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American comedy films American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sou ...

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short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

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feature film A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...

s. Any film over 40 minutes long is considered to be of feature-length (although most feature films produced since 1950 are considerably longer, those made in earlier boom quently ranged from little more than an hour to as little as four reels, which amounted to about 44 minutes).

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1890s

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1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

*'' Fred Ott's Sneeze'' ;

1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ...

*'' Chinese Laundry Scene'', also known as ''Robetta and Doretto, No. 2'' *'' Robetta and Doretto, No. 1'' *'' Robetta and Doretto, No. 3'' ;

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that ...

*'' Gardener Watering Plants'' *'' Interrupted Lover'' ;

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puni ...

*'' In a Chinese Laundry'' *'' The Milker's Mishap'' *''

New Pillow Fight ''New Pillow Fight'', also titled ''Daughters' Pillow Fight'', is the name of a very early short comedy film, released in 1897. This scene shows four little girls indulging in a pillow fight A pillow fight is a common game mostly played ...

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1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

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The Dude's Experience with a Girl on a Tandem ''The Dude's Experience with a Girl on a Tandem'', also known as ''The Dude and the Bathing Girl'', is a silent, comedy film made in August 1898 by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. The film location was Far Rockaway, Queens, New York ...

'' *'' The Inquisitive Girls'' *'' Little Willie and the Minister'' *'' The Minister's Wooing'' *''

A Narrow Escape The first season of the American television series ''Batwoman'' premiered on The CW on October 6, 2019, and consisted of 20 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics character Kate Kane / Batwoman, a costumed vigilante created by Geoff John ...

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The Nearsighted School Teacher ''The Nearsighted School Teacher'' was an early short comedy film released in 1898. It stars Augusta Selmer as a young lady. Plot In this case it is the schoolmaster The word schoolmaster, or simply master, refers to a male school teacher ...

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1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

*'' Armor vs. Armour'' *''

An Exciting Finish An, AN, aN, or an may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Airlinair (IATA airline code AN) * Alleanza Nazionale, a former political party in Italy * AnimeNEXT, an annual anime convention located in New Jersey * Anime North, a Canadian ...

1900s

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1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

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Above the Limit ''Above the Limit'' (United States copyright 1902 as ''Chimmie Hicks at the Races'') is a short film made in November 1900 by Frederick S. Armitage. It marks the film debut of vaudevillian actor Charley Grapewin, 39 years before his more memo ...

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Clowns Spinning Hats ''Clowns Spinning Hats'' is a black-and-white silent film featuring clowns throwing hats back and forth to each other. It was written and produced by Lubin Films and released April 7, 1900. See also * List of American films of 1900 *Lubin Stud ...

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The Enchanted Drawing ''The Enchanted Drawing'' is a 1900 silent film directed by J. Stuart Blackton. It is best known for containing the first animated sequences recorded on standard picture film, which has led Blackton to be considered the father of American animati ...

'' *'' I Had to Leave a Happy Home for You'' ;

1901 Events January * January 1 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton becomes the first Prime Minist ...

*'' Another Job for the Undertaker'' *'' Boxing in Barrels'' *'' A Joke on Grandma'' *''

What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City ''What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City'' is a 1901 American short film. Plot The 77 second film depicts a woman, escorted by a man, walking over a grate. The hot air lifts her skirt, she laughs and they walk on. Comparisons ...

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1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having bee ...

*'' I Want My Dinner'' *'' The Magical Tramp'' ;

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia ( Shostakovich's 11th Symphony ...

*'' Everybody Works but Father'' *'' The Little Train Robbery'' *'' Raffles the Dog'' ;

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

*'' Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium'' *''

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces ''Humorous Phases of Funny Faces'' is a 1906 short silent animated cartoon directed by James Stuart Blackton and generally regarded by film historians as the first animated film recorded on standard picture film.Magill's Survey of Silent Films ...

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1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 11 – The French warship ''Jean Bart'' sinks off the coast of Morocco ...

*'' College Chums'' ; 1908 *'' Balked at the Altar'' *''

A Calamitous Elopement ''A Calamitous Elopement'' is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film is preserved in the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A young couple decides to elope after being caught in th ...

'' *'' The Painter's Revenge'' *''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunk ...

'' *'' The Thieving Hand'' ;

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Jan ...

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Ben's Kid ''Ben's Kid'' is a 1909 American short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's film debut. Cast * Tom Santschi (as Thomas Santschi) * Harry Todd * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (as Roscoe Arbuckle) See also * List of American film ...

'' *'' Cohen at Coney Island'' *''

The Curtain Pole ''The Curtain Pole'' is a 1909 American comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film still exists. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motio ...

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Making It Pleasant for Him ''Making It Pleasant for Him'' is a 1909 short comedy film featuring Fatty Arbuckle. It was Arbuckle's third onscreen appearance. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle (as Roscoe Arbuckle) See also * List of American films of 1909 * Fatty Arbuckle ...

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Mr. Flip ''Mr. Flip'' is a 1909 American silent comedy film made by Essanay Studios, directed by Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson and starring Ben Turpin. The film is about a man going to various locations in town where he flirts with the women, an ...

'' *'' Mrs. Jones' Birthday'' *'' The New Cop'' *'' Tag Day'' *''

Those Awful Hats ''Those Awful Hats'' is a 1909 American short comedy film directed by D.W. Griffith and starring Mack Sennett. It takes place in a small, crowded movie theatre, where the patrons are perpetually distracted by people - primarily women - wearin ...

1910s

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1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

*''Davy Jones and Captain Bragg'', directed by

George D. Baker George Duane Baker (April 22, 1868 – June 2, 1933) was an American motion picture director whose career began near the dawn of the silent film era. Early life He was born at Champaign, Illinois on April 22, 1868. He was the second son and third ...

*''Making a Man of Him'' ;

1911 A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * ...

*''Money to Burn'', by Edwin S. Porter ;

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German geophysicist Alfred ...

*''Making a Man of Her'', directed by

Al Christie Charles Herbert Christie (April 13, 1882 – October 1, 1955) and Alfred Ernest Christie (November 23, 1886 – April 14, 1951) were Canadian motion picture entrepreneurs. Early life Charles Herbert Christie was born between April 13, 1 ...

*''A Near-Tragedy'', directed by

Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American film actor, director, and producer, and studio head, known as the 'King of Comedy'. Born in Danville, Quebec, in 1880, he started in films in the ...

*'' The New Neighbor'', directed by

*''O'Brien's Busy Day'', directed by

Otis Turner Otis Turner (November 29, 1862 – March 28, 1918) was an American director, screenwriter and producer. Between 1908 and 1917, he directed more than 130 films and wrote 40 scenarios. He was born in Fairfield, Indiana, and died in Los Angeles ...

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1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...

*''Nursery Favorites'' ;

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

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Between Showers ''Between Showers'' is a 1914 short film made by Keystone Studios and directed by Henry Lehrman. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Emma Clifton, and Chester Conklin. Plot Chaplin and Sterling play two young men, Masher and Rival Mashe ...

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A Busy Day ''A Busy Day'' is a 1914 short film starring Charlie Chaplin and Mack Swain. Plot In ''A Busy Day'', a wife (played by an energetic Charlie Chaplin) becomes jealous of her husband's interest in another woman during a military parade. On her way ...

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Kid Auto Races at Venice ''Kid Auto Races at Venice'' (also known as ''The Pest'') is a 1914 American film starring Charles Chaplin. It is the first film in which his "Little Tramp" character makes an appearance before the public. The first film to be produced that featur ...

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Cruel, Cruel Love ''Cruel, Cruel Love'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film made at the Keystone Studios and starring Charlie Chaplin. Plot Chaplin plays a character quite different from the Little Tramp for which he would become famous. In this short Keysto ...

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A Film Johnnie ''A Film Johnnie'' is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charles Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Mabel Normand. Cast * Charles Chaplin - The Film Johnnie * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Himself * Virginia Kirtley - The Keystone Girl * Peggy ...

'' *'' The Good for Nothing'' *''

Recreation Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or plea ...

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The Knockout ''The Knockout'' is a 1914 American silent comedy film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle. It also features Charlie Chaplin in a small role, his seventeenth film for Keystone Studios. It is one of only a few films in which Chaplin's Little T ...

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Making a Living ''Making a Living'' (also known as ''Doing His Best'', ''A Busted Johnny'', ''Troubles'', and ''Take My Picture'') is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy short, it was completed in three days at Keystone Studios in Los An ...

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The New Janitor ''The New Janitor'' was the 27th comedy from Keystone Studios to feature Charlie Chaplin. The film is arguably one of his best for the studio, and a precursor to a key Essanay Studios short, ''The Bank (1915 film), The Bank''. The film also demon ...

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Twenty Minutes of Love ''Twenty Minutes of Love'' is a 1914 American comedy silent film made by Keystone Studios. The film is widely reported as Charlie Chaplin's directorial debut; some sources name Joseph Maddern as the director, but generally credit Chaplin as the ...

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1915 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction". * January ...

* ''Work'' * '' A Night Out'' *''Hot Finish'' *''

Fatty's Tintype Tangle ''Fatty's Tintype Tangle'' is a 1915 comedy short film (2 reel). A man (Fatty), tired of his mother-in-law's henpecking, leaves home in anger and sits on a park bench, where a photographer takes a picture of him sitting next to a married woman, ...

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A Night in the Show ''A Night in the Show'' was Charlie Chaplin's 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles in the fall of 1915. Chaplin played two roles: one as Mr. Pest and one as Mr. Rowdy. The film was created from Chaplin's stage work ...

'' *'' Ragtime Snap Shots'' *''

The Tramp The Tramp (''Charlot'' in several languages), also known as the Little Tramp, was English actor Charlie Chaplin's most memorable on-screen character and an icon in world cinema during the era of silent film. '' The Tramp'' is also the title ...

'' *'' A Woman'' ;

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...

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American Aristocracy American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

'' *'' Behind the Screen'' *'' The Fireman'' *''

The Floorwalker ''The Floorwalker'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film, Charlie Chaplin's first Mutual Film Corporation film. The film stars Chaplin, in his traditional Tramp persona, as a customer who creates chaos in a department store and becomes inadv ...

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The Pawnshop ''The Pawnshop'' was Charlie Chaplin's sixth film for Mutual Film Corporation. Released on October 2, 1916, it stars Chaplin in the role of assistant to the pawnshop owner, played by Henry Bergman. Edna Purviance plays the owner's daughter, while ...

'' *'' The Vagabond'' ;

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Fo ...

*'' The Adventurer'' *''

Back Stage ''Backstage'', also previously written as ''Back Stage'', is an American entertainment industry trade publication. Founded by Allen Zwerdling and Ira Eaker in 1960, it covers the film and performing arts industry from the perspective of performer ...

'' *'' Easy Street'' *'' The Immigrant'' ;

1918 This year is noted for the end of the First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, as well as for the Spanish flu pandemic that killed 50–100 million people worldwide. Events Below, the even ...

*" Triple Trouble" *'' The Cook'' *'' Fireman Save My Child'' *'' Good Night, Nurse!'' *''O, It's Great to Be Crazy'' ;

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the ...

A Day's Pleasure ''A Day's Pleasure'' (1919) is Charlie Chaplin's fourth film for First National Films. It was created at the Chaplin Studio. It was a quickly made two-reeler to help fill a gap while working on his first feature ''The Kid''. It is about a day out ...

" *" Sunnyside" *''

'' *'' The Hayseed'' *'' Hoot Mon!'', directed by

Hal Roach Harry Eugene "Hal" Roach Sr.Randy Skretvedt, Skretvedt, Randy (2016), ''Laurel and Hardy: The Magic Behind the Movies'', Bonaventure Press. p.608. (January 14, 1892 – November 2, 1992) was an American film and television producer, director, a ...

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Stan Laurel Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson; 16 June 1890 – 23 February 1965) was an English comic actor, writer, and film director who was one half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 10 ...

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Hustling for Health ''Hustling for Health'' is a 1919 American silent film featuring Stan Laurel. Plot Stan is trying to get away on a holiday for his health but misses the train at Santa Fe Station. A man at the station says he can stay at his house and they sh ...

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1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

*'' The Garage'' *'' One Week'' ;

1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Italian expatriates in Brazil. ** The Spanish liner ''Santa Isabel'' breaks ...

