oh boy a funny talking welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten comedies
from the 1930s for our series on the top
comedies of all time we’ve chosen comedy
films per decade based on their iconic
status critical acclaim box office
success watchability
and of course how funny they are hello
dad dad this is part of a series of
videos spanning the decades of comedic
films from the 1930s to the 2000s number
10 ninotchka twice ninotchka Greta Garbo
was a big name back in the 30s just ask
your grandparents why do you bring this
up after all these years but really did
she ever stray into the waters of comedy
it’s funny to look back I was brought up
on goat’s milk
adoration of vodka in the army and now
champagne ninotchka
Polk’s light fun at madcap Russians
under the rule of Joseph Stalin without
ever outright mocking the Soviet Union
Russia
I love Russians satire and charm are
heavy and Garbo will put a smile on your
face with her razor-sharp quips and
1930s charm you know the jokes have told
me a few days ago I wake up in the
middle of the night and laugh Bela
Lugosi even makes an appearance don’t
waste my time Cameron do your duty
goodbye I’m sure this is your bed but of
course it is are you doubting me not in
the least madam number nine trouble in
paradise I hardly think so but as you
know a gentleman thief played by Herbert
Marshall and a beautiful pickpocket
portrayed by Miriam Hopkins team up in
this match made in romantic comedy
heaven I’m mad about you my little
shoplifter my sweet little pig
as with most rom-coms a love triangle is
soon established well uh yes and no but
don’t be put off by the film’s romantic
exterior as it offers a lot in the way
of comedy as well especially when the to
attempt to get the better of one another
what day is today
the 14th of may and tomorrow is the 15th
and the day after tomorrow is it um
trouble in paradise has aged like fine
wine I think we should have a cupcake
and can still make you laugh with the
best of them I know you love me well why
don’t you say something
come on be brilliant talk yourself out
of it bluff yourself in shut up you lie
are you number eight
modern times seven left usage or a
genetic component jannat st cabaret she
lucky lucky that Wow Charlie Chaplin was
a master of silent comedy and in his
final non talkie film he doesn’t fail to
bring the laughter
working in a dehumanizing factory and on
an increasingly complex assembly line
the Little Tramp finds himself beaten
and buffeted by the factories insane
machine while his boss looks on
menacingly his struggles continue when
he’s forced to find another job and
while modern times is evidently a
commentary on the looming threat of
modern technology Chaplin manages to
inject the film with his own brand of
hilarious slapstick and unforgettable
charm so anything wrong with my nose yes
I like it
number seven midnight you promised me a
dance I did I a midnight dance oh but
please it’s not dead sophisticated humor
abounds in this comedy about a poor show
girl who schemes with a rich man so he
can win his wife back from the arms of
another man she’s in love with him in
her role as Eve Peabody Ledet Colbert
delivers the laughs with expert timing
and seemingly off-the-cuff lines I need
a taxi to find myself a job I need a job
to pay for the taxi just check out the
scene at the hat shop which is a series
of thinly veiled insult oh I think it’s
a dream on you you know it does
something for your face it it gives you
a chin meanwhile John Barrymore a staple
of 1930s comedy is hilarious as the
eccentric millionaire do you know him
yes it’s early screwball at its finest
goodbye now dear I’ll see you soon this
is the land of the free the last man
nearly ruined this place you didn’t know
what to do with it
you think this country’s bad up now just
wait all I get throwing it number six
Duck Soup I welcome you with open arms
is that so I’ll let you stay open now
widely regarded as one of the Marx
Brothers seminal films this political
satire about a bankrupt country and
ineffective dictator is instantly
recognizable for many of its slapstick
gags I’m a man oh
would I’m a man of one words gram the
famous scene in which Groucho Marx’s
every move is mimicked by an
impersonator in a mirror frame has been
parodied countless times over
as with most of the Marx Brothers
productions the site gags and slapstick
provide timeless laughs and it’s
considered a classic in the comedy Canon
y-you know we do know each other well
cough we do we know any kind of a year
on genic child number five The Thin Man
well let’s a hoppin as tipsy sleuths
Nick and Nora Charles William Powell and
Myrna Loy join forces in this comedy
mystery about the disappearance of the
eponymous thin man and the murder of a
woman named Julia wolf well were you the
afternoon she was knocked off so you
don’t think I had anything to do LRU
