3rd list of 50 Comedy shorts
by kevandasc | created - 02 Nov 2022 | updated - 02 Nov 2022 | PublicAs I said in first list, I do enjoy the comedy shorts.
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1. Disorder in the Court (1936)
Unrated | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
The stooges are witnesses at a trial where their friend, a dancer at a nightclub where they are musicians, is accused of murder. The stooges manage to disrupt the proceedings but save the ... See full summary »
Director: Jack White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Nick Baskovitch
Votes: 2,304
Start with Stooges
2. Pop Goes the Easel (1935)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are down and out. With a cop chasing them, they flee into an artists studio where they are mistaken for students. The cop continues to hunt for them and they use a variety of ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Bobby Burns
Votes: 885
3. Wee Wee Monsieur (1938)
Passed | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are artists living in Paris. When the landlord comes after the overdue rent, the boys skip out and wind up joining the French Foreign Legion. Posted to the desert, their ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Eugene Borden
Votes: 547
4. Tassels in the Air (1938)
Not Rated | 17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are janitors in an office building. They stencil the wrong names on all the offices, causing a rich lady to mistakes Moe for "Omay", a famous decorator (the real Omay gets "... See full summary »
Director: Charley Chase | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Gertrude Astor
Votes: 576
5. Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are tramps looking for handouts. Although the boys are down and out, Curly seems to get everything he wishes for. After some trouble with a farmer, the boys come across an ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dorothy Comingore
Votes: 658
6. I'll Never Heil Again (1941)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy, War
A follow up to "You Nazty Spy", the stooges have taken over the country of Moronica. Moe is Hailstone the Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry is Minister of Propaganda. The stooges... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Mary Ainslee
Votes: 721
7. An Ache in Every Stake (1941)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Comedy
The three stooges employed as icemen attempt to deliver ice to a mountaintop house and are forced to cater for a birthday dinner there.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Wilson Benge
Votes: 657
8. What's the Matador? (1942)
17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are actors traveling to perform at a fiesta in Mexico. After they accidentally switch suitcases with that of Dolores, a lovely senorita they met on trip down, they must sneak ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Suzanne Kaaren
Votes: 447
9. Higher Than a Kite (1943)
18 min | Short, Comedy, War
After being accidentally dropped behind enemy lines, the Stooges disguise themselves and steal important plans from the Nazi high command.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Dick Curtis
Votes: 553
10. Pardon My Clutch (1948)
Approved | 15 min | Comedy, Short
The stooge's friend Claude sells them his old lemon of a car so they can take Shemp, who is sick with a toothache, camping. The car won't work and the boys are apparently out a bundle, when... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Matt McHugh
Votes: 352
11. The Hot Scots (1948)
17 min | Comedy, Short
The Stooges apply for job as 'Yard Men' at Scotland Yard, thinking they'll become detectives, but instead wind up as gardeners. When they learn that detectives are needed to guard a ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Herbert Evans
Votes: 407
12. Mummy's Dummies (1948)
Approved | 16 min | Short, Comedy
Set in ancient Egypt, the Stooges run a used chariot lot where they unload defective chariots on unsuspecting customers. When they gyp the head of the palace guard, they're brought to the ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent
Votes: 426
13. Three Dark Horses (1952)
17 min | Comedy, Short
A campaign boss is looking for three delegates to the presidential convention, delegates that are too stupid to discover that his candidate, Hammond Egger, is a crook. Enter the stooges as ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald
Votes: 386
14. Quiz Whizz (1958)
16 min | Comedy, Short
Joe wins a contest and is promptly fleeced by some con men. The stooges go to recover his money. The bad guys tell them they can get rich by posing as children and becoming the wards of a rich man. The boys go along with the plan unawares.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Greta Thyssen
Votes: 232
15. Open Season for Saps (1944)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Shemp's wife complains that he cares more about his lodge meetings then he does about her.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Shemp Howard, George J. Lewis, Early Cantrell, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 49
16. Mr. Noisy (1946)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
This All-Star Comedy (production number 7437, and a remake of 1940's "The Heckler" with Charley Chase) has Shemp Howard, noise-maker and heckler deluxe, hired by two gamblers to rattle a ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent, Walter Soderling, Tom Coleman
Votes: 76
17. Boobs in the Woods (1940)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Andy's annoying brother-in-law (Shemp Howard) gets him fired from his job, and then tag-a-longs on a vacation with Andy (Andy Clyde) and his wife (Esther Howard).
