10th list of comedy shorts
by kevandasc | created - 08 Nov 2022 | updated - 08 Nov 2022 | PublicBringing the total up to 500 for all 10 lists now. I think there's a good variety and broad range over the selections.
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1. Matri-Phony (1942)
Approved | 17 min | Short, Comedy
The stooges are potters in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Octopus Grabus. When the emperor orders all beautiful red-headed women to be brought before him so he can select a wife, ... See full summary »
Directors: Harry Edwards, Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Marjorie Deanne
Votes: 434
Starting with Stooges
2. Three Pests in a Mess (1945)
15 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are three inventors trying to a get a patent on their preposterous fly catching invention. When they learn they'll have to catch 100,000 flies to earn enough to get a patent, ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 455
3. The Big Idea (1934)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Ted Healy is the proprietor of the "Big Idea Scenario Company" (Ideas While You Wait). Unfortunately, various visitors to his one-room office constantly interrupt his train of thought. ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Ted Healy
Votes: 159
Not that many Curlys not done on earlier lists
4. Studio Stoops (1950)
16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are movie studio publicity men trying to promote Devore, a pretty starlet. They fake a kidnapping, but police don't believe it. When she is really kidnapped, the stooges must rescue her. Shemp ends up on an extending telephone.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Christine McIntyre
Votes: 348
5. Slaphappy Sleuths (1950)
16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are investigators for the Onion Oil company. The company's service stations are being robbed by a gang of crooks, so the boys pose as gas station attendants to capture the bad guys.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Stanley Blystone
Votes: 319
6. A Snitch in Time (1950)
17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are carpenters who are re-staining some furniture they've delivered to a boarding house. The plot gets complicated when the boys confront some crooks who are hiding out there. ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Jean Willes
Votes: 362
7. Merry Mavericks (1951)
16 min | Comedy, Western, Short
Set in the old west, the stooges are mistaken for lawmen and manage to capture a gang of crooks. The boys then get the job of guarding some money in an old house reputed to be haunted by ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Don C. Harvey
Votes: 362
8. Hula-La-La (1951)
Passed | 16 min | Short, Comedy
The stooges are dance instructors sent by a movie company to a tropical island to teach the natives how to dance so they can appear in a movie. The boys run into trouble with the local ... See full summary »
Director: Hugh McCollum | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Jean Willes
Votes: 323
9. A Missed Fortune (1952)
17 min | Comedy, Short
Shemp wins $50,000 in a radio contest and the stooges move into the Hotel Costa Plente where they live it up and wreck their fancy suite. While they wait for the prize money to arrive, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Nanette Bordeaux
Votes: 334
10. Corny Casanovas (1952)
17 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges don't know it, but they are all engaged to the same girl, a gold-digger who plans to get an engagement ring from each of them and then abandon them. When all three show up at ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Connie Cezon
Votes: 369
11. Booty and the Beast (1953)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges do a good turn and help a stranger open a safe in what they think is the man's house. Actually the man is a crook and the boys were unwitting accomplices to a robbery. Once they... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald
Votes: 314
12. Scotched in Scotland (1954)
Passed | 15 min | Short, Comedy
Would be detectives, the stooges get a job guarding a Scottish castle while the owner is away. The servants are crooks intent on robbing the castle of its valuables. Though they do their ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Philip Van Zandt
Votes: 300
13. Stone Age Romeos (1955)
Passed | 16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges seek a reward by proving to a museum that cavemen still exist. They return from their expedition with a film that shows some stone age stooges defending their women from other cavemen. The curator is about to pay the reward.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Emil Sitka
Votes: 268
14. Hot Ice (1955)
Passed | 16 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 accidentally see a memo about the theft a famous ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Kenneth MacDonald
Votes: 289
15. Husbands Beware (1956)
Passed | 16 min | Comedy, Short
To inherit a fortune, voice teacher Shemp must marry before six o'clock, but no girl will accept his proposal. Finally one of his repulsive students agrees to marry him, just in the nick of... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Maxine Gates
Votes: 320
16. Flagpole Jitters (1956)
Passed | 16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are taking care of their invalid friend Mary who is in a wheelchair. At their jobs in a theater, where they hope to earn money for an operation for Mary, they witness a ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, David Bond
Votes: 287
17. Commotion on the Ocean (1956)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
