1917 Comedy Movies

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Easy Street(1917)

3.6/5 (with 74 votes)

A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin - With Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, Lloyd Bacon, ...

The Cure(1917)

31min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 56 votes)

An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

Directed by Charlie Chaplin - With Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Tom Wood, Albert Austin, Henry Bergman, ...

The Adventurer(1917)

26min | Comedy, Adventure

3.5/5 (with 55 votes)

The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him….

Directed by Charlie Chaplin - With Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Albert Austin, Monta Bell, ...

Coney Island(1917)

| 25min | Comedy

3.0/5 (with 25 votes)

Arbuckle escapes the watch of his domineering wife and heads for Coney Island. Keaton arrives that same day with his attractive, and rather easy, girlfriend, who is immediately stolen from him by St. John.

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle - With Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, Alice Lake, Buster Keaton, Jimmy Bryant, Joe Bordeaux, ...

The Butcher Boy(1917)

| 30min | Comedy

3.1/5 (with 25 votes)

Customers and clerks frolic in a general store. Roscoe walks out of the freezer wearing a fur coat, then does some clever cleaver tossing. In Buster's film debut he buys a pail of molasses.

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle - With Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, Buster Keaton, Joe Bordeaux, Josephine Stevens

The Rough House(1917)

| 22min | Comedy

2.9/5 (with 26 votes)

Living under the same roof with his newly-wed wife and his mother-in-law, a careless Mr Rough sets the nuptial bedroom on fire, as the residence's cook tries to woo the maid who only has eyes for the charming delivery boy. As one thing leads to another, Mr Rough ends up preparing dinner for a pair of duplicitous guests, when, clearly, he should be staying out of the kitchen. Does Mrs Rough know the visitors' true intentions? But, above all, how will this disastrous dinner party at the Rough house end?

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton - With Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John, Alice Lake, Buster Keaton, Glen Cavender

The Cloth Peddler(1917)

7h | Comedy, Drama

Set in turn of the century Baku at the dawn of the 20th century, a young man wishes to marry. Since he is a rich and successful business man, despite his young age, he feels that he should have his pick of any bride that he fancies, however, Azerbanjani tradition dictates otherwise.

Directed by Boris Svetlov - With Ahmed Agdamski, Huseyngulu Sarabski, Alakbar Huseynzade

His Wedding Night(1917)

| 19min | Comedy

2.8/5 (with 23 votes)

Al and Roscoe, employees at a gas station, are rivals for Alice. When Buster delivers a wedding gown for Alice and begins modeling it, he is mistaken for Alice and is kidnapped by Al.

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle - With Al St. John, Buster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Alice Lake, Josephine Stevens

Oh, Doctor!(1917)

| 23min | Comedy, Crime

3.0/5 (with 21 votes)

Roscoe is a doctor who falls in love with a pretty woman whose boyfriend, in turn, falls in love with Roscoe's wife's jewelry.

Directed by Roscoe Arbuckle - With Buster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake, Roscoe Arbuckle, Alice Mann

The Chief Cook(1917)

15min | Comedy

2.1/5 (with 2 votes)

The film opens in the lobby of a small hotel, where the desk clerk/owner (Budd Ross) is addressing three members of staff: the cook, the waiter and the bellboy. It is obvious from their reactions, particularly the cook (Leo White) that whatever was said did not go down too well. His animated arms knock down the man standing behind him repeatedly until all three servants simultaneously quit. They storm off into the adjoining kitchen where a slavery maid (Blanche White) is on the floor scrubbing the floor. The men all trip over her, moan briefly and then leave.

Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom - With Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Billy West, Leo White, Bud Ross, Ethelyn Gibson, ...

Polly Redhead(1917)

46min | Comedy, Drama

Aside from the fact that Polly had red hair in abundance, she was not otherwise an exceptional child, save for one thing. She was willing to work and slave, if need be, to keep her baby brother, affectionately termed "The Lump," from being sent to the poor house. So she did housework and prepared breakfasts for John Ruffin, an attorney, and Hon. Gedge-Tompkins. John Ruffin's sister, Lady Osterly, has separated from her husband, and he holds their child. When Lady Osterly calls on Ruffin she is struck with the remarkable resemblance Polly bears to her own child. Ruffin and Lady Osterly formulate a plan to come into possession of her daughter, by using Polly as a substitute.

Directed by Jack Conway

The Villain(1917)

21min | Comedy

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but this time he's playing the wicked, top-hatted Charlie found in some of his earliest Keystone appearances (e.g. Mabel at the Wheel), the ones where Charlie himself seemed to be imitating the studio's recently departed Ford Sterling. Throughout this short there is much spoofing of old-time melodramas, a frequent motif of Sterling's comedies.

Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom - With Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Leo White, Bud Ross, Ethelyn Gibson

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Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley(1917)

| 22min | Comedy

Luke is a pickpocket, hiding out from the cops in a dive in the slum part of town. He later winds up in a boxing match which again brings the law on his tail.

Directed by Hal Roach - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Marie Mosquini, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard

Baseball Madness(1917)

Comedy

Baseball Madness is a 1917 American silent comedy film directed by Billy Mason and starring Gloria Swanson.

Directed by Billy Mason - With Gloria Swanson

The Candy Kid(1917)

13min | Comedy

2.1/5 (with 1 vote)

A Fake Chaplin movie with Billy West as the tramp.

Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom - With Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Billy West, Leo White, Leatrice Joy, Bud Ross, ...