though seemingly a detective drama on
the surface the movie delivers laughs
and smiles in all the right places
nice phone isn’t it yes it’s the best
dinner I ever listened to the pair’s
on-screen chemistry goes a long way and
their back-and-forth banter is always
good for a giggle Oh Nicki I love you
because you know such lovely people no
surprise it was nominated for Best
Picture well congratulations
yeah well you wouldn’t mind if I look
around Meade you need some number for
the awful truth I wouldn’t do that if I
were you
this screwball comedy finds divorce in
the cards for a married couple after
they begin suspecting one another of
being unfaithful just get on with the
divorce proceedings I can hardly wait
however while their separation plans are
being made husband and wife go to insane
lengths to keep each other from getting
remarried well I’m convinced he must
care about me or he wouldn’t do the
funny things he does Cary Grant is
charmingly hilarious opposite Irene
Dunne who gives a deep and bitingly
satirical performance as his soon-to-be
ex-wife actually be there I have just
one viewing and you’re sure to find that
over three-quarters of a century have
done nothing to strip the awful truth of
its charm and wit Boyce gives me good
and I do laugh at the oddest times
you see what I mean of you what did you
say what does it say are you pleased
with baby no baby
ma ma number three bringing up baby
don’t give it away baby nobody new daddy
does belong to you always on your phone
too bro I’ve had enough I quit Howard
Hawks Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
are all names that needed no help
bringing audiences into movie theaters
separately yes so good-looking without
your glasses put them all together and
what you have is a madcap comedy with
romantic elements that also happens to
feature a leopard and while it wasn’t
considered successful initially it has
since grown in popularity
yes but goodness knows how long that’s
gonna last bringing up baby didn’t only
demonstrate Hepburn’s talent for low
comedy but also helped cheer up the
masses during the Great Depression who
are you what were you what do you want
why are you I don’t know I’m not quite
myself today in addition the screwball
comedy effectively fleshed out a pretty
convincing love story while remaining
timeless and refreshing well my dear
young lady you don’t seem to realize you
placed me in a very embarrassing
position number two My Man Godfrey
that’s a lot of the ruins of Godfrey
Parke a new edifice has sprung up in the
form of Godfrey Smith a scavenger hunt
between two wealthy socialites leads to
the hiring of the eponymous Godfrey a
hobo who is more than meets the eye
how’d you like to make five dollars huh
I didn’t quite catch what you said a
biting social commentary that pokes fun
at the rich and gives center stage to
the poor My Man Godfrey is chock-full of
the zaniness that defines screwball
comedy money money money the
Frankenstein monster the destroys Souls
the comic timing of actors William
Powell Carole Lombard and Eugene palette
makes this movie an enduring and
hilarious classic I assure you it’ll be
a pleasure for me to go back to a
society of really important people
before we unveil our pick for comedy of
the 1930s here are a few honorable
mentions Canada pshh I’m knocking down
and pick him up an end
oh it is is it the only thing is gonna
have to here is a terrible accident I’ll
see you in my office
I’m thinking that maybe you ain’t the
most tittering imbecile on earth I’m
thinking that maybe you’ve learned your
lesson
even a simple concussion may have
curious effects upon an imaginative
person yes but I can remember every
little detail her name miss Froy
everything so interesting you’ll
remember me I’m Henderson plainclothes
man you look more like an old clothes
man to me oh yeah if you keep that up
we’re not going to get anywhere
number one it happened one night excuse
me lady get that upon which you sit is
mine Frank Capra proves that matters of
the heart always trump dire
circumstances I couldn’t live without
produced during the Great Depression
this film about two completely different
people falling for each other against
all odds manages to pull at the
heartstrings as well as tickled the
funny bone he did an excellent job he
kept me thought I entertained
Clark Gable’s scheming out-of-work
reporter blackmails Claudette Colbert
rich heiress in order to secure a juicy
storage disk over here timelessly funny
and charming
It Happened One Night is a must watch
for fans of comedies romances and cinema
in general
do you agree with our list the whole
thing so new to me what’s your favorite
1930s comedy for more hilarious top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com why am i partner he’s
got a nose just like a bloodhound really
yeah and the rest of his face don’t look
so good either
