Brief and Funny ! (silents 1929-1906)
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1. Big Business (1929)
19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.
Directors: James W. Horne, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Charlie Hall
Votes: 3,397
2. Liberty (1929)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Action, Comedy
With the police hot on their trail, Stan and Ollie attempt to change clothes in their getaway car, only to find themselves struggling to balance atop the girders of an unfinished skyscraper. Will they return to ground level in one piece?
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Tom Kennedy, Sam Lufkin
Votes: 1,914
3. Movie Night (1929)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies, but the evening is hampered by an attempt to pass the wife's brother off as a child, a crowded theater, and the daughter's apparently contagious case of the hiccups.
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Charley Chase, Eugenia Gilbert, Edith Fellows, Spec O'Donnell
Votes: 100
4. Double Whoopee (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Stanley and Oliver, in their new jobs as footman and doorman at a ritzy hotel, wreak their usual havoc on the guests, including partially undressing a swanky blonde guest and repeatedly ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis R. Foster | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jean Harlow, John Alban
Votes: 1,314
5. Wiggle Your Ears (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Mary Ann enjoys Harry's ear wiggling, but he refers doing this for Jean whom he admires. Joe, who likes Mary Ann, tries several times to impress her but cannot wiggle his ears. Using string and gum on his ears didn't work either.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 54
6. Cat, Dog & Co. (1929)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Farina, Joe, and friends use dogs to power their "roadsters," but following a lesson from the head of the Be Kind to Animals Society, they make it their cause to rescue animals from bad ... See full summary »
Director: Robert A. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 71
7. Saturday's Lesson (1929)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
A man dressed as the devil scares the gang into minding their mothers.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 67
8. Little Mother (1929)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Trying to take the place of her deceased mother, a little girl struggles to care for her younger brothers. But the children and their papa have a wonderful surprise in store for them.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 36
9. Pink Pajamas (1929)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Billy treats his marriage vows lightly, and his wife suspects him. Nieghbor Vernon is murderously jealous. Billy sends his wife some silk pajamas to mollify her, but they're sent to Mrs. ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Whitman | Stars: Billy Bevan, Natalie Joyce, Vernon Dent, Alice Ward
Votes: 10
10. Day-Dreams (1928)
25 min | Short, Comedy
A young cleaning woman in a boarding-house relieves the drudgery of her job by daydreaming that a foreign student at the house, who she believes is interested in her, is actually a wealthy nobleman who sweeps her off on a romantic journey.
Director: Ivor Montagu | Stars: Elsa Lanchester, Harold Warrender, Charles Laughton, Dorice Fordred
Votes: 21
11. School Begins (1928)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
School begins and some gang members are forging notes from their mother wanting out. Then too-young Wheezer parades by the school with escaped circus seals following him, causing a disturbance.
Director: Robert A. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 15
12. Limousine Love (1928)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Charley Chase, Edna Marion, Viola Richard, Edgar Kennedy
Votes: 101
13. Motorboat Mamas (1928)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Directors: Harry Edwards, Phil Whitman | Stars: Billy Bevan, Alma Bennett, Vernon Dent, Carmelita Geraghty
Votes: 18
14. The Spanking Age (1928)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Mary and Wheezer live with a malicious step mother. One day, when she is out, they decide to throw a party for the Gang.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 51
15. The Cardboard Lover (1928)
50 min | Comedy, Romance
A ditzy American girl visiting Monte Carlo is hired by a tennis champ to be his "cardboard lover"--to pretend to be in love with him so he can teach his two-timing fiancée a lesson and win ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Marion Davies, Jetta Goudal, Nils Asther, Andrés de Segurola
Votes: 880
16. Barnum & Ringling, Inc. (1928)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The gang are living in a posh, but boring, hotel. They decide to stage a circus with their motley collection of dressed up pet animals which gets out of hand causing chaos throughout the hotel.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 109
17. The Finishing Touch (1928)
19 min | Comedy, Short
The boys are contracted to build a house in a day but they have many mishaps and run into trouble with the nearby hospital staff, due to their excessive noise.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dorothy Coburn, Edgar Kennedy
Votes: 1,360
18. Two Tars (1928)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
At a rail crossing, a small fender-bender incident turns into a major tit-for-tat retaliatory war among various motorists.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, Thelma Hill
Votes: 1,559
19. Balançoires (1928)
25 min | Comedy, Short
Director: Noël Renard | Stars: Josette Perdriat, Robert Mérin, Huguette Dore, Roland Six
Votes: 38
20. The Tonic (1928)
27 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Ivor Montagu | Stars: Elsa Lanchester, Renee De Vaux, Charles Laughton
Votes: 23
21. Pass the Gravy (1928)
23 min | Short, Comedy
A comedy about two rival fathers who must make peace when their children get engaged. Everything goes awry when the son of one of the fathers cooks the prize-winning rooster that belongs to the other father for a joint family dinner.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Max Davidson, Martha Sleeper, Bert Sprotte, Gene Morgan
Votes: 358
22. We Faw Down (1928)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Stan & Ollie attempt to fool their wives by sneaking out to a poker game, but instead get involved with two flirty ladies, one of whom is the girlfriend of a jealous boxer.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Vivien Oakland, Bess Flowers
Votes: 1,061
23. There It Is (1928)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
Two Scotland Yard detectives travel to New York to investigate the "Fuzz-Faced Phantom": a strange entity who seemingly has the power to cause bizarre, surreal incidents.
