Public Domain Movies - Comedy

The Boat

silent, comedy, Buster Keaton

Buster's handmade boat, The Damfino, is finished and is, of course, too large to get through the basement door. When he drives off with it in tow, the side of his house, then the whole thing, collapses. At the harbor he rides the boat out only to have it sink beneath him. The rest is a series of adventures he and his family have with the restored boat. This funny short has some good subtile gags plus the usual slapstick and gadgets.

Midnight Manhunt

Mystery, Comedy

Reporter Sue Gallagher (Ann Savage from Detour) finds an infamous gangster's corpse in a wax museum. Her desire for a scoop is hindered by a meddling rival (William Gargan), the museum's goofy maintenance man (Leo Gorcey), and the ruthless killer (B-horror king George Zucco).
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Check And Double Check


Read about this movie on it's IMDB page http://imdb.com/title/tt0020758/

Charlie Chaplin's "Charolot Gargon De Theater" ( The Property Man)

Charlie Chaplin, Silents

Charlie Chaplin's 21st Film Released Aug. 01 1914 Charolot Gargon De Theater is the French version of The Property Man. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004499/

Charlie Chaplin's "His Prehistoric Past"

Charlie Chaplin, Silents

Charlie Chaplin's 35th Film Released Dec. 07 1914. This is his last film for Keystone Studios as well. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004102/

Cops (Buster Keaton)

Buster Keaton. Cops. silents, classic, comedy

This is the Internet Archives copy of the Buster Keaton silent classsic, Cops to which I have added a music track.

Charlie Chaplin's "Dough And Dynamite"

Charlie Chaplin, Silents

Charlie Chaplin's 29th Released Oct. 26 1914 The story involves Chaplin and Chester Conklin working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two are forced to work as bakers, the striking cooks put dynamite in the dough, with explosive results. Dough and Dynamite was one of two Charlie Chaplin films that were to be shown at a special event in September, 2001. However, in the light of 9/11, it was taken off the list of films as it ends with Charlie walking out of a blown up building.

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