13th list of comedy shorts
As I continue to watch more shorts, new lists are possible. This list I'm looking at some Shemp Howard shorts, some animated shorts, some non comedy shorts and a few misc. things.
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- DirectorRalph StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardRussell HicksStarting with some solo Shemps
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardRoscoe AtesGertrude MudgeShemp and Rosco are husbands who married sisters and all live with the wive's mother. The husbands have been out late at night drinking and are trying hard no to make any noise as they slip back into the house, where the mother-in-law is guarding the door armed with a rolling pin. But they get into a neighbor's house and the lady in that house has a very large, jealous husband.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsRoscoe AtesShemp HowardBillie Leonard
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsDizzy DeanPaul 'Daffy' DeanRoscoe AtesA half-blind minor league pitcher meets, and nicknames, Dizzy and Daffy Dean, who go on to play for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- DirectorRalph StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardBeatrice BlinnTwo brothers are ordered by their parents to go to Paris to study art. Having other interests, they pay two house painters to go in their place. When the impostors win an art contest, they are exposed by an unexpected visitor.
- DirectorRalph StaubStarsBen BlueShemp HowardVicki Cummings
- DirectorRay McCareyStarsJack HaleyShemp HowardCharles JudelsTwo screw-ups join the Navy and make life miserable for their supervisor.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsDaphne PollardShemp HowardLionel StanderA vaudeville team convinces an agent to book their new act, which uses a Civil War theme.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardDaphne PollardJohn SheehanAfter fire chief, Fire-Eating Sam's girlfriend is married to Smoky Moe, and his house is burned down during a wedding ceremony, he gets revenge on Moe and plays a humiliating joke on him.
- DirectorRalph StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardMary DoranTwo hobos try to make a dishonest buck by selling axle grease named, "Happy Feet Salve," a corn remover. They soon cross paths with a cop, and circumstances have them mistaken by the cop's wife as his two visiting nephews.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardNell O'DayDonald MacBrideQuite a few solo Shemp efforts that Stooges fans may not be aware of. Well worth checking out.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardJohn BerkesAnita Garvin
- DirectorSam WhiteStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot FarleyFlorence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning his navy uniform and serenading her.
- DirectorHarry SweetStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot FarleyEdgar turns artist and tries to paint his latest masterpiece in peace, but is constantly thwarted by a howling dog, freeloaders, his family, and a prissy fellow artist.
- DirectorRichard L. BareStarsGeorge O'HanlonFred ClarkArt GilmoreUnemployed thespian Joe McDoakes makes all the casting calls, reads all of the trade papers, sees agents, and tries out for casting directors and producers, and finally lands a role: the guy behind the 8-ball that is on the title frame of all of the Joe McDoakes shorts.
- DirectorDel LordStarsCharley ChaseGloria BlondellEthel ClaytonCharley gives his girlfriend a mink coat he was supposed to be guarding for three showgirls; when the ladies want their coat back, Charley goes to great lengths to recover it.
- DirectorHarry EdwardsStarsAndy ClydeMatt McHughOlin HowlandAndy Clyde wishes to go golfing but his wife and brother-in-law, Hector, are convinced that Andy needs to go on a picnic with them. Andy is not 100% in favor of this change in his plans and tries every way he knows to avoid the picnic plan. He and Hector discuss it rather loudly and wake up the policeman next door who is sleeping. This leads to further complications.
- DirectorAlfred J. GouldingStarsEdgar BergenChristina GraverCharlie McCarthyA nine-year-old boy named Charlie McCarthy is sent by his teacher to an eye doctor. The lad has been complaining about headaches and has missed a lot of school. The doctor, with the help of a nurse, conducts an examination. They learn that when the boy isn't at school, he does a lot of fishing. In the course of the exam, the doctor recommends glasses, and Charlie convinces the doc to accompany him on a trip.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJimmy AubreyOliver 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, Stanley is pressed into duty (and into drag) to impersonate Oliver's loving spouse. He's convincing enough to earn a pass or two from a drunk at a nightclub, but when a stolen necklace gets dropped down his dress, attempts to recover it disclose Stanley's true gender.
- DirectorDave O'BrienStarsPete SmithDave O'BrienAnne O'NealA series of short vignettes illustrate the ways that a mother-in-law may irritate her son-in-law.
- DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLeon ErrolLucille BallVivien OaklandAn unappreciated man fakes his own death and returns with his cousin disguised as a butler. His cousin then holds a seance to let the dead confront his ungrateful wife and children.
- DirectorBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerBob PetersonCarl Fredricksen reluctantly agrees to go on a date with a lady friend-but admittedly has no idea how dating works these days. Ever the helpful friend, Dug steps in to calm Carl's pre-date jitters and offer some tried-and-true tips for making friends-if you're a dog.some animateds on this list - more than the usual handful.
- DirectorRonnie Del CarmenStarsBob PetersonDelroy LindoJerome RanftAlpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.