Directors: Harold L. Muller, Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Kathryn McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell, Buster Brodie
Votes: 472
24. Say Ah-h! (1928)
14 min | Comedy, Short
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and turns that foil his every attempt.
Director: Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, J. Gordon Russell, Jean Douglas, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 77
25. Fair and Muddy (1928)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Living in an orphanage, the gang has to deal with Amanda, a child-hating spinster. To receive a bequest from a rich uncle, she must acquire a child. Thinking suspicion, the gang causes all kinds of havoc toward her including a mud battle.
Director: Charles Oelze | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 13
26. The Ol' Gray Hoss (1928)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The gang kidnap the ol' Chief's horse to prevent a debt collector taking it away as payment.
Director: Robert A. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins
Votes: 42
27. Should Married Men Go Home? (1928)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
When Laurel visits Hardy at home, hi-jinx occur and the Mrs. orders them out. They go to a golf course where they try to impress two young ladies and wind up in a mud-slinging fight with other golfers.
Directors: Leo McCarey, James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Edgar Kennedy, John Aasen
Votes: 818
28. You're Darn Tootin' (1928)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Members of a municipal band, Stanley and Oliver seem to be always following someone else's lead, rather than that of the temperamental conductor. Soon they're out of a job, as well as their... See full summary »
Director: Edgar Kennedy | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Wilson Benge, Chet Brandenburg
Votes: 1,259
29. Leave 'em Laughing (1928)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Comedy
In the dead of night, a terrible toothache wakes up poor Stan, and after a series of home-made remedies, Ollie takes him to the dentist. There, ample amounts of laughing gas lead to the perfect mess. Will Stan ever visit the dentist again?
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charlie Hall, Edgar Kennedy
Votes: 1,085
30. Their Purple Moment (1928)
Passed | 22 min | Comedy, Short
Stan and Ollie hold out money from their paychecks from their shrewish wives so they can enjoy a night out on the town... with predictable results.
Directors: James Parrott, Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Kay Deslys
Votes: 831
31. Rainy Days (1928)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Jay and Wheezer are left alone on a rainy afternoon when Mom goes out to run errands. But when their friends drop by and trash the place, the boys must struggle to clean up before Mom returns.
Directors: Robert A. McGowan, Charles Oelze | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jean Darling, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 49
32. The Boy Friend (I) (1928)
21 min | Comedy, Short
Max, a bank clerk, gives his pretty daughter some money to buy shoes. At the shop she meets a handsome college student, who has holes in his socks. When she leaves the shop in anger, after ... See full summary »
Directors: Fred Guiol, Leo McCarey | Stars: Max Davidson, Bill Elliott, Marion Byron, Edgar Kennedy
Votes: 82
33. Blue Bottles (1928)
26 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
As criminals assemble for a convention, a policeman investigates and is abducted. A young woman finds his whistle and blows it. The full forces of the law assemble. The confrontation ... See full summary »
Director: Ivor Montagu | Stars: Elsa Lanchester, Joe Beckett, Dorice Fordred, Marie Wright
Votes: 62
34. Feed 'em and Weep (1928)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Anita & Marion take a temporary job as waitresses in Max's diner, next to a train station. When the train stops off, pandemonium erupts when the passengers fill the diner and all want meals immediately.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Anita Garvin, Marion Byron, Max Davidson, Edgar Kennedy
Votes: 55
35. The Sting of Stings (1927)
Comedy, Short
Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivileged children out for a fun day at the ... See full summary »
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Edna Marion, Bull Montana, Mickey Bennett
Votes: 20
36. Forgotten Sweeties (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
An ex-girlfriend moves into the apartment across the hall from her ex-boyfriend. Both are married now, and their jealous spouses force them both to move. That should solve their problems, right?