A Modern Musketeer(1917)

1h 8min | Adventure, Comedy, Western

3.0/5 (with 3 votes)

A young man grows restless living in a small Kansas town, dreaming of the adventures of the Three Musketeers. So in hopes of becoming a modern D'Artagnan, he mounts his steed (a Model T Ford) and sets out across the West in search of excitement and adventure.

Directed by Allan Dwan - With Douglas Fairbanks

Bliss(1917)

| 12min | Comedy

2.2/5 (with 3 votes)

A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title.".

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard

Lonesome Luke, Messenger(1917)

| 11min | Comedy

2.3/5 (with 1 vote)

While on the job, delivering a message, Luke finds himself in a girl's seminary.

Directed by Hal Roach - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Step Lively(1917)

| 13min | Comedy

2.3/5 (with 2 votes)

Snub Pollard plays a drunken man-about-town who believes Harold has robbed him. Meanwhile, Bebe has her hands full with a lounge lizard who won't take no for an answer.

Directed by Alfred J. Goulding - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Luke's Trolley Troubles(1917)

| 11min | Comedy

Luke and his sidekick steal a trolley car and create havoc for passengers.

Directed by Hal Roach - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Clubs Are Trump(1917)

| 25min | Comedy

2.6/5 (with 1 vote)

In pre-historic times (dream sequence), our hero, in a loin cloth, battles other cavemen over the opposite sex.

Directed by Hal Roach - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard, Gilbert Pratt, Fred C. Newmeyer, ...

The Big Idea(1917)

| 9min | Comedy

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A clerk in a failing antiques store gets a big idea on how to move the merchandise so that he can save the store and possibly win the girl.

Directed by Hal Mohr, Gilbert Pratt - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard, James Parrott

Wild and Woolly(1917)

1h 12min | Comedy, Western

3.3/5 (with 6 votes)

A rich Easterner who has always wanted to live in "the Wild West" plans to move to a Western town. Unknown to him, the town's "wild" days are long gone and it is an orderly and civilized place now. The townsmen, not wanting to lose a rich potential resident, contrive to make over the town to suit the young man's fantasy.

Directed by John Emerson - With Douglas Fairbanks, Eileen Percy, Tom Wilson, Edward Burns, Monte Blue, Adolphe Menjou, ...

Skinner's Baby(1917)

| 50min | Comedy, Drama

William Skinner is very pleased with the news his wife Honey is expecting their first child. He eagerly prepares for the new arrival, as he is sure it will be the next William Skinner Jr. When the bundle of joy finally arrives, much to his surprise, it's a girl. However, Honey and William are just as happy as if she were a he.

Directed by Harry Beaumont - With Bryant Washburn, Ullrich Haupt, Sr., Jackie Coogan

The Honeymoon(1917)

50min | Comedy, Romance / Love

Immediately after Susan Lane becomes Mrs. Richard Greer, she grows jealous when she sees her husband talking to Marion Starr, one of her bridesmaids. Susan's brother Phil wishes to marry Marion, but is entangled with actress Maizie Middleton. Consequently, Dick Greer agrees to see Maizie, whose troupe is playing Niagara, and attempts to buy her off.

Directed by Charles Giblyn

Stop! Luke! Listen!(1917)

| 10min | Comedy

Stop! Luke! Listen! is a 1917 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd.

Directed by Hal Roach - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks

Over the Fence(1917)

| 5min | Comedy

3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

Snitch steals Ginger's (stolen) baseball tickets and takes Ginger's girl to the game. Finding himself without tickets, Ginger dresses as a baseball player and wins the game. A possible debut of the "Glasses" or "Boy" character.

Directed by Harold Lloyd, J. Farrell MacDonald - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard, Bud Jamison, Gus Leonard, ...

Red, White and Blue Blood(1917)

50min | Comedy

A hard-core socialite turns over a new leaf after spending time with a less fortunate family.

Directed by Charles Brabin

Flirting with Death(1917)

50min | Adventure, Comedy

When an aviator dies performing in a traveling circus, the circus closes and sideshow con men "Sky-High" Billy Wardell and "Domino" Dominick are arrested for giving out fake watches to wheel of fortune winners. After Domino springs the jail's lock, they jump a freight train and arrive in the next town, where Billy falls in love when Jane Higgenbotham allows them to breakfast on her freshly baked pies.

Directed by Elmer Clifton

Rainbow Island(1917)

| 6min | Comedy

2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

After finding a note in a floating bottle, our hero is off to resue the heroine. He runs into a tribe of cannibals.

Directed by Billy Gilbert - With Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, Frank Alexander, Sammy Brooks, Snub Pollard

1917 Comedy Movies

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Easy Street(1917)

The Cure(1917)

The Adventurer(1917)

Coney Island(1917)

The Butcher Boy(1917)

The Rough House(1917)

The Cloth Peddler(1917)

His Wedding Night(1917)

Oh, Doctor!(1917)

The Chief Cook(1917)

Polly Redhead(1917)

The Villain(1917)

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Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley(1917)

Baseball Madness(1917)

The Candy Kid(1917)

A Modern Musketeer(1917)

Bliss(1917)

Lonesome Luke, Messenger(1917)

Step Lively(1917)

Luke's Trolley Troubles(1917)

Clubs Are Trump(1917)

The Big Idea(1917)

Wild and Woolly(1917)

Skinner's Baby(1917)

The Honeymoon(1917)

Stop! Luke! Listen!(1917)

Over the Fence(1917)

Red, White and Blue Blood(1917)

Flirting with Death(1917)

Rainbow Island(1917)

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