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51. Coronado (1935)
Approved | 77 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to, and is frequented by, members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego tracks, in a tent-city with ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Johnny Downs, Betty Burgess, Jack Haley, Andy Devine
Votes: 47
52. Redheads on Parade (1935)
Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A film star finds herself in trouble with her co-star when she has to flirt with the backer to prevent him withdrawing his support. But all ends well.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: John Boles, Dixie Lee, Jack Haley, Raymond Walburn
Votes: 44
53. Melody in Spring (1934)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Charlie Ruggles plays a souvenir-buff in quest of a real Swiss cowbell.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Lanny Ross, Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Ann Sothern
Votes: 43
54. Touchdown! (1931)
79 min | Drama, Sport
Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs. However, he has a change of heart when a player is severely injured by playing when he should have been ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Richard Arlen, Peggy Shannon, Jack Oakie, Regis Toomey
Votes: 41
55. The Best of the Post (1960– )
30 min | Drama
A syndicated anthology series adapted from stories published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine.
Stars: John Conte, Burt Douglas, Karl Swenson, Alan Lee
Votes: 34
56. Happy (1960–1961)
30 min | Comedy
A sitcom centering on toddler Christopher Hapgood "Happy" Day and his parents. Happy's thoughts could be heard by the audience in the same way Bruce Willis' voice of the baby could be heard in "Look Who's Talking."
Stars: Steven Born, David Born, Yvonne Lime, Ronnie Burns
Votes: 34
57. Call the Wagon (1923)
Comedy, Short
Young Dick is pursuing pretty young Mary, but so are a lot of other young men. Dick decides to impersonate her butler and uses that position to keep all of Mary's suitors out of the house ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Neal Burns, Charlotte Merriam, Babe London, George B. French
Votes: 32
58. The Comedy Spot (1960–1962)
30 min | Comedy
Summer replacement series for "The Red Skeleton Show" during their annual hiatus from 1960-1962, this series featured unsold pilots for comedy series as well as reruns from other comedy anthology series.
Stars: Nancy Kulp, Margaret O'Brien, Doug McClure, Carl Reiner
Votes: 31
59. Along Came Youth (1930)
74 min | Comedy, Romance
Rare Paramount film, supposedly lost save for a partial nitrate, is typical boy chases girl film. Set in London, American Larry Brooks, former millionaire and now broke, pursues lovely ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Lloyd Corrigan, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Frances Dee, Stuart Erwin, William Austin
Votes: 30
60. A Wireless Lizzie (1926)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Walter has invented an automatic remote-control for his jalopy. When a potential buyer comes to look it over, Walter proudly shows how he cam the car stop and go, turn corners and steer ... See full summary »
Director: Earle Rodney | Stars: Walter Hiers, Duane Thompson, Jack Duffy, William Irving
Votes: 27
61. Love's Young Scream (1928)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Director: William Watson | Stars: Anne Cornwall, Jack Duffy, James Harrison, Cliff Lancaster
Votes: 26
62. A Bashful Bigamist (1920)
15 min | Short, Comedy
A wife plots to keep her husband at home.
Director: Allen Watt | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Helen Darling, Mary Lewis, Eddie Barry
Votes: 25
63. Chase Yourself (1926)
Passed | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Western
Jimmie, Lavoris and Turpentine, three Knights of the Road (Bums/tramps), have just arrived in the West where Two-Gun Joe, the local bad man, surprises them while they eat. The sheriff runs ... See full summary »
Director: William Watson | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Molly Malone, Billy Engle, William Blaisdell
Votes: 24
64. Reno or Bust (1924)
Not Rated | 24 min | Short, Comedy
Bobby elopes with Duane and marries her against the wishes of her mother, who has selected the rival for her. The girl is bustled off to Reno for a divorce and is followed by Bobby, whose ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Duane Thompson, Lila Leslie, Victor Rodman
Votes: 24
65. Celebrity Golf (1960– )
30 min | Family, Sport
Originally aired in 1960, this celebrity golf match pitted golf legend Sam Snead with the stars of Hollywood in a 9 hole match for charity. Harry Von Zell is the host and commentator of the... See full summary »
Stars: Harry von Zell, Sam Snead, Fred MacMurray, Milton Berle
Votes: 23
66. Getting Gertie's Goat (1924)
Short, Comedy
The trials and tribulations of a young couple determined to elope are complicated by the fact that the girl's father is the town judge and decidedly opposed to the young man. Inadvertently ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Dorothy Devore, James Harrison, Neal Burns, Vera Steadman
Votes: 23
67. Mind Your Own Business (1936)
75 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
A newspaper columnist uses wildlife critters to report city gossip. He becomes a celebrity until he alludes to a murder that takes place the same day. All mayhem breaks out after that.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Alice Brady, Lyle Talbot, Benny Baker
Votes: 22
68. Choose Your Weapons (1922)
Not Rated | 25 min | Short, Comedy
Returning from war something less than a hero ("he saved a second lieutenant from fainting"), our humble protagonist Bobby Vernon nonetheless gets sucked into some very farcical post-combat... See full summary »
Director: Al Christie | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Charlotte Stevens, Earle Rodney, Maude Truax
Votes: 21
69. Kidding Katie (1923)
Comedy, Short
Katie is forced by her mother to masquerade as a little girl in rompers in order that she will not "steal" her fat sister's beau. Of course things don't go as mother intended and Katie gets him after all.
