Comedy films

289–336 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 Windbag the Sailor 1936 · Feature · 1 h 21 min Captain Ben Cutlet (Will Hay) likes to spin yarns about all of his {fake} seafaring adventures, one day his false past comes to bite him as he is bluffed into… Internet Archive Three Ages 1923 · Feature This gut busting comedy, starring Buster Keaton, charmingly explores love in the three ages of life - the prehistoric age, the roman age, and the modern age.… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "His New Job" 1915 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 36th Film released Feb. 01 1915 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005489/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Fireman" 1916 · Short Charlie Chaplins 52nd Film Released June 12 1916 The Fireman was the second film Charlie Chaplin created for Mutual Films in 1916. Released in June 1916, it… Internet Archive Jour de fête 1949 · Feature In his enchanting debut feature Jour de fête (Celebration Day), Jacques Tati stars as a fussbudget of a postman who is thrown for a loop when a traveling fair… Internet Archive Palooka 1934 · Feature · 1 h 26 min Palooka is a 1934 comedy film based on the comic strip by Ham Fisher. Joe Palooka (Stuart Erwin) is a naive young man whose father Pete (Robert Armstrong) was… Internet Archive HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940) 1940 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles hosted by The Cinemated Man Directed by Howard Hawks Written by Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur Music by Sidney Cutner, Felix Mills… Internet Archive The Phantom 1931 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles The Phantom escapes from prison and menaces the residents of an old, dark house. Internet Archive Romance on the Run 1938 · Feature · 53 min The film begins with a super-valuable necklace being stolen and the owner of the insurance company is fretting about how to pay off his client's claim. When a… Internet Archive Heading for Heaven iPod 1947 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Stu Erwin is convinced he will die soon so crooks can buy his property. With Glenda Farrell. (This is one of the first movies I've encoded for the 5G ipod so… Internet Archive Bee's Buzz 1929 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Midnight Manhunt 1945 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival… Internet Archive His Girl Friday - 1940 Feature · 1 h 28 min His Girl Friday is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Howard Hawks starring Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell and Ralph Bellamy. Walter Burns (Cary Grant) is… Internet Archive The Pharmacist 1933 · Short · 18 min A henpecked but stoic pharmacist (W.C. Fields) tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family. Internet Archive 08 Mr. Wise Guy 2015 · Feature · Subtitles Mr. Wise Guy is a 1942 American film and the eighth starring The East Side Kids and produced by Sam Katzman for Monogram Pictures. For some reason, Sunshine… Internet Archive Pride of the Bowery 1940 · Feature Bowery Boy Muggs is tricked into joining a CCC (Civilian Conservation Corp) Camp. Thinking it's a boxing training camp. Internet Archive Scenes of City Life - 都市风光 1935 · Feature subtitles are available off this site at http://www.archive.org/details/ScenesOfCityLife-SrtSubtitles A heavily didactic 1935 Shanghai movie which plays as a… Internet Archive Hollywood and Vine 1945 · Feature · 57 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Lost in the Stratosphere 1934 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Inspector General, The 1949 · Short · 1 min Georgi (Danny Kaye) an illiterate member of a gypsy medicine show, is mistaken for the feared and cruel Inspector General. Internet Archive I Thank You 1941 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Set in London during World War II Blitz period, the story sees Askey & Murdoch as a couple of variety entertainers who find themselves out… Internet Archive Her Favorite Patient 1945 · Feature · 1 h 19 min A beautiful female doctor (Ruth Hussey) visits her small hometown on her way back to Chicago. Her overworked uncle (Charles Ruggles), who is the town's… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Masquerader" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplins 24th Film Released Aug.27 1914 The Masquerader is a 1914 film written, directed, and starring Charlie Chaplin. Its running time is only 16… Internet Archive Fugitive of the Plains 1943 · Feature · 50 min Billy the Kid (Buster Crabbe) learns that someone in Red Rock is impersonating him, causing a warrant to be issued for his arrest. On the way there he and… Internet Archive Earthworm Tractors 1936 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles A better copy than the one already on this site. Joe E. Brown in an old-fashioned comedy. You can load the mpeg2 file into DVDAuthorGUI (a free program) and… Internet Archive The General 1926 · Feature · 1 h 46 min Title: The General Summary: When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single-handedly and straight through enemy lines. Directed… Internet Archive Double Exposure iPod 1944 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A NY magazine editor sends a job offer to an Iowa photographer, and is surprised to find out that Pat is a Patricia instead of a Patrick. He falls for Pat.