Best 1950s Comedy Movies
Looking for the best 1950s Comedy movies? These are the 48 highest-rated 1950s Comedy titles in our catalogue, led by Dos tipos de cuidado, His Bitter Half and ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer?. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.
1. Dos tipos de cuidado (1953)
★ 8.4/10
Jorge Bueno and Pedro Malo are best friends who consider giving up their womanizing ways when they each fall in love. As fate would have it, Pedro Malo unexpectedly marries Jorge Bueno's girlfriend, and the conflict…
2. His Bitter Half (1950)
★ 8.1/10
Daffy Duck marries for money, but the bossy wife and her raucous, trouble-making little son soon have him wanting out.
3. ¿Qué te ha dado esa mujer? (1951)
★ 8.1/10
This musical comedy tells the story of two men whose friendship (whose beginning is told in "A toda máquina") is affected by assumptions love triangles and misunderstandings between the two, however, the value of that…
4. Poverty and Nobility (1954)
★ 8.0/10
Eugene, a young nobleman, asks two penniless idlers to impersonate his noble relatives to help him marry Gemma, the daughter of an enriched cook.
5. Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
★ 7.9/10
The Kettles are in Paris along with their daughter-in-law's parents the Parkers. Pa tries to buy racy postcards. He also gets in big trouble when he is given a letter to deliver to Adolph Wade, a spy who gets killed by…
6. Income Tax Sappy (1954)
★ 7.7/10
Tax cheats Moe, Larry and Shemp decide they're so good at cheating the government, that they start a business as crooked tax advisors. They become rich, but an undercover agent from the IRS gets the goods on them, and…
7. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
★ 7.6/10
Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.
8. Rabbit Fire (1951)
★ 7.5/10
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.
9. Tree for Two (1952)
★ 7.4/10
A rough and tough bulldog named Spike sets out with his admirer, a small dog named Chester, to rough up a cat. They encounter Sylvester and chase him into a junkyard, where a black panther that escaped from a zoo just…
10. A Mouse Divided (1953)
★ 7.4/10
A drunken stork delivers a baby mouse to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Cat. Sylvester is about to eat the little rodent when it calls him Daddy. Touched, Sylvester adopts the mouse as his son - which…
11. Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)
★ 7.4/10
A small Spanish town, Villar del Río, is alerted to the upcoming visit of American diplomats and its ruling townsmen begin preparations to impress the American visitors, in the hopes of benefiting under the Marshall…
12. No Parking Hare (1954)
★ 7.4/10
A construction worker wants to blast Bugs out of his rabbit hole so he can build a freeway.
13. The Fair Haired Hare (1951)
★ 7.3/10
Yosemite Sam and Bugs battle it out over property rights above Bugs' rabbit hole.
15. Double or Mutton (1955)
★ 7.3/10
Ralph Wolf wants to steal sheep; Sam Sheepdog wants to stop him. Ralph's tricks include digging a tunnel, walking a tightrope, launching a guided missile, dressing as Little Bo Peep, shooting a cannon and growing Sam's…
16. Piker's Peak (1957)
★ 7.3/10
In the Alps Bugs and Yosemite Sam vie for 50,000 Cronkites, the prize for the who "climbs the Schmatterhorn."
17. Wild and Woolly Hare (1959)
★ 7.2/10
Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam duel with trains in an Old West shootout.
18. Frisky (1954)
★ 7.2/10
The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
19. Rabbitson Crusoe (1956)
★ 7.2/10
Crusoe, played by Yosemite Sam, has been living off coconuts for 20 years when Bugs washes up on his island.
20. Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki (1955)
★ 7.2/10
Ma and Pa, along with daughter Rosie, go off to Hawaii in answer to cousin Rodney's call for help running his pineapple farm while he recovers from an illness. Pa soon causes a major explosion and gets himself kidnapped.
21. Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
★ 7.2/10
King Arthur's kingdom and the knights of the Round Table are in the doldrums since the Dark Knight stole the Singing Sword and put it under the protection of a fire-breathing dragon. The king's jester, Bugs Bunny, says…
22. Rabbit Every Monday (1951)
★ 7.2/10
Yosemite Sam traps Bugs Bunny and tries to cook him -- until he sees that Bugs is having a party and wants to join in the fun.
23. Lumber Jack-Rabbit (1953)
★ 7.2/10
Bugs Bunny stumbles on the carrot patch of Paul Bunyan, but doesn't realize that it is guarded by a 124-foot, 4,600-ton dog named Smidgen.
24. The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
★ 7.1/10
Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with the his farm in Mournful Hollow, Arkansas. Things get tighter when a couple of bootleggers rent Sedge's barn to manufacture moonshine. With Ma and the kids…
25. Boobs in the Woods (1950)
★ 7.1/10
Porky sets out to the great outdoors to paint landscapes, but Daffy claims that the lake and mountains are his, and he refuses to let Porky paint them.
