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1930s comedy films
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The list 1930s comedy films includes
Beginner's Luck, The Thin Man, Girls About Town, Wife vs. Secretary and The Gay Divorcee.
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Beginner's Luck
1935 film by Gus Meins
Overview: Beginner's Luck is a 1935 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gus Meins. It was the 135th Our Gang short to be released. It was also the first short for seven-year-old Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer and his ...Release date: 23 February 1935Genre: Short, Comedy, FamilyDirector: Gus MeinsCast: Ernie Alexander, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, The Cabin Kids, Marianne Edwards, Bess FlowersProducer: Hal RoachSpanky's mother's pushes him to join a local theater amateur night.
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The Thin Man
1934 film by W. S. Van Dyke, Lesley Selander
Overview: The Thin Man is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 novel by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles ...
Release date: 25 May 1934Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, RomanceDirector: W.S. Van DykeProducer: Hunt StrombergWriter: Albert Hackett, Frances GoodrichFormer detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it. 0
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Girls About Town
1931 film
Overview: Girls About Town is a 1931 American pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by George Cukor and starring Kay Francis and Joel McCrea.
Release date: 7 November 1931Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: George CukorProducer: Raymond GriffithWriter: Zoe Akins, Raymond Griffith 0
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A Day at the Races
1937 Marx Brothers film by Sam Wood
Overview: A Day at the Races is a 1937 American comedy film, and the seventh film starring the Marx Brothers (Groucho, Harpo and Chico), with Allan Jones, Maureen O'Sullivan and Margaret Dumont. Like their previous ...
Release date: 11 June 1937Genre: ComedyDirector: Sam WoodProducer: Max Siegel, Irving ThalbergWriter: Robert Pirosh, George SeatonA veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit ... 0
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Wife vs. Secretary
1936 film by Clarence Brown
Overview: Wife vs. Secretary (or Wife Versus Secretary) is a 1936 American romantic comedy drama film starring Clark Gable, Myrna Loy and Jean Harlow. Directed and co-produced by Clarence Brown, it was the fifth ...
Release date: 28 February 1936Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Clarence BrownProducer: Clarence Brown, Hunt StrombergWriter: Norman Krasna, John Lee MahinThe wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional. 0
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The Old Dark House
1932 film
Overview: The Old Dark House is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy horror film directed by James Whale. Based on the 1927 novel Benighted by J.B. Priestley, the film features an ensemble cast that includes Boris K ...
Release date: 20 October 1932Genre: Thriller, Horror, Drama, ComedyDirector: James WhaleProducer: E.M. Asher, Carl Laemmle Jr.Writer: J.B. Priestley, Benn W. LevySeeking shelter from a storm, five travelers are in for a bizarre and terrifying night when they stumble upon the Femm family estate. 0
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The Gay Divorcee
1934 American musical film by Mark Sandrich
Overview: The Gay Divorcee is a 1934 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Mark Sandrich and starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It also features Alice Brady, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes ...Release date: 12 October 1934Genre: Comedy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Mark SandrichProducer: Pandro S. BermanWriter: Dwight Taylor, Kenneth S. WebbA woman thinks a flirting man is the co-respondent her lawyer has hired to expedite her divorce. 0
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Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1936 film
Overview: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town is a 1936 American comedy-drama romance film directed by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role. Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" ...
Release date: 12 April 1936Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Frank CapraCast: Gary Cooper, Jean Arthur, George Bancroft, Lionel Stander, Douglass Dumbrille, Raymond WalburnProducer: Frank CapraWriter: Robert Riskin, Clarence Budington KellandA unassuming greeting card poet from a small town in Vermont heads to New York City upon inheriting a massive fortune and is immediately hounded by those ... 0
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Men Are Such Fools
1938 film by Busby Berkeley
Overview: Men are Such Fools is a 1938 American romantic comedy directed by Busby Berkeley and written by Norman Reilly Raine and Horace Jackson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Priscilla Lane, Humphrey Bogart, Hugh ...Release date: 15 June 1938Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Busby BerkeleyProducer: David Lewis, Hal B. WallisWriter: Faith Baldwin, Norman Reilly RaineLinda Lawrence rises from secretary to account executive in an advertising agency. She falls in love with ex-football star Jimmy Hall and marries him ... 0
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Libeled Lady
1936 film by Jack Conway
Overview: Libeled Lady is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Spencer Tracy. The screenplay was written by Maurine Dallas Watkins ...