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten comedies
from the 1930s for our series on the top
comedies of all time we’ve chosen comedy
films per decade based on their iconic
status critical acclaim box office
success watchability
and of course how funny they are hello
dad dad this is part of a series of
videos spanning the decades of comedic
films from the 1930s to the 2000s number
10 ninotchka twice ninotchka Greta Garbo
was a big name back in the 30s just ask
your grandparents why do you bring this
up after all these years but really did
she ever stray into the waters of comedy
it’s funny to look back I was brought up
on goat’s milk
adoration of vodka in the army and now
champagne ninotchka
Polk’s light fun at madcap Russians
under the rule of Joseph Stalin without
ever outright mocking the Soviet Union
Russia
I love Russians satire and charm are
heavy and Garbo will put a smile on your
face with her razor-sharp quips and
1930s charm you know the jokes have told
me a few days ago I wake up in the
middle of the night and laugh Bela
Lugosi even makes an appearance don’t
waste my time Cameron do your duty
goodbye I’m sure this is your bed but of
course it is are you doubting me not in
the least madam number nine trouble in
paradise I hardly think so but as you
know a gentleman thief played by Herbert
Marshall and a beautiful pickpocket
portrayed by Miriam Hopkins team up in
this match made in romantic comedy
heaven I’m mad about you my little
shoplifter my sweet little pig
as with most rom-coms a love triangle is
soon established well uh yes and no but
don’t be put off by the film’s romantic
exterior as it offers a lot in the way
of comedy as well especially when the to
attempt to get the better of one another
what day is today
the 14th of may and tomorrow is the 15th
and the day after tomorrow is it um
trouble in paradise has aged like fine
wine I think we should have a cupcake
and can still make you laugh with the
best of them I know you love me well why
don’t you say something
come on be brilliant talk yourself out
of it bluff yourself in shut up you lie
are you number eight
modern times seven left usage or a
genetic component jannat st cabaret she
lucky lucky that Wow Charlie Chaplin was
a master of silent comedy and in his
final non talkie film he doesn’t fail to
bring the laughter
working in a dehumanizing factory and on
an increasingly complex assembly line
the Little Tramp finds himself beaten
and buffeted by the factories insane
machine while his boss looks on
menacingly his struggles continue when
he’s forced to find another job and
while modern times is evidently a
commentary on the looming threat of
modern technology Chaplin manages to
inject the film with his own brand of
hilarious slapstick and unforgettable
charm so anything wrong with my nose yes
I like it
number seven midnight you promised me a
dance I did I a midnight dance oh but
please it’s not dead sophisticated humor
abounds in this comedy about a poor show
girl who schemes with a rich man so he
can win his wife back from the arms of
another man she’s in love with him in
her role as Eve Peabody Ledet Colbert
delivers the laughs with expert timing
and seemingly off-the-cuff lines I need
a taxi to find myself a job I need a job
to pay for the taxi just check out the
scene at the hat shop which is a series
of thinly veiled insult oh I think it’s
a dream on you you know it does
something for your face it it gives you
a chin meanwhile John Barrymore a staple
of 1930s comedy is hilarious as the
eccentric millionaire do you know him
yes it’s early screwball at its finest
goodbye now dear I’ll see you soon this
is the land of the free the last man
nearly ruined this place you didn’t know
what to do with it
you think this country’s bad up now just
wait all I get throwing it number six
Duck Soup I welcome you with open arms
is that so I’ll let you stay open now
widely regarded as one of the Marx
Brothers seminal films this political
satire about a bankrupt country and
ineffective dictator is instantly
recognizable for many of its slapstick
gags I’m a man oh
would I’m a man of one words gram the
famous scene in which Groucho Marx’s
every move is mimicked by an
impersonator in a mirror frame has been
parodied countless times over
as with most of the Marx Brothers
productions the site gags and slapstick
provide timeless laughs and it’s
considered a classic in the comedy Canon
y-you know we do know each other well
cough we do we know any kind of a year
on genic child number five The Thin Man
well let’s a hoppin as tipsy sleuths
Nick and Nora Charles William Powell and
Myrna Loy join forces in this comedy
mystery about the disappearance of the
eponymous thin man and the murder of a
woman named Julia wolf well were you the
afternoon she was knocked off so you
don’t think I had anything to do LRU
though seemingly a detective drama on