26. The Framed Cat (1950)
★ 7.1/10
Tom filches a drumstick from a fresh-baked chicken. When Mammy is about to discover him, he hands it off to Jerry; this lets him be a hero to Mammy and still get his chicken. Jerry is miffed, and sees his chance to…
27. Cracked Quack (1952)
★ 7.1/10
Daffy Duck takes shelter from a blizzard by sneaking into a cozy home owned by Porky Pig. Daffy tries to secretly mooch off of Porky for an entire winter, but Porky's dog realizes that Daffy isn't the stuffed ornament…
28. Hip Hip-Hurry! (1958)
★ 7.1/10
Wile E. Coyote is once again after the Road Runner, this time resorting to hand grenades, dynamite, falling rocks and a speed potion (which contains vitamins R, P and M).
29. Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
★ 7.0/10
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (as Jack) find themselves at the top of a beanstalk where they get chased around by a giant Elmer Fudd.
30. A Bear for Punishment (1951)
★ 6.9/10
Junyer Bear has a number of surprises for Good Ol' Pa on Good Ol' Father's Day, whether he wants them or not.
31. People Are Bunny (1959)
★ 6.9/10
Daffy Duck needs to get Bugs Bunny into QTTV's studio ASAP in order to win the thousand dollar prize.
32. Ben and Me (1953)
★ 6.9/10
A revisionist version of American history as a small mouse comes to live with Benjamin Franklin and turns out to be responsible for many of his ideas; including the beginning of the Declaration of Independance!
33. Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
★ 6.9/10
Baby-Faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.
34. Plop Goes the Weasel! (1953)
★ 6.9/10
A lip-smacking weasel invades the barnyard of Foghorn Leghorn and his usual canine foe, and Foghorn is quite willing to put baby chicks in danger of being taken by the weasel so long as it makes the dog appear to be…
35. The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)
★ 6.8/10
Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Flemming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll be compatible with Brad.
36. Napoleon Bunny-Part (1956)
★ 6.8/10
Bugs takes a wrong turn off the Hollywood freeway and tunnels into the headquarters of Napoleon Bonaparte.
37. Now, Hare This (1958)
★ 6.7/10
Big Bad Wolf and his little nephew try to trap Bugs Bunny by making like fairy tale characters.
38. Pup on a Picnic (1955)
★ 6.7/10
Spike is taking his son on a picnic. Jerry keeps hiding in the basket, so Tom keeps disrupting the picnic while chasing him.
39. Scat Cats (1957)
★ 6.7/10
Spike's owner is going out of town and leaves Spike and Tyke in charge.
40. Upswept Hare (1953)
★ 6.6/10
Penthouse dwelling Elmer Fudd brings home a beautiful flowering desert plant and - unknowingly - Bugs Bunny.
41. Busy Buddies (1956)
★ 6.6/10
Tom and Jerry need to repeatedly come to the rescue when a teenage babysitter, supposed to be looking after the baby, is more interested in talking on the telephone than in paying attention to the baby who keeps…
42. Blue Cat Blues (1956)
★ 6.6/10
Jerry narrates in voiceover: Tom has fallen hard for the cat next door, and competes with rich cat Butch for her affections. But Butch outspends Tom to a ludicrous level at every turn. Tom goes downhill after that…
43. The Vanishing Duck (1958)
★ 6.6/10
George gives Joan a baby duck for her birthday. While they are out celebrating, Tom goes after the duck, but his plans are thwarted when it (and, later, Jerry) finds a jar of vanishing cream and uses it to get even.
44. This Is a Life? (1955)
★ 6.6/10
Parody of "This is Your Life," with Elmer Fudd as the host and Bugs Bunny as the guest of honor, much to the disgust of Daffy Duck. On several occassions, Granny has to whack Daffy over the head to get him to be quiet…
45. Mucho Mouse (1957)
★ 6.6/10
A Spanish cat is more interested in playing flamenco guitar than trying to catch the mouse El Magnifico (Jerry). Tom arrives from the States with world champion mouse-catching credentials to have a go.
46. Happy Go Ducky (1958)
★ 6.6/10
The Easter bunny brings an egg for Tom and Jerry that hatches into the little duckling. He keeps getting into water he shouldn't: the aquarium, water cooler, bathtub, sink, as the boys keep rescuing it. They try to…
47. One Droopy Knight (1957)
★ 6.6/10
Sir Droopalot and Sir Butchalot (Droopy and Butch) vie with each other to kill a dragon that is terrorizing their kingdom. Whomever vanquishes the dragon will marry the king's daughter.
48. Ma and Pa Kettle at Home (1954)
★ 6.5/10
The Indians try to make a fire in the Kettles fireplace the old fashion way, the smoke signal way. Judges are a comin' to award a child with a scholarship. However, who ever has the nicest looking farm and raises their…
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