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Best Comedy Movies of the 1920s

Comedy films released 1920–1929, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

1. 
   #1 The Kid (1921) · ★ 8.1 · 2,453 votes · 1h 8m · comedy, drama

   A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.…

2. 
   #2 The Gold Rush (1925) · ★ 8.0 · 1,890 votes · 1h 35m · comedy, adventure, drama

   A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.…

3. 
   #3 Sherlock Jr. (1924) · ★ 8.0 · 1,216 votes · 0h 45m · action, comedy, mystery

   A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.…

4. 
   #4 The General (1926) · ★ 7.9 · 1,412 votes · 1h 19m · action, comedy, adventure

   During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly mus…

5. 
   #5 The Circus (1928) · ★ 7.9 · 922 votes · 1h 12m · comedy, romance, drama

   Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.…

6. 
   #6 Safety Last! (1923) · ★ 7.7 · 602 votes · 1h 13m · comedy, thriller, romance

   When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.…

7. 
   #7 Steamboat Willie (1928) · ★ 7.3 · 623 votes · 0h 8m · comedy, animation

   Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.…

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