Best 1920s Comedy Movies

Looking for the best 1920s Comedy movies? These are the 22 highest-rated 1920s Comedy titles in our catalogue, led by The Pickaninny, Soft Shoes and Fine Manners. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. The Pickaninny (1921)

★ 9.0/10

The comical, classic movie of the big city misadventures of Little Casino.
2. Soft Shoes (1925)

★ 7.5/10

Sheriff Pat Halahan comes into an inheritance and travels to San Francisco to collect. Faith O’Day, a cat burglar armed with pistol and flashlight breaks into his hotel room and demands that Halahan cough up his dough…
3. Fine Manners (1926)

★ 7.5/10

The film depicts what happens when a rich boy accidentally meets a crude girl on New Year's Eve.
4. The Skeleton Dance (1929)

★ 7.4/10

The clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
5. Unaccustomed as We Are (1929)

★ 7.0/10

Laurel and Hardy try to entertain a female neighbor, unbeknown to Hardy’s wife.
6. Poker Faces (1926)

★ 7.0/10

In order to secure a lucrative contract, a businessman hires a woman to pose as his wife at a business dinner when his own wife can't make it. Unfortunately, the woman he hires is the wife of an insanely jealous…
7. Saturday Morning (1922)

★ 6.9/10

The Rascals, feeling unloved at home, decide to become pirates. Meanwhile, a mother, an aunt and a valet join the cops in searching for the runaways.
8. For Heaven's Sake (1926)

★ 6.9/10

An irresponsible young millionaire changes his tune when he falls for the daughter of a downtown minister.
9. They Go Boom! (1929)

★ 6.9/10

Stan and Ollie try to sleep in a room-for-rent. Ollie, suffering from a cold, coughs frequently, while Stan snores. Both of them have trouble falling asleep because of this. They try to solve their problems, but this…
10. The Champeen (1923)

★ 6.8/10

Mickey and Jackie feud over Mary, so Sammy schedules a championship bout between the two rivals.
11. Men O' War (1929)

★ 6.8/10

Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a slot machine and the boys have enough money to rent a boat to cruise…
12. Young Sherlocks (1922)

★ 6.8/10

The Mystic J.J.J.'s challenge Ernie's bravery; he spins a tale of saving a rich young girl from kidnappers and of creating a utopia called Freetown.
13. The Hoose-Gow (1929)

★ 6.7/10

Stan and Ollie arrive as new inmates at a prison after apparently taking part in a hold-up raid, a raid they tell a prison officer they were only watching. The usual mayhem ensues.
14. Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Flying House (1921)

★ 6.6/10

After eating a rarebit at a party, a woman has a strange dream in which her husband converts their home into a flying machine to escape having to pay the exorbitant interest on the mortgage, on a flight that takes them…
15. Our Gang (1922)

★ 6.6/10

An unethical merchant moves into town and steals customers from the widowed owner of an established store; the gang steps in to help.
16. One Terrible Day (1922)

★ 6.5/10

Mrs. Pennington Van Renssalaer, a publicity-minded society matron, sponsors a children's outing, much to her and her chauffeur's eventual regret.
17. Fire Fighters (1922)

★ 6.3/10

The gang forms a fire department; they end up thwarting a bootlegger, but not before their pet animals get drunk on his moonshine.
18. The Big Show (1923)

★ 6.3/10

The gang creates its own makeshift county fair, highlighted by a "movie," which is really a clever stage performance.
19. The Barn Dance (1929)

★ 5.9/10

Minnie Mouse has to choose between two dance partners, as clumsy Mickey competes with the more experienced Pete for the pleasure of her company.
20. Charlie Butts In (1920)

★ 5.3/10

A tramp heads home drunk on a Saturday night, finding it hard to make it to his room. When he finally does, he cannot make it to his bed.
21. Her Beloved Villain (1920)

★ 0.0/10

Wealthy French lawyer Louis Martinot must travel away on business. He entrusts his friend, Paul Blythe, with a delicate task: to investigate the background of a young woman named Susanne Bergomat. If Paul deems her…
22. His Secretary (1925)

★ 0.0/10

When a secretary overhears her boss disparaging her looks, she decides to show him how wrong he is.