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Andy Clyde, Esther Howard, Shemp Howard, Mariska Aldrich
Votes: 56
18. Aim, Fire, Scoot (1952)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Joe and his sergeant fall for the same girl.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Joe Besser, Jim Hawthorne, Angela Stevens, Henry Kulky
Votes: 37
19. The Good Bad Egg (1947)
17 min | Short, Comedy
In this Columbia All-Star Comedy short (production number 8438), Joe DeRita is a bachelor inventor who reads a marriage proposal written on an egg by a lonely widow with one child. He ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Joe DeRita, Dorothy Granger, Norman Ollestad, Symona Boniface
Votes: 43
20. The Live Ghost (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
A gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him... See full summary »
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,570
Laurel and Hardy now
21. Going Bye-Bye! (1934)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After testifying in court against a dangerous criminal, the boys plan to skip town, but the criminal escapes prison and comes after them.
Director: Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, Walter Long
Votes: 1,527
22. Busy Bodies (1933)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan and Ollie do battle with inanimate objects, their co-workers, and the laws of physics during a routine work day at the sawmill.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dick Gilbert, Charlie Hall
Votes: 2,990
23. Me and My Pal (1933)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
On his wedding day, Oliver and his best man Stanley become absorbed in a jigsaw puzzle. Eventually the taxi driver, the butler, a policeman and a messenger boy all get involved with the puzzle, making them late for the wedding.
Directors: Charley Rogers, Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Marion Bardell
Votes: 1,536
24. Any Old Port! (1932)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
In need of funds, Hardy happens to meet an old friend, now a boxing promoter, and volunteers "Battling Laurel" as the team's prizefighter, only to discover their opponent in the ring is a fearsome old nemesis.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Walter Long, Julie Bishop
Votes: 1,386
25. Below Zero (1930)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
In winter-time, the boys fail to earn any money by playing their musical instruments in a bad neighborhood but their luck seems to improve when they find a wallet full of money on the street.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Baldwin Cooke
Votes: 1,891
26. Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)
Passed | 21 min | Comedy, Short
When Mrs. Hardy refuses to cook supper, Mr. Hardy decides to cook it for himself and Mr. Laurel, but things go wrong during a jealous mix-up with the next-door married couple.
Directors: Lewis R. Foster, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Mae Busch
Votes: 1,354
27. That's My Wife (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Oliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich Uncle Bernal, with the condition that he be happily married. But when Mrs. Hardy walks out just before Uncle Bernal is due for a visit... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Aubrey, Harry Bernard
Votes: 805
28. We Faw Down (1928)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivien Oakland, Bess Flowers
Votes: 1,059
29. Alum and Eve (1932)
Passed | 19 min | Comedy, Short
When Thelma is stopped by a cop for speeding, she tries to get out of it by telling him that she and Zasu are on their way to the hospital.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, James C. Morton, Almeda Fowler
Votes: 105
Thelma Todds now
30. An All American Toothache (1936)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Thelma volunteers Patsy as a subject for her friend who is in dental school and needs somebody to practice on.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Johnny Arthur, Mickey Daniels
Votes: 72
31. The Misses Stooge (1935)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
Disaster ensues when Patsy works as a magician's onstage assistant and Thelma as his plant in the audience.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Thelma Todd, Patsy Kelly, Esther Howard, Herman Bing
Votes: 54
32. One Track Minds (1933)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Thelma wins a screen test with a Hollywood studio, but trouble ensues on the train trip out there.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Billy Gilbert, Lucien Prival
Votes: 66
33. Pan Handlers (1936)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
The girls get jobs selling aluminum cookware door to door.
Director: William H. Terhune | Stars: Patsy Kelly, Pert Kelton, Rosina Lawrence, Grace Goodall
Votes: 28
34. Odor in the Court (1934)
Passed | 22 min | Comedy, Short
Cut-rate lawyers Clark and McCullough defend a beautiful divorcee in court, while at the same time competing to be her next husband.
