Not everything is comedy-oriented, of course, but there are lots of humorous items spanning Hollywood's golden age to the more-or-less present. I've spent several hours browsing a bunch of videos, including these finds, all original trailers, unless noted:
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) -- Broadway's huge hit transferred to the screen by Frank Capra, starring Cary Grant.
- Earthworm Tractors (1936) -- Slapstick built for Joe E. Brown, the biggest comedy star of early talking pictures.
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) -- The classic musical-comedy with Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds.
- So You Want to Be a Gambler -- 1950's comedy short with George O'Hanlon (aka the voice of George Jetson) as Joe McDoakes, subject of a popular theatrical series.
- Duck Soup (1933) -- The Marx Bros. go to war in a memorable comedy clip.
- Manhattan (1979) -- Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in a romantic comedy.
- Some Like It Hot (1959) -- The film often considered the top sound comedy of all time, fueled by director Billy Wilder with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe.
- It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) -- The boisterous, epic comedy chase.
- Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) -- The first chapter of the Mike Myers spy farces.
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