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Among Those Present ''Among Those Present'' is a 1921 American "three-reeler" silent comedy film directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis and Mary Pickford . Plot Mrs. O'Brien (Herring) is eager to be accepted as part of high societ ...

'' *'' The Goat'' *''

The Idle Class ''The Idle Class'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin for First National Pictures. Plot summary The "Little Tramp" (Charlie Chaplin) heads to a resort for warm weather and golf. At the golf course, t ...

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The Lucky Dog ''The Lucky Dog'' (1921) is the first film to include Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy together in a film before they became the famous comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy. Although they appear in scenes together, Laurel and Hardy play independently. L ...

'' *'' Never Weaken'' *'' Now or Never'' ;

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

*'' Cops'' *'' Glad Bags'' *''

Mixed Nuts Mixed nuts are a snack food consisting of any mixture of mechanically or manually combined nuts. Common constituents are peanuts (actually a legume), almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts ( filberts), and pecans.NARA (April 2005). ' ...

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Mud and Sand ''Mud and Sand'' is a silent film starring Stan Laurel. The title spoofs the Rudolph Valentino film '' Blood and Sand'', and many scenes directly parody that film: Dona Sol is replaced by Filet de Sole and Carmen is replaced by Caramel. A pos ...

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Our Gang ''Our Gang'' (also known as ''The Little Rascals'' or ''Hal Roach's Rascals'') is an American series of comedy short films chronicling a group of poor neighborhood children and their adventures. Created by film producer Hal Roach, also the ...

'' - a long-running series of short films which began that year *'' Pay Day'' ;

1923 Events January–February * January 9 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area, t ...

*'' The Balloonatic'' *'' Dogs of War'' *'' Gas and Air'' *'' Kill or Cure'' *'' The Love Nest'' *'' The Pilgrim'' *'' A Powder Romance'' ;

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hold ...

*'' Mother, Mother, Mother Pin a Rose on Me'' *'' Portage Due'' *'' Sherlock Jr.'' *'' Why Men Work'' ;

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Itali ...

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Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde ''Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde'' is a 1925 American silent, black-and-white comedy film, directed by Scott Pembroke and Joe Rock (also the producer). The film itself is both a spoof of the previous Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films (e.g. ''Dr. Jekyl ...

'' *'' His Wooden Wedding'' *''

Seven Chances ''Seven Chances'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco. Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Ed ...

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1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

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Bromo and Juliet ''Bromo and Juliet'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring Charley Chase with an appearance by Oliver Hardy. A print of the film survives in the film archive at the Library of Congress. Plot A group of people debate what type of show ...

'' *'' Crazy like a Fox'' *'' Dog Shy'' *''

Mighty Like a Moose ''Mighty Like a Moose'' is a 1926 American silent comedy short film written by Charley Chase that was directed by Leo McCarey. It was released by Pathé Exchange on July 18, 1926. This two-reel short comedy is considered by some scholars t ...

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My Old Kentucky Home "My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!" is a sentimental ballad written by Stephen Foster, probably composed in 1852. It was published in January 1853 by Firth, Pond, & Co. of New York. Foster was likely inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-sla ...

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The Strong Man ''The Strong Man'' is a 1926 American silent comedy film starring Harry Langdon. Along with '' Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'', ''The Strong Man'' is Langdon's best known film. Capra would also direct Langdon's next feature, ''Long Pants'' (1927), which ...

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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp ''Tramp, Tramp, Tramp'' is a 1926 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by Harry Edwards (director), Harry Edwards and starring Harry Langdon and Joan Crawford. Premise The film tells of Harry (Langdon) a ne'er-do-well who falls in ...

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1927 Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ...

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Do Detectives Think? ''Do Detectives Think?'' or ''The Bodyguard'' is a 1927 silent comedy short film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy prior to their official billing as the duo Laurel and Hardy. Production ''Do Detectives Think?'' is most notable for featur ...

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Fluttering Hearts ''Fluttering Hearts'' is a 1927 American film featuring Charley Chase, Oliver Hardy, and Eugene Pallette. Cast * Charley Chase as Charley * Martha Sleeper as Daughter * Oliver Hardy as Big Bill * William Burress as Father * Eugene Pallette a ...

'' *'' Hats Off'' *'' His First Flame'' *''

Long Pants ''Long Pants'' (also known as ''Johnny Newcomer'') is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Harry Langdon. Additional cast members include Gladys Brockwell, Alan Roscoe, and Priscilla Bonner. Plot The sile ...

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Love 'em and Weep ''Love 'em and Weep'' is a 1927 American silent comedy short film starring Mae Busch, Stan Laurel and James Finlayson. Opening Title ''Ancient Proverb—Every married man should have his fling—But be careful not to get flung too far.'' ...

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1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhano ...

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The Gallopin' Gaucho ''The Gallopin' Gaucho'' is the second short film featuring Mickey Mouse to be produced, following '' Plane Crazy'' and preceding ''Steamboat Willie''. The Disney studios completed the silent version in August 1928, but did not release it in or ...

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Limousine Love A limousine ( or ), or limo () for short, is a large, chauffeur-driven luxury vehicle with a partition between the driver compartment and the passenger compartment. A very long wheelbase luxury sedan (with more than four doors) driven by a prof ...

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Pass the Gravy ''Pass the Gravy'' is a 1928 short comedy silent film directed by Fred Guiol and supervised by Leo McCarey. It stars Max Davidson, Gene Morgan, Spec O'Donnell, Martha Sleeper, and Bert Sprotte. The movie was produced by Hal Roach and distribu ...

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Plane Crazy ''Plane Crazy'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon, released by the Walt Disney Studios, was the first Mickey Mouse film produced, and was originally a silent film. It was given a test sc ...

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Steamboat Willie ''Steamboat Willie'' is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black and white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Pat Powers, under the name of Celebrity Productions. The cartoon ...

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Two Tars ''Two Tars'' is a silent short subject directed by James Parrott starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 3, 1928 Plot Laurel and Hardy play two sailors on shore leave who decide to rent an autom ...

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You're Darn Tootin' ''You're Darn Tootin is a silent short subject directed by E. Livingston Kennedy starring comedy duo Laurel and Hardy. It was released on April 21, 1928, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be al ...

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1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

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'' *'' Lambchops'' *''

Unaccustomed As We Are ''Unaccustomed as We Are'' is a short comedy film produced by Hal Roach and directed by Lewis R. Foster. It was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 4, 1929. This picture was the first "all-talking" Laurel and Hardy comedy. The working title was ' ...

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1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

*'' One Way Out'' *''

Shivering Shakespeare ''Shivering Shakespeare'' is an ''Our Gang'' short film directed by Anthony Mack. Produced by Hal Roach and released to theaters by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was the 95th ''Our Gang'' short to be released. Plot The gang participates in a play ent ...

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1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

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Beau Hunks ''Beau Hunks'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code Laurel and Hardy film, directed by James W. Horne. The title is a reference to the Beau Geste trilogy ('' Beau Geste'' (1924), '' Beau Sabreur'' (1926) and '' Beau Ideal'' (1927) and the Hollywood film ...

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Chickens Come Home ''Chickens Come Home'' is a 1931 American pre-Code short film starring Laurel and Hardy, directed by James W. Horne and produced by Hal Roach. It was shot in January 1931 and released on February 21, 1931. It is a remake of the 1927 silent film ...

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Helpmates ''Helpmates'' is a Laurel and Hardy Pre-Code short film comedy. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and released by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer on January 23, 1932. Plot Ollie's house is a mess after a wild party from the prev ...

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The House That Shadows Built ''The House That Shadows Built'' (1931) is a feature compilation film from Paramount Pictures, made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the studio's founding in 1912. The film was a promotional film for exhibitors and never had a regular thea ...

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Our Wife Our Wife may refer to: * Our Wife (1931 film) ''Our Wife'' is a 1931 American pre-Code Hal Roach comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. It was directed by James W. Horne and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plot Oliver is making plans to be ma ...

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1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort to assassinate Emperor Hir ...

*'' County Hospital'' *'' The Hollywood Handicap'' *''

The Music Box ''The Music Box'' is a Laurel and Hardy short film comedy released in 1932. It was directed by James Parrott, produced by Hal Roach and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film, which depicts the pair attempting to move a piano up a long fl ...

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1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

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Busy Bodies ''Busy Bodies'' is a 1933 short comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy. Plot Stan and Ollie are in high spirits as they drive in an old Model T to their new jobs at the sawmill. Laurel turns on the car radio (at the time a luxury item in newer ...

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The Midnight Patrol ''The Midnight Patrol'' is a short American pre-Code comedy film starring Laurel and Hardy released August 3, 1933. Plot Laurel and Hardy play two policemen on night patrol, hence the title. They are given instructions to investigate a reporte ...

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Twice Two ''Twice Two'' is a 1933 American pre-Code Laurel and Hardy short film. It is the second of only three films where the pair each play a dual role: the first is '' Brats'' and the third and last is '' Our Relations''. Plot A year prior to the fir ...

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1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

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Going Bye-Bye! ''Going Bye Bye'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy short film starring Laurel and Hardy. Plot In a packed courtroom, a judge (Harry Dunkinson) thanks spectators Laurel and Hardy for their crucial testimony in helping to convict Butch Long ( Wa ...

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Odor in the Court "Odor in the Court" is the 12th episode in the second season, and the 35th episode overall, of the American dramedy series '' Ugly Betty'', which aired on January 17, 2008. The episode was written by Bill Wrubel and directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. ...

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Punch Drunks ''Punch Drunks'' is a 1934 short subject directed by Lou Breslow starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the second entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the ...

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Woman Haters ''Woman Haters'' is a 1934 musical short subject directed by Archie Gottler starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges ( Moe Howard, Larry Fine, and Jerry Howard). It is the inaugural entry in the series released by Columbi ...

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1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * January 12 – Amelia Earhart ...

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Pop Goes the Easel ''Pop Goes the Easel'' is a 1935 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Jerry Howard). It is the seventh entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starrin ...

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Tit for Tat Tit for tat is an English saying meaning "equivalent retaliation". It developed from "tip for tap", first recorded in 1558. It is also a highly effective strategy in game theory. An intelligent agent, agent using this strategy will first coope ...

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1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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Movie Maniacs ''Movie Maniacs'' is a 1936 short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 13th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures starring the come ...

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1937 Events January * January 1 – Anastasio Somoza García becomes President of Nicaragua. * January 5 – Water levels begin to rise in the Ohio River in the United States, leading to the Ohio River flood of 1937, which continues into ...

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1938 Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France ...

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Termites of 1938 ''Termites of 1938'' is a 1938 short film, short subject directed by Del Lord starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges (Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Curly Howard). It is the 28th entry in the series released by Columbia Pictures sta ...

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1939 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

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Brewster's Millions ''Brewster's Millions'' is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves. The plot concerns a young man whose grandfather leaves him $1 million in a will, but a competing will from a ...

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The Habit of Happiness ''The Habit of Happiness'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Allan Dwan and filmed by cinematographer Victor Fleming. The film was written by Allan Dwan and Shannon Fife from a suggestion by D. W. Griffith and stars Douglas Fai ...

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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm ''Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm'' is a classic American 1903 children's novel by Kate Douglas Wiggin that tells the story of Rebecca Rowena Randall and her aunts, one stern and one kind, in the fictional village of Riverboro, Maine. Rebecca's jo ...

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Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley ''Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley'' is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film starring Mary Pickford that was directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Frances Marion based upon a novel by Belle K. Maniates. Plot Set in San Francisco duri ...

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Fair Enough ''Fair Enough'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Edward Sloman and starring Margarita Fischer, Eugenie Forde, and Alfred Hollingsworth.Katchmer p. 509 Cast * Margarita Fischer as Ann Dickson * Eugenie Forde as Mrs. Ellen ...

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Shoulder Arms ''Shoulder Arms'' is Charlie Chaplin's second film for First National Pictures. Released in 1918, it is a silent comedy film set in France during World War I, the first of three films he made on the subject of war. It co-starred Edna Purviance ...

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The Adventure Shop ''The Adventure Shop'' is a 1919 American silent adventure film directed by Kenneth S. Webb and starring Corinne Griffith, Walter McGrail and Robert Gaillard.Koszarski p.108 Plot Cast * Corinne Griffith as Phyllis Blake * Walter McGrail ...