- DirectorFrank TashlinSid MarcusStarsMel BlancFrank GrahamPaul FreesThis cartoon, featuring a running-gag throughout of a John Barrymore caricature being mobbed by fan for an autograph, is a burlesqued tour of Hollywood. The narrator conducts a tourist tour all around the town of Hollywood Boulvevard, Malibu Beach, Santa Anita Race Track, the Brown Derby, and Grauman's Chinese theatre.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsDave BarrySara BernerMel BlancA tour of Ciro's Nightclub packed with caricatures of many top stars, including (in order) Cary Grant, Greta Garbo, Edward G. Robinson and Ann Sheridan, Johnny Weissmuller, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and George Raft, Harpo Marx, Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Leopold Stokowski, James Stewart and Dorothy Lamour, Tyrone Power and Sonja Henie, The Frankenstein Monster, Larry Fine, Moe Howard, Curly Howard, Oliver Hardy, Cesar Romero, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland and Lewis Stone, Kay Kyser, Peter Lorre, Henry Fonda, J. Edgar Hoover, Ned Sparks, Jerry Colonna, and Groucho Marx; many more just get sight gags, such as Claudette Colbert, Norma Shearer, William Powell, Don Ameche, Wallace Beery, C. Aubrey Smith, Boris Karloff, Arthur Treacher, Buster Keaton and Mischa Auer.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonA thief has eaten the Pink Panther's chocolate cake he made for his camping trip. It's up to Sherlock Pink to handle the case, albeit in a surrealist manner.
- DirectorFriz FrelengHawley PrattStarsPaul FreesRich LittleIn the hope of recreating Noah's Ark, an eccentric man builds an ark and fills it with specimens of all animals - except for a pink panther, which he sets out to hunt.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsPaul JulianWile E. Coyote, tired of eating mud, chases after the Road Runner instead.
- DirectorWilfred JacksonStarsPinto ColvigClarence NashMickey is a frustrated bandleader dealing with obnoxious peanut vendor and flute player Donald, who tries to persuade the band to play "Turkey in the Straw," and a cyclone hits before his concert of "William Tell Overture" is completed.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancMarian RichmanDaffy Duck pitches to J.L. Warner a starring role with himself in a ridiculously over the top swashbuckler film.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancDuck Dodgers and Marvin Martian wage war over Planet X.
- DirectorRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanDave BarryBugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBugs infuriates pirate Yosemite Sam by stealing his treasure and Yosemite chases Bugs onto the pirate ship.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelIzzy SparberThomas JohnsonStarsJack MercerPopeye sets out on a journey to reunite with his estranged father.
- DirectorJack KingStarsClarence NashDonald Duck, in a battleship made of ice, goes to war against his three nephews, who fight back from their ice fort.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraCab CallowayBilly MurrayBetty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.I wanted to also highlight some non comedy shorts on this list.
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsDonald MeekJohn HamiltonBetty PierceA couple of murderous crooks try to smuggle the famous Stanhope diamonds into New York but they're double-crossed and killed before reaching New York.Mysteries with Donald Meek
- DirectorJoseph HenaberyStarsDonald MeekJohn HamiltonJoanna RoosWhen the skeleton of a young man is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs tenants come under suspicion. The team of Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree use the skull of the victim to solve the murder.Another Dr. Crabtree short with Donald Meek. Many of the comedy shorts have large doses of supense, mystery, action/adventure so fans of those may want to see some non comedy shorts as well.
- DirectorRuth FitzPatrickStarsJames A. FitzPatrickThis Traveltalks entry focuses on the people, culture, and natural beauty of rural Ireland with visits to an ancient round tower, farms, the gardens at Hope Castle in Castleblayney, and the ancient village of Claddagh at Galway.travel
- StarsJames A. FitzPatrickThis Traveltalks short film explores several places along the French Riviera.
- DirectorJames A. FitzPatrickStarsJames A. FitzPatrickEdith AllenRoss AllenTraveltalks short takes the viewer to several popular destinations in Florida including Miami, Hialeah, the Everglades, Cypress Gardens, and Silver Springs.they made a LOT of these.
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsCharles ArntHugh BeaumontMargaret BertThis entry in MGM's "Crime Does Not Pay" series deals with shady businesses selling stolen merchandise.The Crimes does not pay series
- DirectorJoseph M. NewmanStarsDarryl HickmanTommy BakerAllan LaneUnscrupulous car dealers foist faulty and dangerous cars on an unsuspecting public.
- DirectorEdward L. CahnStarsIrene HerveyRobert LivingstonRobert WarwickA young girl, wanting a life of luxury, takes the "easy" way, and winds up in jail.
- DirectorGeorge CochraneStarsThurston HallCharlotte WyntersFrank ShannonThe story is about a bank president who has been stealing from the bank. One night, as he is working on the books to cover his crimes,a visitor arrives with a gun. In the conversation that ensues it is revealed the visitor is an escaped convict that was a formed employee of the bank who was railroaded to prison to cover the crooked banker's crime. As with other entries in this series,there is a shadow projected every so often with a voice forecasting what is to come.The Shadow shorts
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsJoan AlexanderJackson BeckJulian NoaSuperman must face the threat of an erupting volcano.the Fleischer animated Supermans
- DirectorDave FleischerSteve MuffatiStarsBud CollyerJoan AlexanderJackson BeckSuperman battles a criminal mastermind and his robot army.
- DirectorSteve BarronStarsa-haBunty BaileyAlfie CurtisOfficial music video for "Take on Me" by A-Ha.a music video short with a big plot.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsGregg AllmanCombining a music video with a trailer for a movie that the song is in.
- DirectorHerbert MorganStarsJohn NesbittH.H. KnerrBud FisherA history of comic strips, with clips of various cartoonists at work.part of MGM's "Passing Parade" series