the surface the movie delivers laughs
and smiles in all the right places
nice phone isn’t it yes it’s the best
dinner I ever listened to the pair’s
on-screen chemistry goes a long way and
their back-and-forth banter is always
good for a giggle Oh Nicki I love you
because you know such lovely people no
surprise it was nominated for Best
Picture well congratulations
yeah well you wouldn’t mind if I look
around Meade you need some number for
the awful truth I wouldn’t do that if I
were you
this screwball comedy finds divorce in
the cards for a married couple after
they begin suspecting one another of
being unfaithful just get on with the
divorce proceedings I can hardly wait
however while their separation plans are
being made husband and wife go to insane
lengths to keep each other from getting
remarried well I’m convinced he must
care about me or he wouldn’t do the
funny things he does Cary Grant is
charmingly hilarious opposite Irene
Dunne who gives a deep and bitingly
satirical performance as his soon-to-be
ex-wife actually be there I have just
one viewing and you’re sure to find that
over three-quarters of a century have
done nothing to strip the awful truth of
its charm and wit Boyce gives me good
and I do laugh at the oddest times
you see what I mean of you what did you
say what does it say are you pleased
with baby no baby
ma ma number three bringing up baby
don’t give it away baby nobody new daddy
does belong to you always on your phone
too bro I’ve had enough I quit Howard
Hawks Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
are all names that needed no help
bringing audiences into movie theaters
separately yes so good-looking without
your glasses put them all together and
what you have is a madcap comedy with
romantic elements that also happens to
feature a leopard and while it wasn’t
considered successful initially it has
since grown in popularity
yes but goodness knows how long that’s
gonna last bringing up baby didn’t only
demonstrate Hepburn’s talent for low
comedy but also helped cheer up the
masses during the Great Depression who
are you what were you what do you want
why are you I don’t know I’m not quite
myself today in addition the screwball
comedy effectively fleshed out a pretty
convincing love story while remaining
timeless and refreshing well my dear
young lady you don’t seem to realize you
placed me in a very embarrassing
position number two My Man Godfrey
that’s a lot of the ruins of Godfrey
Parke a new edifice has sprung up in the
form of Godfrey Smith a scavenger hunt
between two wealthy socialites leads to
the hiring of the eponymous Godfrey a
hobo who is more than meets the eye
how’d you like to make five dollars huh
I didn’t quite catch what you said a
biting social commentary that pokes fun
at the rich and gives center stage to
the poor My Man Godfrey is chock-full of
the zaniness that defines screwball
comedy money money money the
Frankenstein monster the destroys Souls
the comic timing of actors William
Powell Carole Lombard and Eugene palette
makes this movie an enduring and
hilarious classic I assure you it’ll be
a pleasure for me to go back to a
society of really important people
before we unveil our pick for comedy of
the 1930s here are a few honorable
mentions Canada pshh I’m knocking down
and pick him up an end
oh it is is it the only thing is gonna
have to here is a terrible accident I’ll
see you in my office
I’m thinking that maybe you ain’t the
most tittering imbecile on earth I’m
thinking that maybe you’ve learned your
lesson
even a simple concussion may have
curious effects upon an imaginative
person yes but I can remember every
little detail her name miss Froy
everything so interesting you’ll
remember me I’m Henderson plainclothes
man you look more like an old clothes
man to me oh yeah if you keep that up
we’re not going to get anywhere
number one it happened one night excuse
me lady get that upon which you sit is
mine Frank Capra proves that matters of
the heart always trump dire
circumstances I couldn’t live without
produced during the Great Depression
this film about two completely different
people falling for each other against
all odds manages to pull at the
heartstrings as well as tickled the
funny bone he did an excellent job he
kept me thought I entertained
Clark Gable’s scheming out-of-work
reporter blackmails Claudette Colbert
rich heiress in order to secure a juicy
storage disk over here timelessly funny
and charming
It Happened One Night is a must watch
for fans of comedies romances and cinema
in general
do you agree with our list the whole
thing so new to me what’s your favorite
1930s comedy for more hilarious top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com why am i partner he’s
got a nose just like a bloodhound really
yeah and the rest of his face don’t look
so good either
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