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Charley Chase, Anita Garvin, Mitchell Lewis, Shirley Palmer
Votes: 41
37. Johnny Get Your Hair Cut (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama
An orphan is adopted by a kindly old racehorse owner. He decides to pay back his benefactor by training to ride the horse so he can win an important race.
Directors: B. Reeves Eason, Archie Mayo | Stars: Jackie Coogan, Mattie Witting, Maurice Costello, Pat Hartigan
Votes: 13
38. Chasing Choo Choos (1927)
21 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A two-reel version of Play Safe (1927) showing only the train chase.
Stars: Monty Banks, Virginia Lee Corbin, Leo Willis
Votes: 105
39. 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
40. The Battle of the Century (1927)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
A scheming fight manager attempts to collect insurance on his puny fighter by causing an accident. Things don't go according to plan, and the situation escalates into a pie-throwing battle of epic proportions.
Directors: Clyde Bruckman, Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Jack Adams, Chester A. Bachman
Votes: 1,478
41. Hats Off (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Handymen (Laurel & Hardy) deliver a cumbersome washing machine to a house fronted by a huge flight of stairs.
Director: Hal Yates | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Dorothy Coburn
Votes: 139
42. A Wild Roomer (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to collect a huge bequest from his deceased ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 125
43. Should Second Husbands Come First? (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy
When a widow plans to remarry, her two sons take a look at their prospective stepfather and put on an elaborate act pretending to be crazy so as to dissuade him from further courting their mother.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Max Davidson, Lillian Elliott, Spec O'Donnell, David Butler
Votes: 38
44. Girls (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy
When word gets out on campus that "Kissless Wonder" Tom Drake has never been kissed, co-ed Louise Anna springs into action to solve the problem.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Richard Walling, Sally Phipps, Ben Hall, George Gray
Votes: 58
45. The Girl from Everywhere (1927)
Passed | 45 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
Mack Sennett comedy short-subject spoofing filmmaking, with girls, lions, and Limburger cheese.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Daphne Pollard, Dot Farley, Mack Swain, Carole Lombard
Votes: 27
46. Dog Heaven (1927)
Passed | 31 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Joe has a crush on Clarabelle and his dog is jealous, no longer getting any attention. The gang is also making fun of this, especially when Joe tumbles into a mud puddle and later, Clarabelle gets pushed into the lake by another dog.
Directors: Robert A. McGowan, Charles Oelze | Stars: Hal Roach's Rascals, Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Jean Darling
Votes: 112
47. Many a Slip (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Corinne Powers, Ricca Allen, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 97
48. Sailors, Beware! (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A con artist (Garvin) and her infant son, are unmasked aboard a ship by a steward (Laurel.)
Directors: Fred Guiol, Hal Roach | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Anita Garvin, Chet Brandenburg
Votes: 615
49. Do Detectives Think? (1927)
19 min | Short, Comedy
An escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Chester A. Bachman, Wilson Benge
Votes: 1,100
50. Putting Pants on Philip (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder, greets his nephew from Scotland, who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.
Director: Clyde Bruckman | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Chester A. Bachman, Don Bailey
Votes: 1,015
51. Ten Years Old (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Joe Cobb invited the gang to his 10th birthday party, but they are all at Jackie's party. So the parties were merged and Joe was able to share a cake he baked, not realizing Mildred added tacks and a rubber tube to the batter.
Director: Robert A. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Jannie Hoskins
Votes: 37
52. Duck Soup (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
To flee from a tireless Forest Ranger, the shabby vagrants, Stan and Ollie, find refuge at a colonel's mansion that is vacant for the weekend. Soon, a couple of newly-weds arrive in hopes of renting the manor. Where is the rightful owner?