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Tom Kennedy, Helen Collins
Votes: 53
now some variety
35. Fits in a Fiddle (1933)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Bobby Clark and 'Paul McCullough' go on the radio, as they rig a fake fiddle with a record player so that Bobby can imitate a champion violin player.
Director: Sam White | Stars: Bobby Clark, Paul McCullough, Herman Bing, Barbara Sheldon
Votes: 30
36. Fit to Be Tied (1930)
Not Rated | 10 min | Comedy, Short
George Burns, seeking a tie, is frustrated by department store staff.
Director: Ray Cozine | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, William Browning, Dudley Clayton
Votes: 96
37. Walking the Baby (1933)
Not Rated | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Street-sweeper George flirts with a pretty, but dizzy, nursemaid in the park. Incorporates Burns & Allen's vaudeville "dizzy" routine.
Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: George Burns, Gracie Allen, Chester Clute
Votes: 70
38. Hectic Honeymoon (1947)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Sterling works as a woman's hosiery salesman, and marries one of the office secretaries only to find out that his boss has just decided that anyone in his employ that gets married will be ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Dick Wessel, Jean Willes, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 14
39. Moron Than Off (1946)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
In this 1946 All Star Comedy (production number 8434) remake of 1935's "I Don't Remember" short starring Harry Langdon, Sterling Holloway is on his way to make an installment payment on his... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Monte Collins, Eleanor Counts, Edythe Elliott
Votes: 19
40. Baby Daze (1939)
Passed | 15 min | Comedy, Short
Edgar mistakenly believes he is about to become a father, and it changes his whole personality.
Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey, Don Brodie
Votes: 58
41. Sailors Beware! (1933)
18 min | Short, Comedy
A pair of sailors are on shore leave - skirt chasing and raising hell. They're targeted and pursued by a gang looking for a sailor with a winning lottery ticket. Mayhem ensues.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Eugene Pallette, Walter Catlett, Dorothy Granger, Matt McHugh
Votes: 15
42. A Rented Riot (1937)
17 min | Comedy, Short
While his wife and mother-in-law are away on a vacation, Errol sub-lets their apartment and the new tenants throw a wild party.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leon Errol, Lorraine McLane, Dot Farley, Jack Carson
Votes: 19
43. Man-I-Cured (1941)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Not wishing to see their nephew marry a hotel manucurist, Leon and his wife decide to stop the wedding plans. At the hotel, Leon mistakes Maizie (Dorothy Granger), the gold-digging girl ... See full summary »
Director: Harry D'Arcy | Stars: Leon Errol, Eva Puck, Dorothy Granger, Tom Kennedy
Votes: 22
44. Calling All Doctors (1937)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Charley Chase, Lucille Lund, John T. Murray, Bobby Watson
Votes: 43
45. Pool Sharks (1915)
TV-G | 10 min | Comedy, Short
Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love.
Director: Edwin Middleton | Stars: W.C. Fields, Marian West, Larry Westford, Bud Ross
Votes: 1,240
46. A Fool and His Honey (1952)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Wally suspects Eddie of having more than a friendly interest in Wally's wife, and his suspicions, he thinks, are confirmed when he finds Eddie in his apartment. Eddie has a logical reason ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Wally Vernon, Eddie Quillan, Jean Willes, Frank Sully
Votes: 17
47. Fishy Tales (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Alfalfa tries to back out of a fight by pretending to be incapacitated.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 160
48. A Dog's Life (1918)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
The Little Tramp and his dog companion struggle to survive in the inner city.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Dave Anderson, Bert Appling
Votes: 9,663
49. The Blacksmith (1922)
21 min | Comedy, Short
Buster Keaton shoes horses and repairs cars, with mixed results.
Directors: Buster Keaton, Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Buster Keaton, Virginia Fox, Joe Roberts
Votes: 3,052
50. So and Sew (1936)
15 min | Comedy, Short
A wife whose husband is away asks her decorator to impersonate her husband, to help her deal with a pest. Soon there is quite a web of confusion that also involves the decorator's girlfriend and the wife's suddenly returned husband.
Stars: Lucille Ball, Billy Gilbert, Lorin Raker, Constance Bergen
Votes: 27
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