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13th list of comedy shorts

by kevandasc • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
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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  • My Mummy's Arms (1934)

    1. My Mummy's Arms

    193419mShort
    6.2 (53)
    DirectorRalph StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardRussell Hicks
    Starting with some solo Shemps
  • Shemp Howard in On the Wagon (1935)

    2. On the Wagon

    193521mApprovedShort
    6.5 (26)
    Shemp 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 FrenchStarsShemp HowardRoscoe AtesGertrude Mudge
  • So You Won't T-T-T-Talk (1934)

    3. So You Won't T-T-T-Talk

    193421mShort
    5.4 (23)
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsRoscoe AtesShemp HowardBillie Leonard
  • Dizzy Dean and Paul 'Daffy' Dean in Dizzy & Daffy (1934)

    4. Dizzy & Daffy

    193422mApprovedShort
    5.9 (35)
    A half-blind minor league pitcher meets, and nicknames, Dizzy and Daffy Dean, who go on to play for the St. Louis Cardinals.
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsDizzy DeanPaul 'Daffy' DeanRoscoe Ates
  • Art Trouble (1934)

    5. Art Trouble

    193421mShort
    6.3 (238)
    Two 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 StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardBeatrice Blinn
  • Ben Blue in Daredevil O'Dare (1934)

    6. Daredevil O'Dare

    193418mShort
    5.3 (28)
    DirectorRalph StaubStarsBen BlueShemp HowardVicki Cummings
  • Salt Water Daffy (1933)

    7. Salt Water Daffy

    193321mShort
    6.0 (202)
    After stealing a naval officer's watch, two screw-ups inadvertently join the Navy and make life miserable for the petty officer responsible for their training.
    DirectorRay McCareyStarsJack HaleyShemp HowardCharles Judels
  • Shemp Howard, Daphne Pollard, and Harry Shannon in Smoked Hams (1934)

    8. Smoked Hams

    193419mApprovedShort
    5.6 (126)
    A vaudeville team convinces an agent to book their new act, which uses a Civil War theme.
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsDaphne PollardShemp HowardLionel Stander
  • His First Flame (1935)

    9. His First Flame

    193520mApprovedShort
    5.6 (79)
    After 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.
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardDaphne PollardJohn Sheehan
  • Mary Doran, Harry Gribbon, and Shemp Howard in Corn on the Cop (1934)

    10. Corn on the Cop

    193418mShort
    6.0 (91)
    Two 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.
    DirectorRalph StaubStarsHarry GribbonShemp HowardMary Doran
  • Shemp Howard and Donald MacBride in Serves You Right (1935)

    11. Serves You Right

    193521mApprovedShort
    6.5 (32)
    Johnny is promised the head process server's job if he serves a summons on Musclebound Pete, a hood. As the servers before him, he's unsuccessful and beat up for his efforts. Pete's weakness is women, so Johnny goes after Pete in drag.
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardNell O'DayDonald MacBride
    Quite a few solo Shemp efforts that Stooges fans may not be aware of. Well worth checking out.
  • Shemp Howard in While the Cat's Away (1936)

    12. While the Cat's Away

    193622mShort
    6.7 (30)
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsShemp HowardJohn BerkesAnita Garvin
  • Jean Fontaine and Edgar Kennedy in Love on a Ladder (1934)

    13. Love on a Ladder

    193420mShort
    6.2 (21)
    Florence wants to recapture the romance in her marriage and talks a reluctant Edgar into redonning his navy uniform and serenading her.
    DirectorSam WhiteStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot Farley
  • 14. Art in the Raw

    193319mShort
    4.3 (18)
    Edgar 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.
    DirectorHarry SweetStarsEdgar KennedyFlorence LakeDot Farley
  • George O'Hanlon in So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)

    15. So You Want to Be an Actor

    194911mApprovedShort
    6.5 (73)
    Unemployed 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.
    DirectorRichard L. BareStarsGeorge O'HanlonFred ClarkArt Gilmore
  • Gloria Blondell, Charley Chase, Beatrice Curtis, Marjorie Deanne, and Loring Sisters in The Sap Takes a Wrap (1939)

    16. The Sap Takes a Wrap

    193920mShort
    6.9 (35)
    Charley 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.
    DirectorDel LordStarsCharley ChaseGloria BlondellEthel Clayton
  • Andy Clyde, Vernon Dent, Esther Howard, and Matt McHugh in Sappy Birthday (1942)

    17. Sappy Birthday

    194217mApprovedShort
    6.3 (26)
    Andy's golf game is thwarted by his wife and brother-in-law wanting to go on a picnic.
    DirectorHarry EdwardsStarsAndy ClydeMatt McHughOlin Howland
  • The Eyes Have It (1931)

    18. The Eyes Have It

    193110mUnratedShort
    5.1 (370)
    A 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.
    DirectorAlfred J. GouldingStarsEdgar BergenChristina GraverCharlie McCarthy
  • Oliver Hardy, William Courtright, and Stan Laurel in That's My Wife (1929)

    19. That's My Wife

    192920mShort
    6.8 (847)
    Oliver stands to inherit a large fortune from his rich uncle, with the condition that he be happily married. But when Mrs Hardy walks out just before the uncle is due to visit, Stanley is pressed into impersonating Oliver's loving spouse.
    DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJimmy Aubrey
  • I Love My Mother-in-Law But... (1948)

    20. I Love My Mother-in-Law But...

    19488mApprovedShort
    5.8 (86)
    A series of short vignettes illustrate the ways that a mother-in-law may irritate her son-in-law.
    DirectorDave O'BrienStarsPete SmithDave O'BrienAnne O'Neal
  • Lucille Ball in One Live Ghost (1936)

    21. One Live Ghost

    193621mApprovedShort
    5.8 (80)
    An 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.
    DirectorLeslie GoodwinsStarsLeon ErrolLucille BallVivien Oakland
  • Edward Asner and Bob Peterson in Dug Days (2021)

    22. Carl's Date

    20238mGShort
    6.4 (3.8K)
    A reluctant Carl Fredricksen agrees to go on a date, but admits he has no idea how dating works these days. Like the friend he is, Dug tries to calm Carl down and offers tips on how to make friends.
    DirectorBob PetersonStarsEdward AsnerBob Peterson
    some animateds on this list - more than the usual handful.
  • Dug's Special Mission (2009)

    23. Dug's Special Mission

    20095mTV-PGVideo
    6.9 (7.9K)
    Alpha, 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.
    DirectorRonnie Del CarmenStarsBob PetersonDelroy LindoJerome Ranft
  • A Hollywood Detour (1942)

    24. A Hollywood Detour

    19428mApprovedShort
    6.2 (101)
    This 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.
    DirectorsFrank TashlinSid MarcusStarsMel BlancFrank Graham
  • Hollywood Steps Out (1941)

    25. Hollywood Steps Out

    19418mApprovedShort
    7.0 (1.2K)
    A 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.
    DirectorTex AveryStarsSara BernerMel BlancKent Rogers

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