Release date: 9 October 1936Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Jack ConwayProducer: Lawrence WeingartenWhen a socialite sues a big paper for libel, the editor responsible calls in the help of his ignored fiancée and a former employee to frame her and make ... 0
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Horse Feathers
1932 film
Overview: Horse Feathers is a 1932 American 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 ...
Release date: 10 August 1932Genre: Comedy, Romance, Sport, MusicalDirector: Norman Z. McLeodProducer: Herman J. MankiewiczWriter: Bert Kalmar, Harry RubyQuincy Adams Wagstaff, Huxley University's new president, accidentally hires bumblers Baravelli and Pinky to help his school win the big football game ... 0
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Fast and Furious
1939 film by Busby Berkeley
Overview: Fast and Furious is a 1939 American mystery comedy film directed by Busby Berkeley. The film stars Franchot Tone and Ann Sothern as Joel and Garda Sloane, a crime-solving married couple who are also rare ...
Release date: 6 October 1939Genre: Comedy, Crime, MysteryDirector: Busby BerkeleyProducer: Frederick StephaniWriter: Harry KurnitzRare book dealers Joel and Garda take a summertime jaunt to the seashore where he becomes involved in a beauty pageant as investor and judge much to her ... 0
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Brother Rat
1938 film by William Keighley
Overview: Brother Rat is a 1938 American comedy drama film about cadets at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, directed by William Keighley, and starring Ronald Reagan, Priscilla Lane, Eddie Albert ...
Release date: 29 October 1938Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: William KeighleyProducer: Robert Lord, Hal B. WallisWriter: Richard Macaulay, Jerry WaldStory of three buddies at the Virginia Military Institute. Cadet Bing Edwards is secretly married and soon to be a father. 0
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Blondie
1938 movie and first of a series of movies based on the comic strip Blondie directed by Frank R. Strayer
Overview: Blondie is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Frank Strayer, based on the comic strip of the same name, created by Chic Young. The screenplay was written by Richard Flournoy. The plot involves the ...Release date: 7 November 1938Genre: Comedy, FamilyDirector: Frank R. StrayerProducer: Robert SparksWriter: Richard Flournoy, Chic YoungDagwood loses his job on the eve of his and Blondie's fifth wedding anniversary. 0
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Animal Crackers
1930 film
Overview: Animal Crackers is a 1930 American pre-Code Marx Brothers comedy film directed by Victor Heerman. The film stars the Marx Brothers, (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo), with Lillian Roth and Margaret Dumont ...
Release date: 28 August 1930Genre: Comedy, MusicalDirector: Victor HeermanWriter: George S. Kaufman, Morrie RyskindMayhem and zaniness ensue when a valuable painting goes missing during a party in honor of famed African explorer Captain Spaulding. 0
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Ah, Wilderness!
1935 film
Overview: Ah, Wilderness! is a 1935 American comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1933 Eugene O'Neill play of the same name. Directed by Clarence Brown, the film stars Wallace Beery and features Lionel Barrymore ...Release date: 6 December 1935Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: Clarence BrownProducer: Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett 0
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After the Thin Man
1936 film by W. S. Van Dyke
Overview: After the Thin Man is a 1936 American murder mystery comedy film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy and James Stewart. A sequel to the 1934 feature The Thin Man, the film ...
Release date: 25 December 1936Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, RomanceDirector: W.S. Van DykeProducer: Hunt StrombergWriter: Frances Goodrich, Albert HackettPrivate detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora are back home at last and hoping for a quiet New Year when there is a murder. The obvious suspect ... 0
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Bituing marikit
1937 Filipino film
Overview: Bituing Marikit is the first full-length film produced by Sampaguita Pictures, released in 1937. It starred Elsa Oria and Rogelio de la Rosa. The kundiman Bituing Marikit composed by Nicanor Abelardo was ... 0
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Over the Goal
1937 film by Noel M. Smith
Overview: Over the Goal is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Noel M. Smith and written by William Jacobs and Anthony Coldeway. The film stars June Travis, William Hopper, Johnnie Davis, Gordon Oliver, William ...Release date: 16 October 1937Genre: Sport, Romance, Comedy, DramaDirector: Noel M. SmithProducer: Bryan FoyWriter: William Jacobs, Anthony Coldeway 0
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Rushin' Ballet
1937 film
Overview: Rushin' Ballet is a 1937 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Gordon Douglas. It was the 154th Our Gang short to be released.Release date: 24 April 1937Genre: Short, Family, ComedyDirector: Gordon DouglasCast: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Tommy Bond, Fred Holmes, Darla Hood, Darwood KayeProducer: Hal Roach 0
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