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After His Own Heart ''After His Own Heart'' is a 1919 American silent comedy-drama film based on a 1919 short story of the same name by Ben Ames Williams. It was adapted for the screen by Albert Shelby Le Vino and directed by Harry L. Franklin. The film stars Hale ...

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Easy to Get ''Easy to Get'' is a lost 1920 American silent comedy film starring Marguerite Clark and Harrison Ford. It was produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount Pictures. ''Easy to Get'' was filmed at Loon Lake, Adirondack Mounta ...

'' *'' Life of the Party'' *'' Pollyanna'' *'' The Round-Up'' *''

The Saphead ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

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Crazy to Marry ''Crazy to Marry'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints are held by Cinematheque Royale de Belgique, Brussels and Gosfilmofond, Russian State Archive, Moscow. Synopsis Dr. Hobart ...

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The Dollar-a-Year Man ''The Dollar-a-Year Man'' is a 1921 American comedy film starring Fatty Arbuckle.Eden and Return ''Eden and Return'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Doris May, Emmett King and Margaret Livingston.Munden p.212 Cast * Doris May as Betty Baylock * Emmett King as Robert Baylock * Marg ...

'' *'' The Fast Freight'' or ''Freight Prepaid'' or ''Via Fast Freight'' *''

Gasoline Gus ''Gasoline Gus'' is a 1921 American comedy film directed by James Cruze and starring Fatty Arbuckle. Prints of ''Gasoline Gus'' held at the Gosfilmofond archive in Russia and Cinematheque Belgique. Cast * Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle as Gasoline G ...

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The Girl in the Taxi ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

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Humor Risk ''Humor Risk'', also known as ''Humorisk'', is a lost unreleased 1921 silent comedy short film that was the first film to star the Marx Brothers (Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx and Zeppo Marx). Production ''Humor Risk'' was directed ...

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Keeping up with Lizzie ''Keeping Up with Lizzie'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Enid Bennett, Edward Hearn and Otis Harlan.Munden p.402 Cast * Enid Bennett as Lizzie Henshaw * Edward Hearn as Dan Pettigrew * Otis Harl ...

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The Kid The Kid or The Kids may refer to: Fictional characters * The kid (''Blood Meridian''), a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel ''Blood Meridian'' * The Kid (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film series * The Kid (''The Stand'' ...

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Leap Year A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) added to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year or ...

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A Sailor-Made Man ''A Sailor-Made Man'' is a 1921 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Newmeyer and starring Harold Lloyd. Plot "The Boy" (Lloyd) is an idle playboy and heir to $20,000,000, relaxing at an exclusive resort. When he sees "The Girl" (Mildr ...

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*'' Don't Get Personal'' *''

Dr. Jack ''Dr. Jack'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was produced by Hal Roach and directed by Fred Newmeyer. The story was by Jean Havez, Hal Roach, and Sam Taylor (director), Sam Taylor. The film was released on Novemb ...

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Gay and Devilish ''Gay and Devilish'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Doris May, Cullen Landis and Otis Harlan.Munden p.283 Cast * Doris May as Fanchon Browne * Cullen Landis as Peter Armitage * Otis Harlan a ...

'' *'' Grandma's Boy'' *''

The Ladder Jinx ''The Ladder Jinx'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Jess Robbins and starring Edward Everett Horton, Margaret Landis and Tully Marshall.Munden p.411 Cast * Edward Everett Horton as Arthur Barnes * Margaret Landis as Hel ...

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Red Hot Romance ''Red Hot Romance'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by Victor Fleming. A fragmentary print survives in the Library of Congress. Plot As described in a film magazine, young American Rowland Stone (Sydney) receives $50 per week fro ...

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Up and at 'Em ''Up and at 'Em '' is a 1922 American comedy romance silent film directed by William A. Seiter, written by Eve Unsell with a story by Lewis Milestone and William A. Seiter, and starring Doris May, Hallam Cooley, and J. Herbert Frank. The fi ...

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The Near Lady ''The Near Lady'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Herbert Blaché and written by Hugh Hoffman. The film stars Gladys Walton, Jerry Gendron, Hank Mann, Kate Price, Otis Harlan, and Florence Drew. The film was released on Dece ...

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Our Hospitality ''Our Hospitality'' is a 1923 American silent comedy film directed by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone. Starring Keaton, Joe Roberts, and Natalie Talmadge and distributed by Metro Pictures Corporation, it uses slapstick and situational com ...

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Safety Last! ''Safety Last!'' is a 1923 American silent romantic-comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It includes one of the most famous images from the silent-film era: Lloyd clutching the hands of a large clock as he dangles from the outside of a skyscraper ...

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Souls for Sale ''Souls for Sale'' is a 1923 American silent comedy drama film written, directed, and produced by Rupert Hughes, based on the novel of the same name by Hughes. The film stars Eleanor Boardman in her first leading role, having won a contract ...

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Happiness Happiness, in the context of mental or emotional states, is positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy. Other forms include life satisfaction, well-being, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. ...

'' *'' Hot Water'' *'' The Last Man on Earth'' *''

Lover's Lane A lovers' lane is a secluded area where people kiss, make out, or engage in sexual activity. These areas range from parking lots in secluded rural areas to places with extraordinary views of a cityscape or other features. "Lovers' lanes" are typ ...

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The Eagle The eagle is a large bird of prey. Eagle or The Eagle may also refer to: Places England * Eagle, Lincolnshire, a village United States * Eagle, Alaska, a city * Eagle Village, Alaska, a census-designated place * Eagle, Colorado, a statut ...

'' *'' The Freshman'' *''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Chapl ...

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The Kid Brother ''The Kid Brother'' is a 1927 American silent film, silent comedy film, comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It was successful and popular upon release and today is considered by critics and fans to be one of Lloyd's best films, integrating el ...

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Three's a Crowd ''Three's a Crowd'' (also known as ''Three's Company, Too'' in the ''Three's Company'' syndication package) is an American sitcom television series produced as a spin-off continuation of ''Three's Company'' that aired on ABC from September 25 ...

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The Chaser The Chaser are an Australian satirical comedy group, best known for their television programmes and satirical news masthead. The group take their name from their satirical newspaper, a publication known to challenge conventions of taste. Th ...

'' *'' The Circus'' *'' A Girl in Every Port'' *''

The Matinee Idol ''The Matinee Idol'' is a 1928 American silent comedy-drama film directed by Frank Capra, and starring Bessie Love and Johnnie Walker. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. Prints are in the archives of the Cinémathèque Fran� ...

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Show People ''Show People'' is a 1928 American silent comedy film directed by King Vidor. The film was a starring vehicle for actress Marion Davies and actor William Haines and included notable cameo appearances by many of the film personalities of the d ...

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Steamboat Bill, Jr. ''Steamboat Bill, Jr.'' is a 1928 silent comedy film starring Buster Keaton. Released by United Artists, the film is the final product of Keaton's independent production team and set of gag writers. It was not a box-office success and became th ...

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*'' The Cocoanuts'' *'' The Hollywood Revue of 1929'' *'' Jazz Heaven'' *'' Navy Blues'' *'' Rio Rita'' *'' Street Girl'' *''

Tanned Legs ''Tanned Legs'' is a 1929 American Pre-Code musical comedy directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Thomas J. Geraghty based on a story by Louis Sarecky. The film starred Ann Pennington, Arthur Lake, June Clyde, Dorothy Revier, Sally Blane ...

'' *'' The Vagabond Lover'' *''

The Very Idea ''The Very Idea'' is an American comedy film directed by Frank Craven and Richard Rosson and written by William Le Baron, based on his play of the same title. Released in 1929, it was the fourth film released by RKO Pictures, starring Sally Bl ...

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Welcome Danger ''Welcome Danger'' is a 1929 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman and starring Harold Lloyd. A sound version and silent version were filmed. Ted Wilde began work on the silent version, but became ill and was replaced by Bruck ...

'' *'' The Wild Party'' *'' Words and Music''

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Animal Crackers An animal cracker is a particular type of cracker, baked in the shape of an animal, usually an animal either at a zoo or a circus, such as a lion, a tiger, a bear, or an elephant. The most common variety is light-colored and slightly sweet, bu ...

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Check and Double Check ''Check and Double Check'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film produced and released by RKO Radio Pictures based on the ''Amos 'n' Andy'' radio show. The title was derived from a catchphrase associated with the show. Directed by Melville W. ...

'' *'' The Cuckoos'' *'' Dixiana'' *''

Feet First ''Feet First'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring Harold Lloyd, a popular daredevil comedian during the 1920s and early 1930s. It was Lloyd's second sound film. The film's copyright was renewed in 1957, so it will not be in the p ...

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Half Shot at Sunrise ''Half Shot at Sunrise'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film starring the comedy duo Wheeler & Woolsey and Dorothy Lee. Their fourth film together, it was the second starring vehicle for the two, following the success of '' The Cuckoos'', w ...

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He Knew Women ''He Knew Women'' is a 1930 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Hugh Herbert, from a screenplay by him and William B. Jutte, which was adapted from S. N. Behrman's 1927 play ''The Second Man''. It starred Lowell Sherman and Alice Joyce, in ...

'' *'' Hook, Line & Sinker'' *'' Leathernecking'' *''

Lovin' the Ladies ''Lovin' the Ladies'' is a 1930 American romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown, and starring Richard Dix, Lois Wilson and Allen Kearns. It made a profit of $65,000. The film's screenplay was adapted by J. Walter Ruben, based on th ...

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Queen High ''Queen High'' is the title of an American pre-Code musical comedy film, produced by Paramount Pictures in 1930. Based upon the 1926 stage musical ''Queen High'' that Buddy DeSylva, Lewis Gensler, and Laurence Schwab had adapted from Edward P ...

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The Rogue Song ''The Rogue Song'' is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic and musical film that tells the story of a Russian bandit who falls in love with a princess, but takes his revenge on her when her brother rapes and kills his sister. The Metro-Goldwyn-Ma ...

'' *'' The Runaway Bride'' *''

She's My Weakness ''She's My Weakness'' is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Melville W. Brown (assisted by Dewey Starkey) and starring Sue Carol and Arthur Lake. The screenplay was written by J. Walter Ruben, based on the Broadway play ...

'' *'' Sin Takes a Holiday'' *'' Whoopee!'' *''

A Woman Commands ''A Woman Commands'' is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Pola Negri, Roland Young, and Basil Rathbone. Some additional scenes were directed by an uncredited Harry Joe Brown. Cast *Pola Negri as Madame Maria ...

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Bachelor Apartment Bachelor Apartment is a 1931 American pre-Code romance film directed by and starring Lowell Sherman as a bachelor/playboy, Wayne Carter, who falls in love with Irene Dunne's honest working girl, Helene Andrews. The credits for the film, and a ...

'' *'' The Big Shot'' *''

Caught Plastered ''Caught Plastered'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code musical comedy film, released by RKO Radio Pictures and starring the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey. Plot Tommy Tanner (Wheeler) and Egbert G. Higginbotham (Woolsey) are two vaudevillians who were ...

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City Lights ''City Lights'' is a 1931 American silent romantic comedy film written, produced, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin. The story follows the misadventures of Chaplin's Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl (Virginia Cherrill) and ...

'' *'' Cracked Nuts'' *'' Ever Since Eve'' *''

Everything's Rosie ''Everything's Rosie'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman, from a screenplay by Ralph Spence, Tim Whelan, and Al Boasberg, based on a story by Boasberg. Although the screenplay was credited as origina ...

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Fanny Foley Herself ''Fanny Foley Herself'' is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy-drama film shot entirely in Technicolor. The film was the second feature to be filmed using a new Technicolor process, which removed grain and resulted in improved color. It was released ...

'' *'' The Front Page'' *''

Girls Demand Excitement ''Girls Demand Excitement'' is a 1931 film starring Virginia Cherrill, John Wayne, and Marguerite Churchill. Wayne and Churchill had starred in the widescreen Western epic ''The Big Trail'' the previous year. The movie was written by Harlan Th ...