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Dorothy Devore, Babe London, James Harrison, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 20
70. Safe and Sane (1924)
Not Rated | 25 min | Short, Comedy
A contest offering $500 to whoever can open a "burglar proof safe" attracts an unfair competitor in Andy (Jimmie Adams); he doesn't bother mentioning that he works for the safe company and ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Vera Steadman, Lincoln Plumer, Eddie Barry
Votes: 19
71. Splash Yourself (1927)
Comedy, Short
A young Swedish immigrant gets a job as a plumber's assistant. The problem being, that he has absolutely no knowledge whatsoever of plumbing.
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Frances Lee, Eddie Baker, William Blaisdell
Votes: 19
72. Beauty à la Mud (1926)
Comedy, Short
When a bottle of hair tonic renders him bald, Jimmie is mistaken for a famous French beautician and is called upon to demonstrate his skills.
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Charlotte Merriam, Billy Engle, Eddie Lambert
Votes: 18
73. Hot Doggie (1925)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girl's parents are opposed to Walter as a suitor because of his poverty. He receives a wire from his rich uncle that the latter is arriving that day and will give Walter a million ... See full summary »
Directors: Al Christie, Earle Rodney | Stars: Walter Hiers, Duane Thompson, Lincoln Plumer, William Irving
Votes: 17
74. Grandpa's Girl (1924)
Short, Comedy
Jean gets herself expelled from school so she can travel with her grandfather. Grandfather decides he'd rather have a new grandson, so he puts an ad in the paper. Jean decides to apply for the role and confusion ensues.
Director: Gilbert Pratt | Stars: Kathleen Clifford, Jack Duffy, James Harrison, Babe London
Votes: 15
75. Court Plaster (1924)
Comedy, Short
Young struggling lawyer has to haul a doctor into court with a summons by 3 P. M. or lose his job. Gets thrown out of the hospital in a dozen different ways and finally chloroforms the doctor.
Director: Gilbert Pratt | Stars: Neal Burns, Molly Malone, Jack Duffy, George C. Pearce
Votes: 14
76. Meet the Folks (1927)
Not Rated | 23 min | Comedy, Short
A male fusspot (Jimmie Adams) and attractive maiden (Gayle Lloyd) meet on the "Mountain Dew Express" train, each headed to visit relatives in the Tennessee hills. Upon arriving, however, ... See full summary »
Directors: Al Christie, Robert P. Kerr | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Patsy O'Byrne, Gaylord Lloyd, Billy Engle
Votes: 13
77. Dizzy Sights (1927)
Comedy, Short
A sailor home from the sea sets off on a road trip to pick up his girlfriend from work. Unfortunately, he's a better sailor than he is a driver. Complications ensue.
Director: William Watson | Stars: Billy Dooley, Vera Steadman, William Blaisdell, Tiny Sandford
Votes: 13
78. Sailor Beware (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Wimpy sailor boy Billy Epsom has just arrived from New Guinea with a guinea pig in a box for his sweetheart. But today's newspaper headline reads, "Guinea Pig With Deadly Germs Roaming Our ... See full summary »
Director: William Watson | Stars: Billy Dooley, Vera Steadman, Max Asher, Eddie Baker
Votes: 13
79. Nerve Tonic (1924)
Short, Comedy
Jimmie, as a nervous wreck and under doctor's orders to get plenty of rest, under the penalty of losing all right to the physician's daughter as his prospective wife, makes a stock exchange... See full summary »
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Marie Astaire, George C. Pearce, Jay Belasco
Votes: 12
80. None But the Brave (1928)
60 min | Comedy, Romance
College hero Charles Stanton fails miserably as an insurance agent; so he becomes a lifeguard, saves an injured swimmer and is rewarded for his valor.
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Charles Morton, Sally Phipps, Sharon Lynn, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 11
81. Goofy Ghosts (1928)
Comedy, Short
A man and his wife are forced to spend the night in a haunted house.
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Jimmie Adams, Lorraine MacLean, Billy Engle, Eddie Baker
Votes: 11
82. The Ginger Rogers Show (1961 TV Movie)
32 min | Drama
Twin sisters Liz and Margaret Harcourt (both played by Rogers) do not get along, and their Uncle Eli (Charlie Ruggles) is constantly playing peace-maker. Pilot for a proposed sit-com, which was never picked up.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Charles Ruggles, Cesare Danova, Warren Parker
Votes: 10
83. Happy Heels (1929)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Director: William Holland | Stars: Billy Dooley, Vera Steadman, Eddie Barry, Judith Barrett
Votes: 10
84. Fool Proof (1923)
Comedy, Short
Neal, a love-proof youth, goes to extremes to save his father from a supposed siren.