Director: Fred Guiol | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Madeline Hurlock, William Austin
Votes: 991
53. Who's Afraid? (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
In an attempt to dodge a cop, Claude hides in a museum, but he gets locked in after closing time and tangles with a pair of burglars.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Lupino Lane, Kathryn McGuire, Robert Graves, Wallace Lupino
Votes: 12
54. Love 'Em and Weep (1927)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Caught between a rock and a hard place, an honest man has to cover for his partner's shenanigans when an old flame threatens to destroy both his career and his marriage with a compromising photograph. Will she spare him?
Directors: Fred Guiol, F. Richard Jones | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Mae Busch, James Finlayson
Votes: 610
55. Why Girls Say No (1927)
23 min | Short, Comedy
A Jewish patriarch would prefer that his attractive daughter have one of their kind as a boyfriend, but she easily succumbs to an "Irisher" suitor who literally stalks her through the streets.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Marjorie Daw, Creighton Hale, Max Davidson, Ann Brody
Votes: 87
56. Eve's Love Letters (1927)
22 min | Comedy, Short
A young wife is contacted by a former boyfriend, who informs her that he has a collection of her love letters that he will turn over to her husband unless the woman pays him off. She and ... See full summary »
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Stan Laurel, Agnes Ayres, Forrest Stanley, Jerry Mandy
Votes: 107
57. Fascinating Youth (1926)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Playboy Teddy Ward wants to marry artist Jeannie King; his father wants him to marry Loris Lane, but tells him he can marry his choice if he can make the Mountain Inn a profitable operation... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Ivy Harris, Jack Luden, Roland Drew
Votes: 36
58. Not to Be Trusted (1926)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Helen desires to adopt a child and Warren, as judge of a baby contest, picks out a midget masquerading as a kiddie. The midget is a crook and with his pal they seek to rob the house but are... See full summary »
Director: Tom Buckingham | Stars: Katherine Perry, Allan Forrest, Mickey McBan, Sonny Day
Votes: 27
59. For Heaven's Sake (1926)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Comedy, Romance
An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
Director: Sam Taylor | Stars: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Noah Young, Jim Mason
Votes: 1,966 | Gross: $5.67M
60. Soldier Man (1926)
33 min | Comedy, Short
After the armistice, one U.S. soldier remains unaccounted for: he's wandering the fields of Bomania, hungry, thinking the war is still on. (He was in a German prison camp, escaping while ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Harry Langdon, Natalie Kingston, Vernon Dent, Frank Whitson
Votes: 97
61. Raggedy Rose (1926)
56 min | Comedy, Romance
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Mabel Normand, Carl Miller, Max Davidson, James Finlayson
Votes: 100
62. Telling Whoppers (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
Directors: Robert A. McGowan, Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins, Scooter Lowry
Votes: 42
63. Now You Tell One (1926)
20 min | Short, Comedy
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner. Disappointed with the other members' ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 361
64. The Nickel-Hopper (1926)
37 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Dance hall Romeos and an irresponsible father create comic complications in the life of a nickel-per-whirl taxi dancer.
Directors: F. Richard Jones, Hal Yates | Stars: Mabel Normand, Michael Visaroff, Theodore von Eltz, Jimmy Anderson
Votes: 137
65. Raggedy Rose (1926)
56 min | Comedy, Romance
Rose, who works for a penny-pinching junk dealer, dreams of romance with wealthy bachelor Ted Tudor.
Director: Richard Wallace | Stars: Mabel Normand, Carl Miller, Max Davidson, James Finlayson
Votes: 100
66. Mighty Like a Moose (1926)
TV-G | 22 min | Family, Short, Comedy
After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramarital affair with each other.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Vivien Oakland, Ann Howe, Charles Clary
Votes: 641
67. Dog Shy (1926)
Passed | 22 min | Comedy, Short
Charley is afraid of dogs, and one chases him into a phone box, which a stuffy aristocrat has just left to get more change, to continue the phone call with his fiancée, who is being forced ... See full summary »
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Stuart Holmes, Mildred June, Josephine Crowell
Votes: 215
68. He Done His Best (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley becomes manager of a restaurant owned by his girlfriend's father, and attempts to update it with a number of unusual devices.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 149
69. Fatal Footsteps (1926)
25 min | Short, Comedy
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a beautiful woman.