… Internet Archive Dancing Pirate 1936 · Feature · 1 h 23 min A dancing instructor is kidnapped by pirates, and manages to escape in a charming little Mexican village. Internet Archive Letter of Introduction 1938 · Feature · 1 h 43 min An aging actor (Adolphe Menjou), trying to make a comeback on Broadway, is surprised when his estranged daughter (Andrea Leeds) shows up. It seems that she is… Internet Archive The Addams Family (Season 1) Feature English Русский NOTICE! The source files have two language tracks embedded in them: Russian and English. Most likely these files were encoded by a native… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Charolot Gargon De Theater" ( The Property Man) 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 21st Film Released Aug. 01 1914 Charolot Gargon De Theater is the French version of The Property Man. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004499/… Internet Archive A Bride for Henry 1937 · Feature · 58 min You can find more information regarding this film on it's IMDB pages Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Bond" 1918 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 64th Film Released Sept. 29 1918 The Bond was a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Load Committee… Internet Archive Hi Diddle Diddle Feature · 1 h 12 min The bride's mother is swindled out of her money and the groom's father cooks up a scheme to make things right. Mystic Nights Videos Internet Archive Topper Returns 1941 · Feature · 1 h 28 min · Subtitles Title: Topper Returns Summary: A fun-loving young woman finds herself murdered after trading bedrooms with her wealthy friend. Her ghost seeks aid from a… Internet Archive La Dentellière 1977 · Feature La Dentellière La Dentellière est un film franco-suisse réalisé par Claude Goretta et sorti en 1977. Il est inspiré du roman éponyme de Pascal Lainé qui reçut… Internet Archive The Gods Must Be Crazy 3 - Crazy Safari 1991 · Feature Fei zhou he shang - The Gods Must Be Crazy 3 Two guys, one of them a magician, are transporting an ancient chinese vampire who can only be controlled by a… Internet Archive Paradise in Harlem 1939 · Feature · 1 h 24 min Between swing and blues musical numbers, the story of comedian Lem Anderson, whose long-awaited chance to act dramatically vanishes when he witnesses a mob… Internet Archive Rustlers' Hideout 1945 · Feature · 59 min Bringing a herd of cattle to Dave Crockett (Hal Price), Billy (Buster Crabbe) halts before going through the pass where many herds have been rustled. He is… Internet Archive My Favorite Brunette 1947 · Feature · 1 h 27 min Title: My Favorite Brunette Summary: Shortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson, tells… Internet Archive King of Jazz 1930 · Feature Title: King of Jazz Summary: American Pre-Code color film starring Paul Whiteman and his Jazz orchestra. Directed by: John Murray Anderson Actors: Paul… Internet Archive Evergreen 1934 · Feature · 1 h 33 min Jessie Matthews reprises her celebrated role as Harriet Green in this rendition of the Rodgers and Hart musical. Three songs by the American composer Harry… Internet Archive Bees in Paradise 1944 · Feature · 1 h 12 min A WW2 bomber crashes on an island that turns out to be inhabited by an all-female society, whose mating rituals entail the death of the male. The bomber crew… Internet Archive Quando Le Donne Avevano La Coda(1970) 1970 · Feature AKA When Women Had Tails ORIGINAL ITALIAN AUDIO Seven orphan cavemen grow up on a little island all by themselves. After a fire burns all vegetation they set… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "His Favorite Pasttime" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 7th Film Released March 16 1914. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004091/ Charlie Chaplin In The Internet Archive… Internet Archive 03 That Gang Of Mine 2015 · Feature · Subtitles That Gang of Mine is a 1940 film and the third film in the East Side Kids series. Still no Huntz Hall, but Bobby Jordan is an asset. The familiar faces of Leo… Internet Archive Groom Wore Spurs, The 1951 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles From Imdb; Lawyer Ginger Rogers is hired to keep dumb cowboy Jack Carson out of trouble. Stars: Ginger Rogers, Jack Carson and Joan Davis Internet Archive Fiesta 1941 · Short Cholita (Ann Ayars), after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her…