'' *'' High Stakes'' *''

Laugh and Get Rich ''Laugh and Get Rich'' is a 1931 pre-Code American comedy film, directed by Gregory La Cava, from a screenplay he also wrote with contributions from Douglas MacLean, who also was the associate producer, and Ralph Spence. The film stars Doroth ...

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Lonely Wives ''Lonely Wives'' is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Russell Mack and produced by E.B. Derr for Pathé Exchange, and was distributed by RKO Pictures after the merger of the two studios; it starred Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston, L ...

'' *'' Monkey Business'' *'' Peach O'Reno'' *'' Platinum Blonde'' *'' The Royal Bed'' *'' The Runaround'' *''

Sweepstakes A sweepstake is a type of contest where a prize or prizes may be awarded to a winner or winners. Sweepstakes began as a form of lottery that were tied to products sold. In response, the FCC and FTC refined U.S. broadcasting laws (creating the ...

'' *'' The Tip-Off'' *'' Too Many Cooks'' *'' White Shoulders'' ;

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The Animal Kingdom ''The Animal Kingdom'' (also known as ''The Woman in His House'' in the UK) is a 1932 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy-drama film directed by Edward H. Griffith based upon a comedy of manners play of the same name by Philip Barry. ...

'' *'' Fireman, Save My Child'' *''

Girl Crazy ''Girl Crazy'' is a 1930 musical by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and book by Guy Bolton and John McGowan. Ethel Merman made her stage debut in the first production and co-lead Ginger Rogers became an overnight star. Rich in song, ...

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The Half-Naked Truth ''The Half-Naked Truth'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava. The plot involves Lee Tracy as a carnival pitchman who finagles his girlfriend, a fiery hoochie dancer played by Lupe Vélez, into a major Broadw ...

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Hold 'Em Jail ''Hold 'Em Jail'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. They play a couple of boobs who are wrongfully convicted for firearm possession and sent to prison, where they somehow end up playing on the warden's footbal ...

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Horse Feathers ''Horse Feathers'' is a 1932 pre-Code comedy film starring the Marx Brothers. It stars the Four Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), Thelma Todd and David Landau. It was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, S. J. Perelman, an ...

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Ladies of the Jury ''Ladies of the Jury'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Lowell Sherman and written by Marion Dix, Edward Salisbury Field and Eddie Welch based on the 1929 play of the same name by John Frederick Ballard. The film stars Edn ...

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Lady with a Past ''Lady with a Past'' is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film starring Constance Bennett as a shy and very proper young lady who decides to invent a scandalous past for herself to spice up her life. It is based on the novel of the same na ...

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Little Orphan Annie ''Little Orphan Annie'' is a daily American comic strip created by Harold Gray and syndicated by the Tribune Media Services. The strip took its name from the 1885 poem " Little Orphant Annie" by James Whitcomb Riley, and it made its debut on ...

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Love Me Tonight ''Love Me Tonight'' is a 1932 American pre-Code musical comedy film produced and directed by Rouben Mamoulian, with music by Rodgers and Hart. It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who poses as a nobleman and Jeanette MacDonald as a princ ...

'' *'' Million Dollar Legs'' *''

Movie Crazy ''Movie Crazy'' is a 1932 American Pre-Code comedy film starring Harold Lloyd in his third sound feature. The film's copyright was renewed in 1959. Plot Harold Hall, a young man with little or no acting ability, desperately wants to be in the ...

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The Penguin Pool Murder ''The Penguin Pool Murder'' is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy/mystery film starring Edna May Oliver as Hildegarde Withers, a witness in a murder case at the New York Aquarium, with James Gleason as the police inspector in charge of the case, ...

'' *'' That's My Boy'' *''

This Is the Night This Is the Night may refer to: Film * ''This Is the Night'' (1932 film), an American pre-Code comedy film, Cary Grant's feature film debut * ''This Is the Night'' (2021 film), an American drama film Music * "This Is the Night", fourth track on ...

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Blind Adventure ''Blind Adventure'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and starring Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Ralph Bellamy, and Roland Young. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures.Bombshell'' *''

Christopher Bean ''Christopher Bean'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy film directed by Sam Wood and written by Laurence E. Johnson and Sylvia Thalberg, based on the 1932 play, ''The Late Christopher Bean'', by Sidney Howard. The film stars ...

'' *'' Dinner at Eight'' *''

Diplomaniacs ''Diplomaniacs'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Wheeler and Woolsey. The film in noted for its absurdist political satire, somewhat in the manner of '' Million Dollar Legs'' or '' Duck Soup'', both of which were released within ...

'' *'' Duck Soup'' *''

Flying Down to Rio ''Flying Down to Rio'' is a 1933 American pre-Code RKO musical film famous for being the first screen pairing of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, although Dolores del Río and Gene Raymond received top billing and the leading roles. Among the ...

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Goldie Gets Along ''Goldie Gets Along'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Malcolm St. Clair and starring Lili Damita, Charles Morton and Sam Hardy. The screenplay was written by William A. Drake, based on the 1931 novel of the same title by ...

'' *'' Goodbye Love'' *''

His Private Secretary ''His Private Secretary'' is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Phil Whitman and starring Evalyn Knapp and John Wayne. It is an early Wayne non-Western film appearance, made when he was 26 years old. Plot Dick Wallace (Wayne) h ...

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I'm No Angel ''I'm No Angel'' is a 1933 pre-Code film directed by Wesley Ruggles, and starring Mae West and Cary Grant. West received sole story and screenplay credit. It is one of her films that was not subjected to heavy censorship. Plot Tira (Mae West ...

'' *'' International House'' *'' It's Great to Be Alive'' *'' Melody Cruise'' *'' Our Betters'' *''

Professional Sweetheart ''Professional Sweetheart'' is a 1933 American pre-Code romantic comedy directed by William A. Seiter from a screenplay by Maurine Watkins. It stars Ginger Rogers in her first film for RKO Radio Pictures, with Norman Foster, ZaSu Pitts and F ...

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Rafter Romance ''Rafter Romance'' is an American 1933 pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by William A. Seiter and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film, which was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by John Wells, stars Ginger Rogers, Norman Foste ...

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Sailor Be Good ''Sailor Be Good'' is a 1933 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Ethel Doherty, Viola Brothers Shore and Ralph Spence. Starring Jack Oakie, Vivienne Osborne, George E. Stone, Max Hoffman Jr. and Lincoln Stedm ...

'' *'' She Done Him Wrong'' *'' So this is Africa'' *''

Sons of the Desert A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current ...

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The Affairs of Cellini ''The Affairs of Cellini'' is a 1934 comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Frank Morgan, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Fay Wray, and Louis Calhern. It is set in Florence. The film was adapted by Bess Meredyth from the play ''Th ...

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Bachelor Bait ''Bachelor Bait'' is a 1934 American comedy film about a man (William Watts) who is fired from his job issuing marriage licenses at city hall because of the actions of a co-worker. He starts a match making business which becomes very successful ...

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By Your Leave ''By Your Leave'' is a 1934 American domestic comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan from a script by Allan Scott, Lewis Foster, and Sam Mintz. The screenplay was based on a play of the same name by Gladys Hurlbut and Emma B. C. Wells, which ...

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The Cat's-Paw ''The Cat's-Paw'' (1934) is a comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Sam Taylor. It was Lloyd's seventh and final collaboration with Taylor and the fourth of his seven starring roles in sound. ''The Cat’s Paw'', a novel by Clarence ...

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Cockeyed Cavaliers ''Cockeyed Cavaliers'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film starring the comedy duo of Wheeler & Woolsey. Directed by Mark Sandrich from a screenplay by Edward Kaufman, Grant Garrett, Ralph Spence and Ben Holmes. Also featured in the cast w ...

'' *'' The Dover Road'' *'' Down to Their Last Yacht'' *''

The Gay Divorcee ''The Gay Divorcee'' is a 1934 American musical film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Eric Blore, and Erik Rhodes. The screenplay was written by ...

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Hips, Hips, Hooray! ''Hips, Hips, Hooray!'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy starring Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Ruth Etting, Thelma Todd, and Dorothy Lee. During its initial theatrical run, it was preceded by the two-color Technicolor short ''Not ...

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It Happened One Night ''It Happened One Night'' is a 1934 pre-Code American romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra, in collaboration with Harry Cohn, in which a pampered socialite ( Claudette Colbert) tr ...

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It's a Gift ''It's a Gift'' is a 1934 American comedy film starring W.C. Fields. It was Fields's 16th sound film, and his fifth in 1934 alone. It was directed by Norman McLeod, who had directed Fields in his cameo as Humpty Dumpty in ''Alice in Wonderlan ...

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Kentucky Kernels ''Kentucky Kernels'' is a 1934 American comedy directed by George Stevens and starring the comedy duo of Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. The screenplay was written by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Fred Guiol, from a story by Kalmar and Ruby. ...

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The Meanest Gal in Town ''The Meanest Gal in Town'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code romantic comedy, directed by Russell Mack from a screenplay written by Richard Schayer, Russell Mack, and H. W. Hanemann, and starring Zasu Pitts, El Brendel, Pert Kelton, and James Gl ...

'' *'' The Richest Girl in the World'' *'' Sing and Like It'' *''

Strictly Dynamite ''Strictly Dynamite'' is a 1934 American pre-Code film directed by Elliott Nugent and starring Lupe Vélez and Jimmy Durante. Premise Norman Foster plays a poet whose life changes when he begins writing comedy for Durante and develops an infatu ...

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The Thin Man ''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of ''Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main cha ...

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We're Rich Again ''We're Rich Again'' is a 1934 American comedy-drama film directed by William A. Seiter and starring Edna May Oliver, Billie Burke, and Marian Nixon. It is based on the play ''And Who Will Be Clever'' by Alden Nash. Plot In Santa Barbara, Califo ...

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Another Face ''Another Face'' (released in the UK as ''It Happened in Hollywood'')''Another Face' ...

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Captain Hurricane ''Captain Hurricane'' is a 1935 American drama film about the life of fishermen in Cape Cod.Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, ''The RKO Story''. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 81. Plot Cast * James Barton as Capt. Zenas Henry ...

'' *'' Enchanted April'' *''

The Farmer Takes a Wife ''The Farmer Takes a Wife'' is a 1934 play by Frank B. Elser and Marc Connelly based on the 1929 novel '' Rome Haul'' by Walter D. Edmonds. It was well-received upon its opening night on Broadway on October 30, 1934, at the 46th Street Theatre ...

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Hi, Gaucho! ''Hi, Gaucho!'' was a 1935 American comedy film directed by Tommy Atkins (who also wrote the story), from a screenplay by Adele Buffington. Released by RKO Radio Pictures on October 11, 1935, the film stars John Carroll (in his first credited r ...

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His Family Tree ''His Family Tree'' is a 1935 comedy film directed by Charles Vidor. Plot Patrick Murphy, is a former Boatswain and fondly called Bosun. He is retired now, and owns a pub in Ireland. Down hearted because he hasn't heard from his son in America ...

'' *'' Hooray for Love'' *''

Hot Tip ''Hot Tip'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by Ray McCarey and James Gleason from a screenplay by Hugh Cummings, Olive Cooper, and Louis Stevens, based on William Slavens McNutt's short story, "Leander Clicks", which had been publishe ...

'' *'' I Dream Too Much'' *'' In Person'' *'' Laddie'' *'' A Night at the Opera'' *'' The Nitwits'' *''

Paradise Canyon ''Paradise Canyon'' is a 1935 Western film starring John Wayne, directed by Carl L. Pierson. The film was Wayne's final Monogram Pictures/Lone Star Production Western. The film was released years later in a colorized version on home video/dvd ...

'' *'' The Rainmakers'' *'' Romance in Manhattan'' *''

Ruggles of Red Gap ''Ruggles of Red Gap'' is a 1935 American comedy western film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and ZaSu Pitts and featuring Roland Young and Leila Hyams. It was based on the best-selling 1915 ...

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Star of Midnight ''Star of Midnight'' is a 1935 American mystery comedy film directed by Stephen Roberts. William Powell was loaned out to RKO Pictures from MGM to star with Ginger Rogers. Plot New York lawyer and playboy Clay "Dal" Dalzell (William Powell) is ...

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To Beat the Band ''To Beat the Band'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff using a screenplay by Rian James based on a story by George Marion, Jr. The film stars Hugh Herbert, Helen Broderick, Roger Pryor, and Fred Keating, and featu ...