Director: Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 110
70. Egged On (1926)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller, Ted Sears | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 342
71. Shivering Spooks (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The kids are playing baseball when a man dressed in Middle-Eastern clothing comes out and tells them to be quiet. They join Mary, Farina, and Scooter in the gang's hide-out while Mary is ... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Johnny Downs, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 73
72. So's Your Old Man (1926)
Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Romance
An unlucky inventor's attempt to demonstrate his break-proof glass at a convention goes humiliatingly wrong, but his luck may be about to change when he runs into pretty young woman on the train ride home.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: W.C. Fields, Alice Joyce, Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Kittens Reichert
Votes: 242
73. Good Cheer (1926)
20 min | Short, Comedy, Family
On Christmas Eve, the Gang copes with hardships, helps capture a gang of thieves, and learns that Santa Claus really exists for those who wish fervently enough.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 77
74. Monkey Business (1926)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
An abused chimpanzee escapes from a zoo. On the run, he meets Farina, running away from home and his battling parents. The two become friends and inspire the rest of the gang to put on a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 85
75. Hold Still (1926)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
The city editor refuses to give Anne a reporter's job. Two photographers have failed to get a picture of Senator Hangnail, and Anne is promised a job if she succeeds. She gets into the ... See full summary »
Director: William Watson | Stars: Anne Cornwall, Jack Duffy, William Blaisdell, James Harrison
Votes: 27
76. Saturday Afternoon (1926)
Passed | 30 min | Comedy, Short
Henpecked husband Harry is coerced by a good time pal to go on a clandestine double date. Of course, no good will come of this, as they encounter streetwalkers, bumpy roads, and a couple of toughs previously jilted by their dates.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Harry Langdon, Alice Ward, Vernon Dent, Ruth Hiatt
Votes: 355
77. Uncle Tom's Uncle (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The Gang stages their own revisionist version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in Mickey's barn. But Joe's mother thinks the back yard needs cleaning, and there are several interruptions when they ... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 70
78. A Harem Knight (1926)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy
A pretty harem girl is rescued by a U. S. Navy officer. Whilst fleeing from the guards the girl takes refuge in the rooms of the notorious Rodney St. Clair, an erring Knight, who is proud ... See full summary »
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Gilbert Pratt | Stars: Ben Turpin, Madeline Hurlock, Danny O'Shea, Marvin Loback
Votes: 22
79. Uppercuts (1926)
11 min | Comedy, Short
At the home of Mrs. McGee, the Anti-Prizefight League is about to elect officer. Old Cornelius McGee is a hot fight sport and when he is nominated for president of the club, he is elected ... See full summary »
Directors: Eddie Baker, Walter Graham | Stars: Jack Duffy, Stella Adams, William Irving, William Blaisdell
Votes: 28
80. Madame Mystery (1926)
21 min | Short, Comedy
A female secret agent has gotten ahold of a new type of explosive gas. She has to avoid the efforts of two men who are trying to steal it. They succeed in doing so, but the gas turns out to be not quite what they expected.
Directors: Richard Wallace, Stan Laurel | Stars: Theda Bara, Oliver Hardy, Tyler Brooke, James Finlayson
Votes: 87
81. Wandering Willies (1926)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy
Two aimless wanderers are hungry and broke. They think of a way to trick a restaurant into giving them a free meal, but their scheme results in them being pursued by both the restaurant ... See full summary »
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Billy Bevan, Andy Clyde, Ruth Hiatt, Kewpie Morgan
Votes: 122
82. 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
83. Looking for Sally (1925)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Jimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and Sally, an old girlfriend he hasn't seen in years, are expecting him at the dock, but because of unfortunate circumstance, ... See full summary »
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Noah Young, Leo Willis
Votes: 88
84. Seven Chances (1925)
Passed | 56 min | Comedy, Romance
A man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.