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Neal Burns, Rosa Gore, Natalie Joyce, Lincoln Plumer
Votes: 10
85. Ben Blue's Brothers (1960 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
In 1958, Ben Blue played all four brothers (the wealthy snob, the vaudevillian, the tramp and the average guy), in this comedy pilot for CBS. The network didn't exercise it's option and the pilot wasn't aired until 1965.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Ben Blue, Ruth McDevitt, Barbara Heller, Robin Raymond
Votes: 10
86. A Husband in Haste (1920)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Directors: William Beaudine, Al Christie | Stars: Earle Rodney, Helen Darling, Eddie Barry, Gus Leonard
Votes: 6
87. Nifty Nags (1927)
Short, Comedy
Mr. Grundy horribly afraid of horses, goes calling on a charming widow, Aunt Agatha. While he is on his way to her house, Mr. East calls and says he is coming right over to see her about ... See full summary »
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom | Stars: Jack Duffy, Gayle Lloyd, James Harrison, Fern Emmett
Votes: 6
88. Mama Loves Papa (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman's ceaseless badgering sends her husband on a drinking bender. Along the way, he makes a new female acquaintance.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Mary Boland, Lilyan Tashman, George Barbier
89. Two Flaming Youths (1927)
55 min | Comedy
Sheriff Ben Holden is in love with hotel owner Madge Malarkey when down-and-out carnival man Gabby Gilfoil shows up hoping to take her for some money. Gilfoil is mistaken for the wanted man... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: W.C. Fields, Chester Conklin, Mary Brian, Jack Luden
90. Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961– )
30 min | Comedy
Summer replacement show of 10 unsold pilots plus one musical.
Stars: Olive Sturgess, Hal March, Marcia Henderson, John Armstrong
91. Short Change (1924)
Short, Comedy
The cashier of a bank, in leaving for his vacation picks up, instead of his suitcase, a bag containing $50,000 that is being taken to a branch bank. Complications follow.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Walter Hiers, Hugh Metcalfe, Jack McHugh, Lincoln Plumer
92. A Fat Chance (1924)
Comedy, Short
Walter, to win a girl, has to reduce. Finally gets into a corset by means of a flivver and a jack and puts the party on the blink when his stays burst. Giving up reducing in disgust, finds ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Walter Hiers, Duane Thompson, Billy Bletcher, William Blaisdell
93. Bright Lights (1924)
Comedy, Short
A city chap, who as the result of a ducking, is forced to wear "rube" clothes. He meets a cabaret dancer who thinks to have fun by kidding him and keeping up the bluff he goes to the ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Graham | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Anne Cornwall, Evelyn Francisco, Anita Garvin
94. Dandy Lions (1924)
Comedy, Short
A timid young man is desperately in love with a girl who insists upon being married in a cage of lions. Persuaded by a friend that there are no lions within reaching distance Neal accepts ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Neal Burns, Natalie Joyce, Lila Leslie, Jay Belasco
95. Navy Blues (1923)
Short, Comedy
The Warrens have a full dress Navy wedding, but to sneak out on the reception guests, Dorothy disguises herself as a sailor. But she's caught up with a group of real sailors and finds ... See full summary »
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Dorothy Devore, James Harrison, Ogden Crane, Ward Caulfield
96. Page Me (1926)
Short, Comedy
Bobby gets a note from the hotel management that if he doesn't pay his hotel bill he will have to go to jail. He tries to make his getaway down the fire escape with his trunk and bags but ... See full summary »
Director: William Watson | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Frances Lee, William Irving, William Blaisdell
97. Oriental Hugs (1928)
Short, Comedy
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom | Stars: Billy Dooley, Vera Steadman, William Irving, Lorraine MacLean
98. Plumb Crazy (1923)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Bobby's marriage to his employer's pretty daughter depends on the successful demonstration of his ability to handle plumbing, which he knows nothing about.
Director: Harold Beaudine | Stars: Bobby Vernon, Duane Thompson, Tom O'Brien, Ward Caulfield
99. Tender Feet (1925)
Short, Comedy
Walter accidentally finds himself as the hero of a "thrilling" encounter with a band of "bad" bandits who have kidnapped a baby.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Walter Hiers, Duane Thompson, Eddie Baker, Dorothy Brock
100. Taking a Chance (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Western
Gun fights, romance, adventure and all the other accessories of a wild west drama form basis of story woven about the exploits of Joe Courtney.
Director: Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Rex Bell, Lola Todd, Richard Carlyle, Billy Butts