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Top Hat A top hat (also called a high hat, a cylinder hat, or, informally, a topper) is a tall, flat-crowned hat for men traditionally associated with formal wear in Western dress codes, meaning white tie, morning dress, or frock coat. Traditional ...

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The Bride Walks Out ''The Bride Walks Out'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond, and Robert Young. Based on an original story by Howard Emmett Rogers, the film is about a woman forced to gi ...

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Bunker Bean ''Bunker Bean'' is a 1936 American black-and-white comedy film adapted from a novel by Harry Leon Wilson and the subsequent play adapted by Lee Wilson Dodd. It was directed by William Hamilton and Edward Killy, produced by William Sistrom, and s ...

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Dancing Pirate ''Dancing Pirate'' is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Lloyd Corrigan. It is the third film shot in the three strip Technicolor process and the first musical in that format. Produced by the makers of ''Becky Sharp'', the film was ...

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The Ex-Mrs. Bradford ''The Ex-Mrs. Bradford'' is a 1936 American comedy-mystery film. William Powell and Jean Arthur star as a divorced couple who investigate a murder at a racetrack. This was the last film directed by Stephen Roberts before his untimely death from ...

'' *'' The Farmer in the Dell'' *''

Follow the Fleet ''Follow the Fleet'' is a 1936 American RKO musical comedy film with a nautical theme starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in their fifth collaboration as dance partners. It also features Randolph Scott, Harriet Hilliard, and Astrid Allwyn, ...

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Libeled Lady ''Libeled Lady'' is a 1936 screwball comedy film starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy, written by George Oppenheimer, Howard Emmett Rogers, Wallace Sullivan, and Maurine Dallas Watkins, and directed by Jack Conway ...

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Love on a Bet ''Love on a Bet'' is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Leigh Jason using a screenplay by P. J. Wolfson and Philip G. Epstein, based on a story by Kenneth Earl. The film stars Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, and Helen Broderick, and ...

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Make Way for a Lady ''Make Way for a Lady'' is a 1936 romantic comedy/ drama directed by David Burton, starring Herbert Marshall and Anne Shirley. June Drew ( Anne Shirley) is the teenaged "lady" based on Elizabeth Jordan's novel ''Daddy and I''. Plot June Drew ...

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The Milky Way The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. ...

'' *'' Modern Times'' *'' Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' *''

Mummy's Boys ''Mummy's Boys'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol and written by Jack Townley, Philip G. Epstein and Charles E. Roberts. The film stars Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey, Barbara Pepper, Moroni Olsen, Frank M. Thomas and Will ...

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My Man Godfrey ''My Man Godfrey'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring William Powell and Carole Lombard, who had been briefly married years before appearing together in the film. The screenplay for ''My Man Godf ...

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Silly Billies ''Silly Billies'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Fred Guiol from a screenplay by Al Boasberg and Jack Townley, based on a story by Guiol and Thomas Lennon. The film was the twentieth feature for the comedy duo of Wheeler and Woolsey ...

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Smartest Girl in Town ''Smartest Girl in Town'' is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Joseph Santley, written by Viola Brothers Shore, and starring Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Helen Broderick, Eric Blore, Erik Rhodes and Harry Jans. It was released on November ...

'' *'' Swing Time'' *''

Sylvia Scarlett ''Sylvia Scarlett'' is a 1935 American romantic comedy film starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant, based on '' The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett'', a 1918 novel by Compton MacKenzie. Directed by George Cukor, it was notorious a ...

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Theodora Goes Wild ''Theodora Goes Wild'' is a 1936 American screwball comedy film that tells the story of the residents in a small town who are incensed by a risqué novel, unaware that the book was written under a pseudonym by a member of the town's leading fami ...

'' *'' Walking on Air'' *''

Wife vs. Secretary ''Wife vs. Secretary'' (or ''Wife versus Secretary'') is a 1936 comedy drama directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown and starring Clark Gable as a successful businessman, Jean Harlow as his secretary, and Myrna Loy as his wife, supported by Ja ...

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All Over Town ''All Over Town'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by James W. Horne and starring Olsen and Johnson. Cast * Ole Olsen as Olsen *Chic Johnson as Johnson * Mary Howard as Joan Eldridge * Harry Stockwell as Don Fletcher *Franklin Pangbor ...

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The Awful Truth ''The Awful Truth'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant. Based on the 1923 play ''The Awful Truth'' by Arthur Richman, the film recounts how a distrustful rich couple begins ...

'' *'' The Big Shot'' *''

Breakfast for Two ''Breakfast for Two'' is a 1937 American screwball comedy film made by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck, Herbert Marshall and Glenda Farrell. Stanwyck and Marshall worked together once more, ...

'' *'' A Damsel in Distress'' *'' A Day at the Races'' *'' Don't Tell the Wife'' *''

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Fight for Your Lady ''Fight for Your Lady'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Benjamin Stoloff and written by Ernest Pagano, Harry Segall and Harold Daniel Kusel. The film stars John Boles, Jack Oakie, Ida Lupino, Margot Grahame, Gordon Jones, Erik Rho ...

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Fit for a King ''Fit for a King'' is a 1937 American film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Plot summary Newspaper reporter "Scoop (term), Scoops" (Brown) is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Arc ...

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Forty Naughty Girls ''Forty Naughty Girls'' is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline and written by John Grey. The film stars James Gleason, ZaSu Pitts, Marjorie Lord, George Shelley and Joan Woodbury. It is the sixth and final entry in RKO Pict ...

'' *'' Hideaway'' *'' High Flyers'' *'' History Is Made At Night'' *''

Hitting a New High ''Hitting a New High'' is a 1937 comedy film directed by Raoul Walsh. It stars Lily Pons and Jack Oakie. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 in the category Best Sound Recording ( John O. Aalberg). Plot Corny Davis, a press agent of ...

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The King and the Chorus Girl ''The King and the Chorus Girl'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton. Gravey (billed as "Gravet") was at the time the subject of a significant stud ...

'' *'' The Life of the Party'' *'' Make a Wish'' *'' Meet the Missus'' *''

Music for Madame ''Music for Madame'' is a 1937 American musical comedy film directed by John G. Blystone and written by Gertrude Purcell and Robert Harari. The film was released on October 8, 1937 by RKO Pictures. Plot Singer Nino Maretti comes into Hollywood a ...

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New Faces of 1937 ''New Faces of 1937'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Joe Penner, Milton Berle and Harriet Hilliard. Its plot is similar to '' The Producers'' (1968). Intended as the first film of an annual RKO Pictures revu ...

'' *'' Nothing Sacred'' *'' On Again, Off Again'' *''

Quick Money ''Quick Money'' is a 1937 film. It lost $37,000. Plot summary Cast * Fred Stone as Mayor Jonas Tompkins * Gordon Jones as Bill Adams * Dorothy Moore as Alice Tompkins * Berton Churchill as Bluford H. Smythe * Paul Guilfoyle as Ambrose Ames * H ...

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Riding on Air ''Riding on Air'' is a 1937 American film directed by Edward Sedgwick. The film is also known as ''All Is Confusion'' in the United Kingdom. Plot summary Joe E. Brown plays hapless newspaper writer, editor; amateur pilot, HAM radio operator, a ...

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Shall We Dance Shall We Dance may refer to: Films * ''Shall We Dance'' (1937 film), a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical * ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996 film), a Japanese film about ballroom dancing * ''Shall We Dance?'' (2004 film), an American remake of the ...

'' *'' She's Got Everything'' *''Super-Sleuth'' *''That Girl from Paris'' *''There Goes the Groom (film), There Goes the Groom'' *''There Goes My Girl'' *''They Wanted to Marry'' *''Too Many Wives'' *''Topper (film), Topper'' *''Way Out West (1937 film), Way Out West'' *''We're on the Jury'' *''When's Your Birthday?'' *''Wise Girl (film), Wise Girl'' *''You Can't Beat Love'' ;

*''The Affairs of Annabel'' *''The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse'' *''Annabel Takes a Tour'' *''Blond Cheat'' *''Bringing Up Baby'' *''Carefree (film), Carefree'' *''Crashing Hollywood (1938 film), Crashing Hollywood'' *''Everybody's Doing It (1938 film), Everybody's Doing It'' *''Go Chase Yourself'' *''Having Wonderful Time'' *''Joy of Living'' *''Love Finds Andy Hardy'' *''The Mad Miss Manton'' *''Maid's Night Out'' *''Mr. Doodle Kicks Off'' *''Next Time I Marry'' *''Night Spot'' *''Peck's Bad Boy with the Circus'' *''Professor Beware'' *''Radio City Revels'' *''Room Service (1938 film), Room Service'' *''A Slight Case of Murder'' *''This Marriage Business'' *''Vivacious Lady'' *''You Can't Take It with You (film), You Can't Take It with You'' ;

*''At the Circus'' *''Bachelor Mother'' *''The Cowboy Quarterback'' *''Dancing Co-Ed'' *''East Side of Heaven'' *''Escape to Paradise'' *''5th Ave Girl, Fifth Avenue Girl'' *''The Flying Deuces'' *''The Girl from Mexico'' *''Honolulu (film), Honolulu'' *''It's a Wonderful World (1939 film), It's a Wonderful World'' *''Mr. Smith Goes to Washington'' *''Ninotchka'' *''Topper Takes a Trip'' *''The Women (1939 film), The Women''

1940s

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*''The Bank Dick'' *''The Ghost Breakers'' *''Go West (1940 film), Go West'' *''The Great Dictator'' *''The Great McGinty'' *''His Girl Friday'' *''The Invisible Woman (1940 film), The Invisible Woman'' *''My Favorite Wife'' *''My Little Chickadee'' *''One Night in the Tropics'' *''The Philadelphia Story (film), The Philadelphia Story'' *''The Shop Around the Corner'' ;1941 in film, 1941 *''Andy Hardy's Private Secretary'' *''Ball of Fire'' *''The Big Store'' *''The Bride Came C.O.D.'' *''Buck Privates'' *''The Devil and Miss Jones'' *''The Flame of New Orleans'' *''Here Comes Mr. Jordan'' *''The Lady Eve'' *''Las Vegas Nights'' *''Never Give a Sucker an Even Break'' *''Topper Returns'' *''Two-Faced Woman'' ;1942 in film, 1942 *''Highways by Night'' *''The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film), The Man Who Came to Dinner'' *''A Night to Remember (1942 film), A Night to Remember'' *''The Palm Beach Story'' *''Rio Rita (1942 film), Rio Rita'' *''Road to Morocco'' *''Ship Ahoy'' *''Tales of Manhattan'' *''The Talk of the Town (1942 film), The Talk of the Town'' *''There's One Born Every Minute'' *''To Be or Not to Be (1942 film), To Be or Not to Be'' *''Woman of the Year'' *''You Were Never Lovelier'' ;1943 in film, 1943 *''Crazy House (1943 film), Crazy House'' *''DuBarry Was a Lady (film), DuBarry Was a Lady'' *''Government Girl'' *''Heaven Can Wait (1943 film), Heaven Can Wait'' *''Hello, Frisco, Hello'' *''Hit the Ice (film), Hit the Ice'' *''I Dood It'' *''A Lady Takes a Chance'' *''The More the Merrier'' *''Mr. Lucky (film), Mr. Lucky'' *''Slightly Dangerous'' *''They Got Me Covered'' *''Thousands Cheer'' *''Two Weeks to Live'' *''Whistling in Brooklyn'' ;1944 in film, 1944 *''Arsenic and Old Lace (film), Arsenic and Old Lace'' *''Hail the Conquering Hero'' *''Lady in the Dark (film), Lady in the Dark'' *''The Miracle of Morgan's Creek'' *''Private Hargrove'' *''Sensations of 1945'' *''Standing Room Only (1944 film), Standing Room Only'' ;1945 in film, 1945 *''Along Came Jones (film), Along Came Jones'' *''The Bullfighters'' *''Eadie was A Lady'' *''The Horn Blows at Midnight'' *''Lady on a Train'' *''Scared Stiff (1945 film), Scared Stiff'' ;1946 in film, 1946 *''Angel on My Shoulder (film), Angel on My Shoulder'' *''The Great Morgan'' *''Little Giant'' *''Lover Come Back (1946 film), Lover Come Back'' *''Monsieur Beaucaire (1946 film), Monsieur Beaucaire'' *''A Night in Casablanca'' *''The Time of Their Lives'' *''Vacation in Reno'' *''Without Reservations'' ;1947 in film, 1947 *''The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer'' (AKA ''Bachelor Knight'') *''Buck Privates Come Home'' *''Christmas Eve (1947 film), Christmas Eve'' *''The Egg and I (film), The Egg and I'' *''The Farmer's Daughter (1947 film), The Farmer's Daughter'' *''Magic Town'' *''Miracle on 34th Street'' *''Monsieur Verdoux'' *''Road to Rio'' *''The Sin of Harold Diddlebock'' *''Suddenly, It's Spring'' *''The Voice of the Turtle (film), The Voice of the Turtle'' *''Where There's Life'' ;1948 in film, 1948 *''Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'' *''The Emperor Waltz'' *''A Foreign Affair'' *''June Bride'' *''Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House'' *''The Noose Hangs High'' *''The Paleface (1948 film), The Paleface'' *''Sitting Pretty (1948 film), Sitting Pretty'' *''Variety Time'' ;1949 in film, 1949 *''Adam's Rib'' *''Africa Screams'' *''Holiday Affair'' *''I Was a Male War Bride'' *''It's a Great Feeling'' *''My Friend Irma (film), My Friend Irma''

1950s

;1950 in film, 1950 *''Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion'' *''Born Yesterday (1950 film), Born Yesterday'' *''Champagne for Caesar'' *''Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film), Cheaper by the Dozen'' *''Duchess of Idaho'' *''Father of the Bride (1950 film), Father of the Bride'' *''The Great Rupert'' *''Harvey (1950 film), Harvey'' *''The Jackpot'' *''Key to the City (film), Key to the City'' *''Love Happy'' *''My Friend Irma Goes West'' *''Two Weeks with Love'' *''The West Point Story (film), The West Point Story'' ;1951 in film, 1951 *''Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man'' *''An American in Paris (film), An American in Paris'' *''Angels in the Outfield (1951 film), Angels in the Outfield'' *''Comin' Round the Mountain'' *''Double Dynamite'' *''Father's Little Dividend'' *''Half Angel (1951 film), Half Angel'' *''My Favorite Spy (1951 film), My Favorite Spy'' ;1952 in film, 1952 *''Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd'' *''Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla'' *''A Girl in Every Port (1952 film), A Girl in Every Port'' *''Jumping Jacks (film), Jumping Jacks'' *''Lost in Alaska'' *''Monkey Business (1952 film), Monkey Business'' *''Road to Bali'' *''Singin' in the Rain'' *''Son of Paleface'' ;1953 in film, 1953 *''Abbott and Costello Go to Mars'' *''Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'' *''The Affairs of Dobie Gillis'' *''The Band Wagon'' *''The Caddy'' *''The Girls of Pleasure Island'' *''How to Marry a Millionaire'' *''It Happens Every Thursday'' *''The Moon Is Blue (film), The Moon Is Blue'' *''Roman Holiday (1953 film), Roman Holiday'' *''Scared Stiff (1953 film), Scared Stiff'' ;1954 in film, 1954 *''Casanova's Big Night'' *''Fireman Save My Child (1954 film), Fireman, Save My Child'' *''It Should Happen to You'' *''Knock on Wood (1954 film), Knock on Wood'' *''Sabrina (1954 film), Sabrina'' ;1955 in film, 1955 *''Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy'' *''Mister Roberts (1955 film), Mister Roberts'' *''My Sister Eileen'' *''The Seven Year Itch'' *''The Trouble with Harry'' ;1956 in film, 1956 *''Bus Stop (1956 film), Bus Stop'' *''The Court Jester'' *''Forever, Darling'' *''The Girl Can't Help It'' *''Hollywood or Bust'' *''Our Miss Brooks'' *''Pardners'' *''The Teahouse of the August Moon (film), The Teahouse of the August Moon'' ;1957 in film, 1957 *''The Delicate Delinquent'' *''Funny Face'' *''The Girl Most Likely'' *''Joe Butterfly'' *''Love in the Afternoon (1957 film), Love in the Afternoon'' *''Sayonara'' *''Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?'' ;1958 in film, 1958 *''Auntie Mame (film), Auntie Mame'' *''Houseboat (film), Houseboat'' *''The Matchmaker (1958 film), The Matchmaker'' *''Paris Holiday (1958 film), Paris Holiday'' *''Teacher's Pet (1958 film), Teacher's Pet'' *''The Tunnel of Love'' ;1959 in film, 1959 *''Alias Jesse James'' *''A Bucket of Blood'' *''Have Rocket, Will Travel'' *''Pillow Talk (film), Pillow Talk'' *''The Shaggy Dog (1959 film), The Shaggy Dog'' *''Some Like It Hot''

1960s

;1960 in film, 1960 *''The Apartment'' *''The Bellboy'' *''Cinderfella'' *''It Started in Naples'' *''The Little Shop of Horrors'' *''North to Alaska'' *''Ocean's Eleven (1960 film), Ocean's Eleven'' *''Where the Boys Are'' ;1961 in film, 1961 *''The Absent-Minded Professor'' *''All Hands on Deck (1961 film), All Hands on Deck'' *''Bachelor in Paradise (film)'' *''Blue Hawaii'' *''Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), Breakfast at Tiffany's'' *''Come September'' *''Cry for Happy'' *''The Errand Boy'' *''Everything's Ducky'' *''Gidget Goes Hawaiian'' *''The Happy Thieves'' *''The Ladies Man'' *''Lover Come Back (1961 film), Lover Come Back'' *''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' *''One, Two, Three'' *''The Parent Trap (1961 film), The Parent Trap'' *''Pocketful of Miracles'' *''Snow White and the Three Stooges'' ;1962 in film, 1962 *''Boys' Night Out (film), Boy's Night Out'' *''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' *''Hatari!'' *''Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation'' *''The Horizontal Lieutenant'' *''The Road to Hong Kong'' *''The Three Stooges in Orbit'' *''The Three Stooges Meet Hercules'' ;1963 in film, 1963 *''The Courtship of Eddie's Father'' *''Donovan's Reef'' *''Fun in Acapulco'' *''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' *''McLintock!'' *''The Nutty Professor (1963 film), The Nutty Professor'' *''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' *''Spencer's Mountain'' *''The Three Stooges Go Around the World in a Daze'' ;1964 in film, 1964 *''A Shot in the Dark (1964 film), A Shot in the Dark'' *''The Americanization of Emily'' *''The Brass Bottle (1964 film), The Brass Bottle'' *''Dear Heart'' *''The Disorderly Orderly'' *''Ensign Pulver'' *''Good Neighbor Sam'' *''Kiss Me, Stupid'' *''Mary Poppins (film), Mary Poppins'' *''My Fair Lady (film), My Fair Lady'' *''The Patsy (1964 film), The Patsy'' *''Send Me No Flowers'' *''The World of Henry Orient'' ;1965 in film, 1965 *''Beach Blanket Bingo'' *''Boeing Boeing (1965 film), Boeing Boeing'' *''Cat Ballou'' *''Dear Brigitte'' *''The Family Jewels (film), The Family Jewels'' *''The Great Race'' *''The Hallelujah Trail'' *''Harum Scarum (film), Harum Scarum'' *''How to Murder Your Wife'' *''Love and Kisses (film), Love and Kisses'' *''The Outlaws Is Coming, The Outlaws IS Coming'' *''The Sound of Music (film), The Sound of Music'' *''Tickle Me'' *''What's New, Pussycat?'' ;1966 in film, 1966 *''Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' *''Follow Me, Boys!'' *''The Fortune Cookie'' *''Frankie and Johnny (1966 film), Frankie and Johnny'' *''The Ghost and Mr. Chicken'' *''Murderers' Row (film), Murderers' Row'' *''Our Man Flint'' *''Paradise, Hawaiian Style'' *''The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming'' *''The Silencers (film), The Silencers'' *''Spinout (film), Spinout'' *''The Trouble with Angels (film)'' *''Walk Don't Run'' *''Way...Way Out'' *''What's Up, Tiger Lily?'' ;1967 in film, 1967 *''The Ambushers (film), The Ambushers'' *''Barefoot in the Park (film), Barefoot in the Park'' *''The Big Mouth'' *''David Holzman's Diary'' *''Don't Make Waves'' *''The Graduate'' *''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'' *''The Happening (1967 film), The Happening'' *''The Jungle Book (1967 film), The Jungle Book'' *''Luv (film), Luv'' *''Mars Needs Women'' *''The President's Analyst'' *''The Reluctant Astronaut'' ;1968 in film, 1968 *''Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River'' *''Funny Girl (film), Funny Girl'' *''Greetings (1968 film), Greetings'' *''Inspector Clouseau (film), Inspector Clouseau'' *''Live a Little, Love a Little'' *''The Odd Couple (film), The Odd Couple'' *''The Party (1968 film), The Party'' *''The Producers (1968 film), The Producers'' *''The Secret War of Harry Frigg'' *''The Shakiest Gun in the West'' *''Skidoo (film), Skidoo'' *''Stay Away, Joe'' *''Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows'' ;1969 in film, 1969 *''Angel in My Pocket'' *''The April Fools'' *''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' *''Cactus Flower (film), Cactus Flower'' *''Change of Habit'' *''Don't Drink the Water (1969 film), Don't Drink the Water'' *''Hello, Dolly! (film), Hello, Dolly!'' *''Putney Swope'' *''The Reivers'' *''Support Your Local Sheriff!'' *''Take the Money and Run'' *''The Trouble with Girls (film), The Trouble with Girls'' *''The Wrecking Crew (1969 film), The Wrecking Crew''

1970s

;1970 in film, 1970 *''The Aristocats'' *''Catch-22 (film), Catch-22'' *''The Cheyenne Social Club'' *''The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes'' *''Hi, Mom!'' *''MASH (film), MASH'' *''Myra Breckinridge (film), Myra Breckinridge'' *''The Out-of-Towners (1970 film), The Out-of-Towners'' *''Start the Revolution Without Me'' *''There Was a Crooked Man...'' *''Which Way to the Front?'' ;1971 in film, 1971 *''200 Motels'' *''B.S. I Love You'' *''Bananas (film), Bananas'' *''The Barefoot Executive'' *''Carnal Knowledge (film), Carnal Knowledge'' *''Happy Birthday, Wanda June'' *''Harold and Maude'' *''The Hospital'' *''They Might Be Giants (film)'' *''A New Leaf (film), A New Leaf'' *''Support Your Local Gunfighter!'' *''Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?'' ;1972 in film, 1972 *''Another Nice Mess'' *''Avanti!'' *''Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) (film), Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)'' *''Fritz the Cat (film), Fritz the Cat'' *''The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film), The Heartbreak Kid'' *''Now You See Him, Now You Don't'' *''Pink Flamingos'' *''Play It Again, Sam (1972 film), Play It Again, Sam'' *''Snoopy Come Home'' *''What's Up, Doc? (1972 film), What's Up, Doc?'' ;1973 in film, 1973 *''American Graffiti'' *''Blume in Love'' *''Cops and Robbers (1973 film), Cops and Robbers'' *''Five on the Black Hand Side'' *''The Last Detail'' *''Paper Moon (film), Paper Moon'' *''Sleeper (1973 film), Sleeper'' *''The Sting'' ;1974 in film, 1974 *''Blazing Saddles'' *''Dark Star (film), Dark Star'' *''Down and Dirty Duck'' *''Flesh Gordon'' *''Ginger in the Morning'' *''The Groove Tube'' *''Harry and Tonto'' *''Herbie Rides Again'' *''The Longest Yard (1974 film), The Longest Yard'' *''The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat'' *''Phantom of the Paradise'' *''The Thorn (film), The Thorn'' *''Uptown Saturday Night'' *''Young Frankenstein'' ;1975 in film, 1975 *''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'' *''The Apple Dumpling Gang (film), The Apple Dumpling Gang'' *''The Fortune'' *''Love and Death'' *''Rooster Cogburn (film), Rooster Cogburn'' *''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' *''The Strongest Man in the World'' *''The Sunshine Boys (1975 film), The Sunshine Boys'' ;1976 in film, 1976 *''The Bad News Bears'' *''The Big Bus'' *''Cannonball (film), Cannonball'' *''Car Wash (film), Car Wash'' *''Chesty Anderson, USN'' *''Family Plot'' *''The Gumball Rally'' *''Gus (1976 film), Gus'' *''Murder by Death'' *''Nickelodeon (film), Nickelodeon'' *''The Shaggy D.A.'' *''Silent Movie'' *''Silver Streak (1976 film), Silver Streak'' *''Tunnel Vision (1976 film), Tunnel Vision'' ;1977 in film, 1977 *''Annie Hall'' *''The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training'' *''Candleshoe'' *''Grand Theft Auto (film), Grand Theft Auto'' *''Handle with Care (1977 film), Handle With Care'' *''Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo'' *''Heroes (1977 film), Heroes'' *''High Anxiety'' *''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' *''The Last Remake of Beau Geste'' *''The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'' *''Oh, God! (film), Oh, God!'' *''A Piece of the Action (film), A Piece of the Action'' *''Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown'' *''Smokey and the Bandit'' ;1978 in film, 1978 *''The Bad News Bears Go to Japan'' *''California Suite (film), California Suite'' *''The Cat from Outer Space'' *''Corvette Summer'' *''The End (1978 film), The End'' *''Every Which Way but Loose (film), Every Which Way But Loose'' *''Girlfriends (1978 film), Girlfriends'' *''Goin' South'' *''Heaven Can Wait (1978 film), Heaven Can Wait'' *''Hooper (film), Hooper'' *''Hot Lead and Cold Feet'' *''National Lampoon's Animal House'' *''Rabbit Test (film), Rabbit Test'' *''Sextette'' *''Up in Smoke'' *''A Wedding (1978 film), A Wedding'' ;1979 in film, 1979 *''10 (film), 10'' *''1941 (film), 1941'' *''Americathon'' *''The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again'' *''Being There'' *''Breaking Away'' *''The Frisco Kid'' *''The In-Laws (1979 film), The In-Laws'' *''The Jerk (film), The Jerk'' *''The Main Event (1979 film), The Main Event'' *''Manhattan (1979 film), Manhattan'' *''The Muppet Movie'' *''The North Avenue Irregulars'' *''Real Life (1979 film), Real Life'' *''Rock 'n' Roll High School'' *''Starting Over (1979 film), Starting Over'' *''The Villain (1979 film), The Villain''

1980s

1980

*''9 to 5 (film), 9 to 5'' *''Airplane!'' *''Any Which Way You Can'' *''Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)'' *''The Blues Brothers (film), The Blues Brothers'' *''Caddyshack'' *''Can't Stop the Music'' *''Cheech & Chong's Next Movie'' *''Foolin' Around'' *''Galaxina'' *''Hopscotch (film), Hopscotch'' *''How to Beat the High Co$t of Living'' *''The Last Married Couple in America'' *''Little Darlings'' *''Melvin and Howard'' *''Midnight Madness (1980 film), Midnight Madness'' *''The Nude Bomb'' *''Popeye (film), Popeye'' *''Private Benjamin (1980 film), Private Benjamin'' *''The Private Eyes (1980 film), The Private Eyes'' *''Seems Like Old Times (film), Seems Like Old Times'' *''Serial (1980 film), Serial'' *''Smokey and the Bandit II'' *''Stardust Memories'' *''Stir Crazy (film), Stir Crazy'' *''The Stunt Man'' *''Up the Academy'' *''Used Cars''

1981

*''All Night Long (1981 film), All Night Long'' *''The Cannonball Run (film), Cannonball Run'' *''Carbon Copy (film), Carbon Copy'' *''Caveman (film), Caveman'' *''Chu Chu and the Philly Flash'' *''Condorman'' *''The Devil and Max Devlin'' *''Going Ape!'' *''Hardly Working'' *''Heartbeeps'' *''The History of the World Part 1'' *''The Incredible Shrinking Woman'' *''Modern Problems'' *''Neighbors (1981 film), Neighbors'' *''On the Right Track'' *''Paternity (film), Paternity'' *''Porky's'' *''Private Lessons (1981 film), Private Lessons'' *''Saturday the 14th'' *''Shock Treatment'' *''Stripes (film), Stripes'' *''Take This Job and Shove It (film), Take This Job and Shove It'' *''Under the Rainbow'' *''Zorro, The Gay Blade''

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2000s

2000

*''100 Girls'' *''Beethoven's 3rd'' *''Charlie's Angels (2000 film), Charlie's Angels'' *''Coyote Ugly (film), Coyote Ugly'' *''The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas'' *''Geppetto (film), Geppetto'' *''Keeping the Faith'' *''Little Nicky'' *''Loser (film), Loser'' *''Me, Myself & Irene'' *''Meet the Parents'' *''Miss Congeniality (film), Miss Congeniality'' *''The Next Best Thing'' *''Nutty Professor II: The Klumps'' *''O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' *''The Original Kings of Comedy'' *''Ready to Rumble'' *''The Replacements (film), The Replacements'' *''Return to Me'' *''Road Trip (film), Road Trip'' *''Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' *''Scary Movie'' *''Shanghai Noon'' *''Snow Day (film), Snow Day'' *''The Specials (2000 film), The Specials'' *''The Tigger Movie'' *''What Women Want'' *''The Whole Nine Yards (film), The Whole Nine Yards''

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2010s

2010

* ''The Back-up Plan'' * ''The Bounty Hunter (2010 film), The Bounty Hunter'' * ''Date Night'' * ''Death at a Funeral (2010 film), Death at a Funeral'' * ''Despicable Me (film), Despicable Me'' * ''Dinner for Schmucks'' * ''Due Date'' * ''Easy A'' * ''Furry Vengeance'' * ''Get Him to the Greek'' * ''Going the Distance (2010 film), Going the Distance'' * ''Grown Ups (film), Grown Ups'' * ''Gulliver's Travels (2010 film), Gulliver's Travels'' * ''Hot Tub Time Machine'' * ''How Do You Know'' * ''How to Train Your Dragon (film), How to Train Your Dragon'' * ''Just Wright'' * ''Kick-Ass (film), Kick-Ass'' * ''Killers (2010 film), Killers'' * ''Leap Year (2010 film), Leap Year'' * ''Letters to Juliet'' * ''Life as We Know It (film), Life as We Know It'' * ''Little Fockers'' * ''Marmaduke (2010 film), Marmaduke'' * ''Machete (2010 film), Machete'' * ''Megamind'' * ''The Other Guys'' * ''Our Family Wedding'' * ''Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' * ''Sex and the City 2'' * ''She's Out of My League'' * ''Shrek Forever After'' * ''The Spy Next Door'' * ''The Switch (2010 film), The Switch'' * ''Tangled'' * ''Tooth Fairy (2010 film), Tooth Fairy'' * ''Toy Story 3'' * ''Valentine's Day (2010 film), Valentine's Day'' * ''Vampires Suck'' * ''The Virginity Hit'' * ''When in Rome (2010 film), When in Rome'' * ''Yogi Bear (film), Yogi Bear'' * ''Youth in Revolt (film), Youth in Revolt''

2011

*''30 Minutes or Less'' *''Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked'' *''Bad Teacher'' *''Bernie (2011 film), Bernie'' *''Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son'' *''Bridesmaids (2011 film), Bridesmaids'' *''Cars 2'' *''The Change-Up'' *''Crazy, Stupid, Love'' *''The Dilemma'' *''Friends with Benefits (film), Friends with Benefits'' *''From Prada to Nada'' *''Hall Pass'' *''The Hangover Part II'' *''Horrible Bosses'' *''I Don't Know How She Does It'' *''Jack and Jill (2011 film), Jack and Jill'' *''Just Go with It'' *''Kung Fu Panda 2'' *''Larry Crowne'' *''Madea's Big Happy Family (film), Madea's Big Happy Family'' *''Midnight in Paris'' *''Mr. Popper's Penguins (film), Mr. Popper's Penguins'' *''The Muppets (2011 film), The Muppets'' *''New Year's Eve (2011 film), New Year's Eve'' *''No Strings Attached (2011 film), No Strings Attached'' *''Our Idiot Brother'' *''Paul (film), Paul'' *''Puss in Boots (2011 film), Puss in Boots'' *''Rango (2011 film), Rango'' *''Rio (2011 film), Rio'' *''Something Borrowed (film), Something Borrowed'' *''Spy Kids: All the Time in the World'' *''Stonerville'' *''Take Me Home Tonight (film), Take Me Home Tonight'' *''A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas'' *''What's Your Number?'' *''Winnie the Pooh (2011 film), Winnie the Pooh'' *''Your Highness'' *''Zookeeper (film), Zookeeper''

2012

*''21 Jump Street (film), 21 Jump Street'' *''American Reunion'' *''The Babymakers'' *''Bachelorette (film), Bachelorette'' *''The Campaign (film), The Campaign'' *''Dark Shadows (film), Dark Shadows'' *''The Dictator (2012 film), The Dictator'' *''Exit Strategy (film), Exit Strategy'' *''The Five-Year Engagement'' *''For a Good Time, Call...'' *''Friends with Kids'' *''The Guilt Trip (film), The Guilt Trip'' *''Here Comes the Boom'' *''Hotel Transylvania (film), Hotel Transylvania'' *''Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' *''Madea's Witness Protection'' *''Men in Black 3'' *''One Small Hitch'' *''Parental Guidance (film), Parental Guidance'' *''Pitch Perfect'' *''Playing for Keeps (2012 film), Playing for Keeps'' *''Project X (2012 film), Project X'' *''Ruby Sparks'' *''Secret of the Wings'' *''Seven Psychopaths'' *''Silver Linings Playbook'' *''Ted (film), Ted'' *''Thanks for Sharing'' *''That's My Boy (2012 film), That's My Boy'' *''Think Like a Man'' *''This Is 40'' *''This Means War (film), This Means War'' *''Wanderlust (2012 film), Wanderlust'' *''The Watch (2012 film), The Watch'' *''Wreck-It Ralph''

2013

*''21 & Over (film), 21 and Over'' *''Admission (2013 film), Admission'' *''Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' *''Bad Milo!'' *''Baggage Claim (film), Baggage Claim'' *''The Croods'' *''Delivery Man (film), Delivery Man'' *''Despicable Me 2'' *''Don Jon'' *''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'' *''Grown Ups 2'' *''The Hangover Part III'' *''A Haunted House'' *''The Heat (film), The Heat'' *''Her (film), Her'' *''Identity Thief'' *''In a World...'' *''The Incredible Burt Wonderstone'' *''The Internship'' *''Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' *''Kick-Ass 2 (film), Kick-Ass 2'' *''Last Vegas'' *''Machete Kills'' * ''A Madea Christmas (film), A Madea Christmas'' *''Monsters University'' *''Movie 43'' *''Pain & Gain'' *''R.I.P.D.'' *''Scary Movie 5'' *''The Starving Games'' *''This Is the End'' *''Warm Bodies (film), Warm Bodies'' *''We're the Millers'' *''The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film), The Wolf of Wall Street''

2014

*''22 Jump Street'' *''About Last Night (2014 film), About Last Night'' *''Adult Beginners'' *''The Angriest Man in Brooklyn'' *''Annie (2014 film), Annie'' *''Bad Words (film), Bad Words'' *''Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6'' *''Birdman (film), Birdman'' *''Blended (film), Blended'' *''Chef (2014 film), Chef'' *''Dumb and Dumber To'' *''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' *''A Haunted House 2'' *''Horrible Bosses 2'' *''How to Train Your Dragon 2'' *''The Interview'' *''Laggies'' *''The Lego Movie'' *''Let's Be Cops'' *''Life After Beth'' *''Lust for Love (2014 film), Lust for Love'' *''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' *''Magic in the Moonlight'' *''Mr. Peabody & Sherman'' *''Muppets Most Wanted'' *''Neighbors (2014 film), Neighbors'' *''Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' *''The Nut Job'' *''Obvious Child'' *''The Other Woman (2014 film), The Other Woman'' *''Think Like a Man Too'' *''Paddington (film), Paddington'' *''Penguins of Madagascar'' *''Playing It Cool'' *''Ride Along (film), Ride Along'' *''Rio 2'' *''Search Party (film), Search Party'' *''Sex Tape (film), Sex Tape'' *''That Awkward Moment'' *''The Skeleton Twins'' *''Someone Marry Barry'' *''St. Vincent (film), St. Vincent'' *''Tammy (film), Tammy'' *''They Came Together'' *''Top Five''

