmas Summary: In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains. Directed by: Ralph Smart Actors: Chips Rafferty, John… Internet Archive Missing Corpse - Weirdness Bad Movie Feature · 1 h 57 min · Subtitles Public Access TV show "Weirdness Really Bad Movie" hosts public domain movies and ads clean comedy sketches enjoyable for the whole family. Today's film is… Internet Archive Sailor Beware! 1955 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Title: Sailor Beware! Summary: Sailor Beware. is a 1956 British romantic comedy film directed by Gordon Parry. It was released as Panic in the Parlor in the… Internet Archive Oath of Vengence 1944 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .