Comedy Movies
 
Judge Hardy’s Children (1938)
Judge Hardy takes a business trip to Washington, DC, where Andy promptly falls for the French ambassador’s daughter.
 
Porky’s Phoney Express (1938)
A pony express office. Porky’s only allowed to clean up and lick envelopes. When a rider comes back…
 
Sally Irene and Mary (1938)
Manicurists Sally, Irene and Mary hope to be Broadway entertainers. When Mary inherits an old ferry boat, they turn it into a successful supper club.
 
Merrily We Live (1938)
Society matron Emily Kilbourne has a habit of hiring ex-cons and hobos as servants. Her latest find is a handsome tramp who shows up at her doorstep and ends up…
 
Mad About Music (1938)
A young woman at a girl’s school in Switzerland makes up stories about and writes herself letters from an imaginary explorer-adventurer father; and is eventually put in a position where…
 
A Slight Case of Murder (1938)
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
 
What Price Porky (1938)
Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing…
 
Boat Builders (1938)
Mickey buys a boat kit, and enlists Goofy and Donald to help assemble it. The plans say, “so simple a child could do it”, so of course, they have their…
 
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series…
 
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938)
The Bellows family causes comic confusion on an ocean liner, with time out for radio-style musical acts.
 
Midnight Intruder (1938)
A former actor poses as the son of a wealthy man and gets involved in a murder in which the real son is the suspect.
 
Everybody Sing (1938)
Boisterous teen Judy Bellaire is expelled from her all-female boarding school for convincing her fellow school chorus members to sing a classical piece with a modern swing beat. She returns…
 
Pipe Dreams (1938)
The hear/see/speak no evil monkeys come to life from a small statue on a shelf. They find a pipe and smoke it, and enter a world where all manner of…
 
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
Movie producer chooses a simple girl to be “Miss Humanity” and to critically evalute his movies from the point of view of the ordinary person.
 
Double Danger (1938)
A crime novelist devises a scheme to catch the thief who has stolen the valuable “Konjer Diamonds”. Director Lew Landers’ 1938 B-film stars Preston Foster, Whitney Bourne, Cecil Kellaway, Donald…
 
Porky’s Poppa (1938)
We take a tour of Porky’s Poppa’s farm, to the tune of Old MacDonald. After meeting several animals, “on this farm, he has a mortgage” which he frets over, particularly…
 
The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
The morning after a London barrister lets a mystery woman stay in his suite, a friend files for divorce.
 
Hollywood Hotel (1938)
After losing a coveted role in an upcoming film to another actress, screen queen Mona Marshall (Lola Lane) protests by refusing to appear at her current movie’s premiere. Her agent…
 
Crashing Hollywood (1938)
A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.
 
Here’s Flash Casey (1938)
After graduating college an aspiring photographer lands his first job–with a big city newspaper.
 
Man-Proof (1938)
A newspaper illustrator tries to remain best friends with the man she secretly loves, even though he recently married another woman.
 
Thimble Theater (1938)
One of Joseph Cornell’s funniest films, Thimble Theater is structured like a vaudeville variety show about nature.
 
She’s Got Everything (1937)
The day after Carol returns from a European trip, she wakes up to find her dead father’s creditors hauling everything away. Her aunt wants her to marry a millionaire, but…
 
True Confession (1937)
A writer takes a job as a secretary because her scrupulous husband isn’t bringing in the dough as an attorney. When her new employer is murdered, she can’t seem to…
 
Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.
 
Every Day’s a Holiday (1937)
When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smooth the path for the reform mayoral…
 
Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo (1937)
Although Charlie and Lee are in Monaco for an art exhibit, they become caught up in a feud between rival financiers which involves the Chan’s in a web of blackmail…
 
Sh! The Octopus (1937)
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named…
 
Désiré (1937)
 
Nothing Sacred (1937)
When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
 
A Damsel in Distress (1937)
Lady Alyce Marshmorton must marry soon, and the staff of Tottney Castle have laid bets on who she’ll choose, with young Albert wagering on ‘Mr. X’. After Alyce goes to…
 
Second Honeymoon (1937)
Raoul McLish stops over in Miami Beach where he runs into his ex-wife, Vicky Benton, and her new husband Bob, a belt manufacturer. At first Bob enjoys Raoul’s presence –…
 
High Flyers (1937)
Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted…
 
Fight for Your Lady (1937)
Wrestling trainer puts himself in charge of a singer’s love life when the singer is jilted by a rich girl.
 
The Great Garrick (1937)
A British actor insults a French acting group only to fall victim to a prank that might destroy his career.
 
The Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)
Porky Pig and his family inherit Uncle Solomon’s estate, but if they die everything goes to the lawyer, who turns himself into a Mr. Hyde-style monster in an effort to…
 
Angel (1937)
While vacationing without her busy British diplomat husband, a married woman falls for another man.
 
Stand-In (1937)
An east coast efficiency expert, who stakes his reputation on his ability to turn around a financially troubled Hollywood studio, receives some help from a former child star who now…
 
Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937)
While visiting Hollywood a starstruck movie fan (Eddie Cantor) fantasizes about himself cast in an Arabian adventure. Director David Butler’s comedy–with many songs–also features Tony Martin, Roland Young, Gypsy Rose…
