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Alice follows a white rabbit and falls into a rabbit hole, leading her to the magical world of Wonderland. She encounters various eccentric characters and undergoes bizarre adventures in her quest to find her way back home.
Film clips highlight the funniest scenes and brightest comic stars in MGM's history.
In 'The Bank Dick', W.C. Fields plays Egbert Sousè, a lovable drunk who accidentally becomes the hero of a bank robbery when he thwarts the criminals. Along the way, he deals with a domineering wife, a nagging daughter, and a job as a bank examiner. With his characteristic wit and charm, Sousè navigates through hilarious misadventures, ultimately saving the day.
If I Had a Million is an anthology film that tells the story of multiple people who unexpectedly inherit a large sum of money. The film follows their individual experiences and how the sudden wealth affects their lives. From a curmudgeon who becomes a generous donor to a husband and wife planning their end-of-life, the film explores various scenarios and the different ways people react to sudden wealth. With multiple directors and a diverse cast, If I Had a Million offers a lighthearted and insightful look at the impact of money on people's lives.
In the frontier town of Convict's Roost, a con-man and a bandit pretend to be husband and wife as they navigate a series of hilarious situations involving a sheriff, a jail, a farce of a marriage, a newspaper office, and a bar.
International House is a comedy film set in an international hotel where an inventor showcases his latest invention. However, chaos ensues with misunderstandings, mistaken identities, and hilarious misadventures involving a gold digger, a businessman, a health inspector, and various other colorful characters. The film is filled with musical numbers and slapstick humor, making it a delightful comedy from the pre-Code era of Hollywood.
In 'It's a Gift,' a man named Harold Bissonette dreams of relocating his family to California and buying an orange grove. However, his plans are constantly thwarted by the demands of his nagging wife, meddling in-laws, and various annoyances that seem to follow him wherever he goes. Despite his best efforts to find moments of tranquility, Harold's life is filled with mishaps, misunderstandings, and comedic situations that keep him on his toes.
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 Slippery Sawtelle. Neither suitor gets Malarkey but manage to take her husband (wealthy Simeon Trott) for a bundle.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a comedy film released in 1941. It follows the story of a man who experiences various misadventures in the movie industry, while trying to help his aspiring actress niece. The film showcases the absurdity and challenges of Hollywood's movie-making process.
A celebration of Hollywood in the 1930s, featuring a compilation of clips from features and newsreels of the era.
When a circus owner and his ventriloquist partner find themselves in financial trouble, they come up with a con game to save their business. Along the way, they encounter various comedic situations and hilarious misadventures.
The Big Broadcast of 1938 (1938) is a comedic musical film that revolves around a shipping tycoon who enters a boat race while getting involved in a love triangle. With plenty of explosive situations and animated sequences, this film provides a lighthearted entertainment experience.
Pa Potter invests four thousand dollars in worthless oil stock. Or is it worthless?
The wealthy von Wellingens are shocked when the father of their son Fred's fiancée Lia juggles desserts at a formal dinner. They encourage Fred to break the engagement. Lia goes to Berlin to marry a Baron von Schwarzdorf, and Fred arrives too late to stop the marriage.
A man named Ambrose Wolfinger struggles to maintain a harmonious family life while dealing with comedic mishaps and getting entangled in a crime. He faces challenges such as an overbearing wife, a dysfunctional stepfamily, and false reports of his death. Throughout the movie, he navigates through situations involving wrestling matches, woolen mills, traffic tickets, and burglaries. Despite the chaos, Ambrose remains loyal to his family and finds ways to reconcile with his wife.
Six of a Kind is a pre-code comedy film about a couple who embark on a cross-country trip but find themselves caught up in a series of misunderstandings and false accusations. When they are mistaken for a couple involved in an embezzlement scheme, they must race against time to clear their names and unravel the truth. Along the way, they encounter a quirky cast of characters and hilarious situations.
Joan Royle, beautiful but naive model who came from the slums, falls for Fred Ketlar, the leader of a dance band. When Fred's estranged wife Adele is murdered, Fred is arrested and convicted of the crime. Joan believes that the real murderer is Baretta, a gangster who was keeping Adele as his mistress
Million Dollar Legs is a comedy film set during the Olympic Games. It follows a fictional country's team as they compete in various sports, and the political treachery and romance that ensues. The film features slapstick comedy, seduction, and a conspiracy plot.
The Old-Fashioned Way follows a theater troupe as they navigate romantic crushes, misunderstandings, and the challenges of the theater world. With a wealthy widow, a con-man, and a vaudevillian snake oil salesman in the mix, hilarity ensues.
W.C. Fields
William Claude Dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to Cockney immigrant James Dukenfield and Philadelphia native Kate Felton. He went to school for four years, then quit to work with his father selling vegetables from a horse cart. At eleven, after many fights with his alcoholic father (who hit him on the head with a shovel), he ran away from home. For a while he lived in a hole in the ground, depending on stolen food and clothing. He was often beaten and spent nights in jail. His first regular job was delivering ice. By age thirteen he was a skilled pool player and juggler. It was then, at an amusement park in Norristown PA, that he was first hired as an entertainer. There he developed the technique of pretending to lose the things he was juggling. In 1893 he was employed as a juggler at Fortescue's Pier, Atlantic City. When business was slow he pretended to drown in the ocean (management thought his fake rescue would draw customers). By nineteen he was billed as "The Distinguished Comedian" and began opening bank accounts in every city he played. At age twenty-three he opened at the Palace in London and played with Sarah Bernhardt at Buckingham Palace. He starred at the Folies-Bergere (young Charles Chaplin and Maurice Chevalier were on the program). He was in each of the Ziegfeld Follies from 1915 through 1921. He played for a year in the highly praised musical "Poppy" which opened in New York in 1923. In 1925 D.W. Griffith made a movie of the play, renamed Sally of the Sawdust (1925), starring Fields. Pool Sharks (1915), Fields' first movie, was made when he was thirty-five. He settled into a mansion near Burbank, California and made most of his thirty-seven movies for Paramount. He appeared in mostly spontaneous dialogs on Charlie McCarthy's radio shows. In 1939 he switched to Universal where he made films written mainly by and for himself. He died after several serious illnesses, including bouts of pneumonia.
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