Director: Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Ruth Dwyer, T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Edwards
Votes: 11,740 | Gross: $1.30M
85. The Lion's Whiskers (1925)
Comedy, Short
A movie "vamp" has secretly married her chauffeur, even though her contract with the motion-picture firm stipulates that she is not to marry.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Billy Bevan, Madeline Hurlock, John J. Richardson, Andy Clyde
Votes: 22
86. The Rat's Knuckles (1925)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Professor James Jump hopes to strike it rich with his invention of a more humane mouse trap.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Martha Sleeper, Sammy Brooks, Jack Gavin
Votes: 76
87. What Price Goofy? (1925)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Comedy
A wife suspects her husband is cheating when seen on the street talking to an attractive young woman. She believes she has caught him his mistress. A dancing butler, a game-playing dog and an accommodating burglar complicate things.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Lucien Littlefield, Jane Sherman
Votes: 169
88. The Wrestler (1925)
Comedy, Short
Van Bibber, wealthy fashion plate traveling with friends in Russia, is called upon to save a Russian dancer from the attentions of a famous wrestler, both of whom are fellow passengers on ... See full summary »
Director: Robert P. Kerr | Stars: Earle Foxe, Florence Gilbert, Frank Beal, Lynn Cowan
Votes: 13
89. No Father to Guide Him (1925)
19 min | Comedy, Short
Charley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his son. Charlie abducts the boy for a father-son outing to the beach. The mother-in-law pursues and comedy ensues.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Mickey Bennett, Josephine Crowell
Votes: 62
90. The Caretaker's Daughter (1925)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley's boss is stepping out with an ex-con's wife, so he asks Charley to do him a solid and take her to the cabin before her husband finds out. His wife sees them en-route and believes he is cheating on her. Follow that car.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, George Siegmann, William J. Kelly
Votes: 97
91. Chess Fever (1925)
Not Rated | 20 min | Comedy, Short
With an international chess tournament in progress, a young man becomes completely obsessed with the game. His fiancée has no interest in it, and becomes frustrated and depressed by his ... See full summary »
Directors: Vsevolod Pudovkin, Mykola Shpykovskyi | Stars: José Raúl Capablanca, Vladimir Fogel, Anna Zemtsova, Natalya Glan
Votes: 1,478
92. Remember When? (1925)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Little orphan Harry is separated from his childhood sweetheart. Years later, he finds she's a bearded lady in a circus.
Director: Harry Edwards | Stars: Harry Langdon, Natalie Kingston, Vernon Dent, Anna May the Elephant
Votes: 74
93. Boys Will Be Joys (1925)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
Adults have the Pike and Coney Island amusement parks, so the rascals put up their own rides in a large vacant lot. Mickey's got big plans for expansion when surveyors show up to begin work... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 64
94. Mary, Queen of Tots (1925)
20 min | Family, Comedy, Short
A couple makes dolls modeled on neighborhood kids. A gardener at a mansion buys four of them for Mary, the girl of the house. He's her only friend: her parents neglect her for work and card... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Allen 'Farina' Hoskins
Votes: 98
95. Hooked (1925)
Comedy, Short
Lloyd is unsuccessful in his attempts to catch some fish for his sweetheart and also in his various endeavors to board a ship on which his sweetheart is taking a trip with his rival and her father.
Director: Fred Hibbard | Stars: Lloyd Hamilton, Dorothy Seastrom, Kewpie Morgan, Dick Sutherland
Votes: 15
96. Shootin' Injuns (1925)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Many of the "Our Gang" kids are in their secret clubhouse - so secret that some wannabe members have troubles trying to find the tunnel entrance - planning their next game, which will be a ... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 56
97. Innocent Husbands (1925)
TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Short
Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a woman from a party across the hall passes out in Melvin's bedroom just before Mame returns.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Jane Sherman, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 196
98. Buried Treasure (1925)
X | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The gang has a paddle-wheel sloop in L.A.'s harbor. They chat with an old sea captain who shows them a treasure map. Joe copies the map looking over the salt's shoulder, then the gang ... See full summary »
Votes: 86
99. One Wild Ride (1925)
20 min | Comedy, Family, Short
The gang gets in the taxi business by using a horse to pull an engine-less Model T. The owner takes his horse. Now, pushed atop a hill, Farina gets in it and loses control as it is coasting down the hill causing mayhem everywhere it goes.
Director: Robert F. McGowan | Stars: Joe Cobb, Jackie Condon, Mickey Daniels, Johnny Downs
Votes: 52
100. Big Red Riding Hood (1925)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Jimmy is asked by the Swedish Government to translate for educational purpose "Little Red Riding Hood", but he can't afford to buy the book, so he tries reading it at the book shop, ... See full summary »
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Charley Chase, Martha Sleeper, Helen Gilmore, Richard Daniels
Votes: 63
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