The stooges are would-be reporters, who are tricked into becoming stowaways by "Borscht", a spy for an enemy country. Stranded on a freighter on the high seas, they discover that Borscht ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Shemp Howard, Gene Roth
Votes: 278
18. Space Ship Sappy (1957)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
An eccentric scientist tricks the stooges into joining himself and his daughter on an expedition to Venus. On Venus, the boys go exploring and encounter some cannibalistic amazons who plan ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Doreen Woodbury
Votes: 285
19. Flying Saucer Daffy (1958)
Passed | 17 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Joe accidentally takes a picture of a paper plate, which Moe and Larry submit to a magazine as an authentic picture of a flying saucer. Moe and Larry collect a big prize, but when the ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, Gail Bonney
Votes: 280
20. Waiting in the Lurch (1949)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Joe's fiance doesn't like his obsession for chasing fire engines.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Joe Besser, Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Rodney Bell
Votes: 44
21. Jitter Bughouse (1948)
18 min | Short, Comedy
A member of a band practicing for an upcoming commercial finds out from his girlfriend that she got a job as nurse to a rich but eccentric old man, Mr. Lark. Believing that music can cure ... See full summary »
Director: Jules White | Stars: Joe DeRita, Art Terry, Frankie Carr, Joe Mayer
Votes: 43
22. Why Girls Love Sailors (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
The Merry Maiden's tough captain sets his sights on the love-smitten Willie Brisling's charming fiancée and kidnaps her. Now, she is a prisoner of love. Will the adulterous sea captain get away with cheating?
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Viola Richard, Anita Garvin
Votes: 552
Laurel and hardys
23. Flying Elephants (1928)
Passed | 17 min | Comedy, Short
Laurel & Hardy, in pre-historic times, vie for the hand of the same Stone Age beauty.
Directors: Frank Butler, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Budd Fine
Votes: 671
Just a sprinkling of silent shorts over the lists
24. Hill-Tillies (1936)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls camp out in the woods for a publicity stunt.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Patsy Kelly, Lyda Roberti, Toby Wing, Harry Bowen
Votes: 64
An attempt to replace Thelma Todd after her passing.
25. For Pete's Sake! (1934)
Passed | 18 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Marianne's sick and Wally's trying to fix her doll when Leonard busts it to pieces. Wally sees a perfect replacement but it's in a store owned by Leonard's father. Pete the dog is reluctantly traded for the doll which is a big mistake.
Director: Gus Meins | Stars: Wally Albright, Matthew 'Stymie' Beard, Scotty Beckett, Tommy Bond
Votes: 215
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26. The Dummy Owner (1938)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Leon's boss buys a racehorse, but doesn't want word to get out that he is the owner, so he has the papers filled out showing Leon as the owner of record. At first, Leon is excited, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Leon Errol, Billy Franey, Maxine Jennings, Edward Keane
Votes: 36
Leon Errols
27. His Pest Friend (1938)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery
Leon's wife wants to surprise him by buying the cabin where they had spent their honeymoon. But when she secretly meets with the man who owns the cabin, Leon misunderstands what she is ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Leon Errol, Vivien Oakland, William Brisbane, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 13
28. Drafted in the Depot (1940)
19 min | Comedy, Short
Edgar Kennedy's hunting trip with his single buddies is kiboshed when his wife, Vivien, has made other arrangements for their vacation time. One of Edgar's friends thinks he has a way for ... See full summary »
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey, Phil Arnold
Votes: 30
Edgar Kennedys
29. Kennedy the Great (1939)
19 min | Comedy, Short
A short film about a family man who realizes he's a bore at social gatherings so he purchases a trunk full of magic tricks hoping to soon be the life of the party.
Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey, Robert Graves
Votes: 30
30. Poisoned Ivory (1934)
Approved | 18 min | Comedy, Short
Edgar's wife, Florence, because of an incident with her brother, her husband, and parts from her brother's photogenic set, mistakenly thinks that she accidentally poisoned Edgar instead of giving him his real medicine.
Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, Jack Rice
Votes: 36
31. Dumb's the Word (1937)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Edgar discovers a cache of gold coins in his attic but is intimidated by house painter Billy Franey into sharing his illegal stash.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Vivien Oakland, Billy Franey, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 23
32. Bridal Bail (1934)
21 min | Short, Comedy
When a theater offers a free wedding to a couple, confusion reigns.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: June Brewster, Carol Tevis, Grady Sutton, Dot Farley
Votes: 28
33. The Undie-World (1934)
Approved | 21 min | Comedy, Short
Big Boy Williams is a gangster who is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend Grady Sutton he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: June Brewster, Carol Tevis, Grady Sutton, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Votes: 25
34. The Dancing Millionaire (1934)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
A thuggish gangster, trying to prove that he's "sophisticated", gets the girls to help him to win a local dancing competition.