2015

* ''Absolutely Anything'' * ''Aloha (2015 film), Aloha'' * ''Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip'' * ''Daddy's Home (film), Daddy's Home'' * ''Entourage (film), Entourage'' * ''Get Hard'' * ''The Good Dinosaur'' * ''Goosebumps (film), Goosebumps'' * ''Hot Pursuit (2015 film), Hot Pursuit'' * ''Hot Tub Time Machine 2'' * ''Hotel Transylvania 2'' * ''Inside Out (2015 film), Inside Out'' * ''Freaks of Nature (film), Kitchen Sink'' * ''Krampus (film), Krampus'' * ''The Last 5 Years (film), The Last 5 Years'' * ''Love, Rosie (film), Love, Rosie'' * ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film), The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' * ''Minions (film), Minions'' * ''Mortdecai (film), Mortdecai'' * ''Mr. Right (2015 film), Mr. Right'' * ''The Night Before (2015 film), The Night Before'' * ''The Overnight'' * ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' * ''The Peanuts Movie'' * ''Pitch Perfect 2'' * ''Pixels (2015 film), Pixels'' * ''Rock the Kasbah (film), Rock the Kasbah'' * ''Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse'' * ''Sisters (2015 film), Sisters'' * ''Sleeping with Other People'' * ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water'' * ''Spy (2015 film), Spy'' * ''Ted 2'' * ''Trainwreck (film), Trainwreck'' * ''The Wedding Ringer'' * ''Vacation (2015 film), Vacation'' * ''What We Do in the Shadows''

2016

* ''Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie'' * ''The Angry Birds Movie'' * ''Bad Moms'' * ''Bad Santa 2'' * ''Boo! A Madea Halloween'' * ''The Boss (2016 film), The Boss'' * ''The Bounce Back'' * ''Bridget Jones's Baby'' * ''The Bronze (film), The Bronze'' * ''Grimsby (film), The Brothers Grimsby'' * ''Café Society (2016 film), Café Society'' * ''Central Intelligence'' * ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' * ''Dirty Grandpa'' * ''The Do-Over'' * ''The Edge of Seventeen'' * ''Everybody Wants Some!! (film), Everybody Wants Some!!'' * ''Finding Dory'' * ''Ghostbusters (2016 film), Ghostbusters'' * ''Hail, Caesar!'' * ''Hello, My Name Is Doris, Hello, My Name is Doris'' * ''How to Be Single'' * ''Ice Age: Collision Course'' * ''Joshy (film), Joshy'' * ''Keanu (film), Keanu'' * ''Keeping Up with the Joneses (film), Keeping Up with the Joneses'' * ''Kung Fu Panda 3'' * ''La La Land (film), La La Land'' * ''Masterminds (2016 film), Masterminds'' * ''Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates'' * ''Moana (2016 film), Moana'' * ''My Blind Brother'' * ''Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising'' * ''Nerdland'' * ''Norm of the North'' * ''Office Christmas Party'' * ''Pee-wee's Big Holiday'' * ''The Perfect Match (2016 film), The Perfect Match'' * ''The Ridiculous 6'' * ''Sausage Party'' * ''The Secret Life of Pets'' * ''Sing (2016 American film), Sing'' * ''Storks (film), Storks'' * ''Trolls (film), Trolls'' * ''True Memoirs of an International Assassin'' * ''War Dogs (2016 film), War Dogs'' * ''Why Him?'' * ''Zoolander 2'' * ''Zootopia''

2017

* ''Baby Driver'' * ''The Babysitter (2017 film), The Babysitter'' * ''A Bad Moms Christmas'' * ''Baywatch (film), Baywatch'' * ''The Big Sick'' * ''Boo 2! A Madea Halloween'' * ''The Boss Baby'' * ''Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie'' * ''Cars 3'' * ''CHiPs (film), CHiPs'' * ''Coco (2017 film), Coco'' * ''Daddy's Home 2'' * ''Dean (film), Dean'' * ''Despicable Me 3'' * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (film), Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul'' * ''A Dog's Purpose (film), A Dog's Purpose'' * ''The Emoji Movie'' * ''Father Figures'' * ''Ferdinand (film), Ferdinand'' * ''Fist Fight (film), Fist Fight'' * ''Girls Trip'' * ''Going in Style (2017 film), Going in Style'' * ''Happy Death Day'' * ''The House (2017 film), The House'' * ''How to Be a Latin Lover'' * ''I, Tonya'' * ''Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle'' * ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' * ''The Lego Batman Movie'' * ''Little Evil'' * ''The Lovers (2017 film), The Lovers'' * ''Monster Trucks (film), Monster Trucks'' * ''My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea'' * ''Naked (2017 film), Naked'' * ''Pitch Perfect 3'' * ''Rough Night'' * ''Sandy Wexler'' * ''Skin: The Movie'' * ''Smurfs: The Lost Village'' * ''Snatched (2017 film), Snatched'' * ''Wilson (2017 film), Wilson''

2018

* ''Action Point'' * ''Alex Strangelove'' * ''Blockers (film), Blockers'' * ''Blindspotting'' * ''Book Club (film), Book Club'' * ''Boundaries (2018 film), Boundaries'' * ''Bumblebee (film), Bumblebee'' * ''Can You Ever Forgive Me? (film), Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' * ''Candy Jar'' * ''The Christmas Chronicles'' * ''Christopher Robin (film), Christopher Robin'' * ''Crazy Rich Asians (film), Crazy Rich Asians'' * ''Deadpool 2'' * ''Game Night (film), Game Night'' * ''Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween'' * ''The Grinch (film), The Grinch'' * ''Gringo (2018 film), Gringo'' * ''The Happytime Murders'' * ''Holmes and Watson'' * ''Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation'' * ''Ibiza (film), Ibiza'' * ''I Feel Pretty (film), I Feel Pretty'' * ''Incredibles 2'' * ''Instant Family'' * ''Johnny English Strikes Again'' * ''Juliet, Naked (film), Juliet, Naked'' * ''The Kissing Booth'' * ''Life of the Party (2018 film), Life of the Party'' * ''Like Father'' * ''Love, Simon'' * ''Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' * ''Mary Poppins Returns'' * ''Nappily Ever After'' * ''Night School (2018 film), Night School'' * ''Nobody's Fool (2018 film), Nobody's Fool'' * ''The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'' * ''The Oath (2018 film), The Oath'' * ''Ocean's 8'' * ''Overboard (2018 film), Overboard'' * ''Paddington 2'' * ''Peter Rabbit (film), Peter Rabbit'' * ''The Princess Switch'' * ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' * ''The Samuel Project'' * ''Second Act (film), Second Act'' * ''Set It Up'' * ''Sherlock Gnomes'' * ''Show Dogs'' * ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' * ''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' * ''Super Troopers 2'' * ''Tag (2018 film), Tag'' * ''Teen Titans Go! To the Movies'' * ''To All the Boys I've Loved Before (film), To All the Boys I've Loved Before'' * ''Tully (2018 film), Tully'' * ''Uncle Drew'' * ''The Week Of'' * ''When We First Met''

2019

* ''Abominable (2019 film), Abominable'' * ''The Addams Family (2019 film), The Addams Family'' * ''Aladdin (2019 film), Aladdin'' * ''Always Be My Maybe (2019 film), Always Be My Maybe'' * ''The Angry Birds Movie 2'' * ''Always Be My Maybe (2019 film), Always Be My Maybe'' * ''Booksmart (film), Booksmart'' * ''Brittany Runs a Marathon'' * ''Buffaloed'' * ''Cats (2019 film), Cats'' * ''Dumbo (2019 film), Dumbo'' * ''Fighting with My Family'' * ''Frozen II'' * ''Good Boys (film), Good Boys'' * ''Happy Death Day 2U'' * ''How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World'' * ''The Hustle (film), The Hustle'' * ''Isn't It Romantic (2019 film), Isn't It Romantic'' * ''Jexi'' * ''Jojo Rabbit'' * ''Jumanji: The Next Level'' * ''Knives Out (film), Knives Out'' * ''The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part'' * ''Last Christmas (film), Last Christmas'' * ''Late Night (film), Late Night'' * ''The Lion King (2019 film), The Lion King'' * ''The Last Laugh (2019 film), The Last Laugh'' * ''Let It Snow (2019 film), Let It Snow'' * ''Little (film), Little'' * ''Long Shot (2019 film), Long Shot'' * ''A Madea Family Funeral'' * ''Men in Black International'' * ''Missing Link (2019 film), Missing Link'' * ''Murder Mystery (film), Murder Mystery'' * ''Noelle (2019 film), Noelle'' * ''Otherhood'' * ''The Perfect Date'' * ''Playing with Fire (2019 film), Playing with Fire'' * ''Pokémon Detective Pikachu'' * ''Poms (film), Poms'' * ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'' * ''A Rainy Day in New York'' * ''Sextuplets (film), Sextuplets'' * ''Shaft (2019 film), Shaft'' * ''Shazam! (film), Shazam!'' * ''Someone Great (film), Someone Great'' * ''Spies in Disguise'' * ''Stuber (film), Stuber'' * ''Tall Girl'' * ''Toy Story 4'' * ''UglyDolls (film), UglyDolls'' * ''Unicorn Store'' * ''The Upside'' * ''What Men Want (2019 film), What Men Want'' * ''Where'd You Go, Bernadette (film), Where'd You Go, Bernadette'' * ''Wine Country (film), Wine Country'' * ''Wonder Park'' * ''Yesterday (2019 film), Yesterday'' * ''Zombieland 2''

2020s

2020

* ''Bad Boys for Life'' * ''Bad Trip (film), Bad Trip'' * ''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' * ''Dolittle (film), Dolittle'' * ''Free Guy'' * ''Friend of the World'' * ''Happiest Season'' * ''Holidate'' * ''Hubie Halloween'' * ''The Kissing Booth 2'' * ''Like a Boss (film), Like a Boss'' * ''The Lovebirds (2020 film), The Lovebirds'' * ''Love, Guaranteed'' * ''My Spy'' * ''Onward (film), Onward'' * ''Palm Springs (2020 film), Palm Springs'' * ''Reboot Camp'' * ''Scoob!'' * ''Sonic the Hedgehog (film), Sonic the Hedgehog'' * ''Soul (2020 film), Soul'' * ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' * ''Superintelligence (film), Superintelligence'' * ''The Thing About Harry'' * ''The Witches (2020 film), The Witches'' * ''To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You''

2021

* ''To All the Boys: Always and Forever'' * ''Aquarium of the Dead'' * ''Bad Trip (film), Bad Trip'' * ''Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'' * ''Benny Loves You'' * ''The Boss Baby: Family Business'' * ''Breaking News in Yuba County'' * ''Clifford the Big Red Dog (film), Clifford the Big Red Dog'' * ''Coming 2 America'' * ''Cruella (film), Cruella'' * ''Dream Horse'' * ''Encanto'' * ''Finding You (film), Finding You'' * ''Flora & Ulysses (film), Flora & Ulysses'' * ''French Exit (2020 film), French Exit'' * ''Ghostbusters: Afterlife'' * ''Happily (film), Happily'' * ''I Care a Lot'' * ''Long Weekend (2021 film), Long Weekend'' * ''Locked Down (film), Locked Down'' * ''The Map of Tiny Perfect Things'' * ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' * ''Moxie (film), Moxie'' * ''The Paper Tigers'' * ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' * ''Plan B (2021 film), Plan B'' * ''Senior Moment'' * ''Shiva Baby'' * ''Sing 2'' * ''Space Jam: A New Legacy'' * ''The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run'' * ''Thunder Force (film), Thunder Force'' * ''Together Together'' * ''Tom & Jerry (2021 film), Tom & Jerry'' * ''The Ultimate Playlist of Noise'' * ''We Broke Up (film), We Broke Up'' * ''Willy's Wonderland'' * ''Wish Dragon'' * ''Yes Day''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:American comedy films American comedy films, * Lists of American films, Comedy Lists of comedy films