Comedy films

865–912 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 It Happened In Paris 1935 · Feature Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds… Internet Archive Fatty's Spooning Days Short · 11 min A Fatty Arbuckle 1915 Keystone comedy. (On the Archive elsewhere as Mabel, Fatty and the Law) This version has a generic music track. Internet Archive His Wife's Relations Short · 22 min Buster Keaton wrote and directed this film in 1922. In it he accidentally gets married to a woman because he thinks he is in court and they all speak Polish.… Internet Archive Just Imagine Feature "Just Imagine," from 1930, used to make me drool as a kid seeing some of the fabulous stills in "Famous Monsters of Filmland." With its futuristic setting,… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's The Rink Short · 24 min The Rink Internet Archive Be Kind Rewind 2008 Dvdrip 2008 · Feature Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they… Internet Archive The Beloved Vagabond 1936 · Feature Maurice Chevalier stars as a poor aspiring architect who signs an agreement not to see his fiancée for two years, in order to save her father from financial… Internet Archive Sidewalks of London 1938 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Title: Sidewalks of London Summary: On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room.… Internet Archive Ride Him, Bosko! 1932 · Feature Title: Ride Him, Bosko! Summary: Bosco in the wild west, tries to have fun with any situation that come in his way. Directed by: Hugh Harman Actors: Hugh… Internet Archive Poisoned Ivory 1934 · Feature Title: Poisoned Ivory Summary: Edgar's wife, Florence, because of an incident with her brother, her husband, and parts from her brother's photogenic set,… Internet Archive The Love Parade 1929 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230321145703/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Love_Parade Internet Archive The Fortunate Fool 1934 · Feature A wealthy author, looking for material, 'adopts' an incorrigible thief he finds in the streets, together with an attractive typist who is down on her luck. Internet Archive Idiots Deluxe 1945 · Short · 17 min Title: Idiots Deluxe Summary: Moe is on trial for assaulting Curly and Larry with an ax. Moe relates how Curly and Larry took him on a hunting trip for his… Internet Archive Feather Your Nest 1937 · Feature Unseen since its original theatrical release, this George Formby vehicle stars George as a gramophone record factory worker who creates a hit song. Internet Archive House on Haunted Hill (1959) 1959 · Feature House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 American cult classic horror film produced and directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and starring Vincent Price,… Internet Archive Le petit café 1931 · Feature Title: Le petit café Summary: Directed by: Ludwig Berger Actors: Maurice Chevalier, Yvonne Vallée, Tania Fédor Production Company: Paramount Pictures Release… Internet Archive En skön historia (1940) 1940 · Feature · Subtitles En romantisk komedi om societetskvinnan Tracy som står inför sitt andra bröllop när hon oväntat får besök av tre personer: sin första make, en… Internet Archive The Mystery Man 1935 · Feature · 1 h 1 min A fun little comedy/romance/mystery from Monogram. Internet Archive At War With The Army 1950 Feature Alvin Corwin is low man on the totem pole, and goes from one mishap to another at an army training camp in World War II. Internet Archive Dora's Dunking Doughnuts 1933 · Short · 19 min Title: Dora's Dunking Doughnuts Summary: A schoolteacher helps his friend Dora by getting his students to help him to make a radio commercial. Directed by:… Internet Archive The Promoter 1952 · Feature Title: The Promoter Summary: A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing, some… Internet Archive The High Sign 1921 · Feature A drifter cons his way into working at an amusement park. But he soon finds himself hired as a hit man by both a criminal gang and the man they want to kill. Internet Archive Concrete Cowboys 1979 · Feature Title: Concrete Cowboys Summary: Two down and out cowboys wind up in Nashville and are mistaken for detectives. They are hired by the sister of a missing… Internet Archive The Chinese Ring (1947) DVD MKV 1947 · Feature DVD remux of the 1947 Monogram Pictures film "The Chinese Ring." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The Chinese Ring is a 1947 American mystery film directed by William… Internet Archive The Bulldog Breed 1960 · Feature When he is crossed in love, grocers assistant Norman Puckle joins the Navy, where he is recruited to man the first British rocket. Internet Archive Amateur Crook 1937 · Feature · 58 min A quickie from poverty row. Internet Archive Press For Time 1966 · Feature The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper where he causes hilarious chaos. Internet Archive The Camels Are Coming 1934 · Feature Title: The Camels Are Coming Summary: A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the… Internet Archive Royal Wedding 1951 Fred Astaire Feature Royal Wedding is a 1951 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire and Jane Powell, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by Alan Jay… Internet Archive Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 · Feature · 1 h 9 min Title: Steamboat Bill, Jr. Summary: The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew. Directed by: Charles Reisner, Buster… Internet Archive Baby 1932 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230318022959/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022648/ Internet Archive Rat 1960 · Feature Title: Rat Summary: At a church in the country, eternally optimistic John marries Maria, his Atomic War Bride, as a war starts, planes buzz overhead and bombs… Internet Archive Follow A Star 1959 · Feature Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer who's star is fading. Vernon manages to get a recording of Norman singing… Internet Archive The Navigator 1924 · Feature Rollo decides to marry his sweetheart Betsy and sail to Honolulu. When she rejects him he decides to go alone but boards the wrong ship, the "Navigator" owned… Internet Archive Love in High Gear 1932 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Love in High Gear Summary: A young couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees a chance to turn the situation to his… Internet Archive Mud and Sand 1922 · Feature · 46 min Title: Mud and Sand Summary: Rhubarb Vaselino lives in a small village, when he and his friend, Sapo, enter a bullfighting contest, Sapo dies, but Rhubarb… Internet Archive The Tip-Off 1931 · Feature Title: The Tip-Off Summary: Eddie Quillan falls in love with a gangster's girlfriend but avoids trouble when he becomes friends with Robert Armstrong and his… Internet Archive The Blacksmith 1922 · Short · 18 min Title: The Blacksmith Summary: Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results. Directed by: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair Actors:… Internet Archive East Side Kids 1940 · Feature · 1 h Title: East Side Kids Summary: A young street kid grows up and becomes a cop when he realizes that crime doesn't pay. One of his childhood friends is in… Internet Archive No Place Like Homicide! 1961 · Feature Title: No Place Like Homicide! Summary: Ernie's uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with… Internet Archive Taming the Wild 1936 · Feature · 57 min Title: Taming the Wild Summary: Madcap society girl June Bolton has a talent for trouble. Trying to evade a subpoena in connection with one of her… Internet Archive Exiled to Shanghai 1937 · Feature · 52 min Title: Exiled to Shanghai Summary: Two rival newspaper men battle over a beautiful woman while covering an overseas civil war. Directed by: Nick Grinde,… Internet Archive The Promoter 1952 · Feature Title: The Promoter Summary: A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing, some… Internet Archive Vintage Wine 1935 · Feature Title: Vintage Wine Summary: The family head of a wine company refuses to retire, but his family have other ideas. Directed by: Henry Edwards Actors: Seymour… Internet Archive Wise Girls 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Up in the World 1956 · Feature A friendly window cleaner works at an English country estate where he saves the owner's son from kidnappers. Internet Archive Doctor's Orders 1934 · Feature Bill Blake, a jovial con man is known to friends and his son as a traveling salesman, but in reality, operates a phony medicine show, complete with singing,… Internet Archive Nighttime in Nevada 1948 · Feature · 56 min Title: Nighttime in Nevada Summary: The bad guy steals a gold mine from his partner and then murders him. Next he turns to rustling cattle. Directed by:…