Director: Sam White | Stars: Dorothy Granger, Carol Tevis, Grady Sutton, Jack Mulhall
Votes: 12
35. Bubbling Over (1934)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A family play on the nerves of a hard working housewife, but they soon get busy when a rich relative is due to arrive.
Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Ethel Waters, Southernaires Quartet, Hamtree Harrington, Frank H. Wilson
Votes: 70
part musical part comedy and very dated.
36. Fresh Painter (1953)
Approved | 16 min | Comedy, Short
Slim is suffering from a toothache and is afraid of going to the dentist. His fiancée suggests that he go to an hypnotist and lose his fear. While in the hypnotist's office, Slim's ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Gil Lamb, Carol Hughes, Andy Clyde, Dick Wessel
37. He's in Again (1949)
17 min | Comedy, Short
Gus, a cab driver is in love with the company owner's daughter, but mistakes Dick Lane a harmless, escaped asylum inmate, for the boss and takes him to lunch, and afterwards has the boss ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Gus Schilling, Richard Lane, Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent
Votes: 11
38. Get Along Little Zombie (1946)
Approved | 17 min | Comedy, Short
This Columbia All-Star Comedy (production number 7426) finds Hugh Herbert as a bumbling real estate agent who gets involved in a compromising situation with Christine McIntyre.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Hugh Herbert, Christine McIntyre, Dick Curtis, Dudley Dickerson
Votes: 23
39. Next Door Neighbors (1931)
22 min | Comedy, Short
Song composer Howard Green is frustrated by disturbances his wife, in-laws, and landlord while writing his latest song.
Director: Harry Sweet | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Pert Kelton, Franklin Pangborn, Georgie Billings
Votes: 39
40. Framing Father (1942)
18 min | Comedy, Short
Errol, the head of a hosiery firm, refuses to allow his son to marry a night club entertainer.
Director: Charles E. Roberts | Stars: Leon Errol, Frances Carson, Walter Reed, Renee Godfrey
Votes: 23
41. The Timid Young Man (1935)
Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short
A man who has sworn off women and a woman who has sworn off men must find their budding relationship threatened by aggressive romantic rivals.
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Buster Keaton, Lona Andre, Tiny Sandford, Kitty McHugh
Votes: 144
42. Sunnyside (1919)
34 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie works on a farm from 4am to late at night. He gets his food on the run (milking a cow into his coffee, holding an chicken over the frying pan to get fried eggs). He loves the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Olive Ann Alcorn, Albert Austin
Votes: 3,329
43. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 10,507
some animated shorts
44. Three Orphan Kittens (1935)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the house "rescues" them from the cold out outside.
Director: David Hand | Stars: Sara Berner, Harriette Haddon, Purv Pullen, Esther Campbell
Votes: 1,299
45. How to Play Golf (1944)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy shows us, in his inimitable way, the fundamentals of golf, guided as usual by the somewhat sarcastic narrator.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Fred Shields, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 654
46. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006 Video)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared.
Directors: John Lasseter, Dan Scanlon | Stars: Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Wallis, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 9,018
47. Beep Prepared (1961)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote tries and fails to catch the Road Runner using his foot extended to trip, an arrow, a hole in the road, a winged-rocket outfit, two electronically activated machine guns, and... See full summary »
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 744
48. Pink Pajamas (1964)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Pink Panther goes to a hotel and gets chased by an angry hotel detective.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt
Votes: 352
49. The Grand Dame (1931)
9 min | Short, Comedy
An uncouth gangster's moll attempts to break into high society, but things don't go as expected for anyone involved.
Director: Arthur Hurley | Stars: Patsy Kelly, Austin Fairman, Winifred Harris, Donald Kirke
Votes: 145
Patsy Kelly before she teamed up with Thelma Todd.
50. Niagara Falls (1941)
Passed | 43 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Margie Blake, who wants to get married young and have two dozen kids, has a flat tire and traveling salesman Tom Wilson, who believes in "loving 'em and leaving 'em" stops to help.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Marjorie Woodworth, Tom Brown, Zasu Pitts, Slim Summerville
Votes: 299
a long short or a short movie very well done if hard to categorize.
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