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Best Comedy Movies of the 1930s

Comedy films released 1930–1939, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

1. 
   #1 Modern Times (1936) · ★ 8.3 · 4,209 votes · 1h 27m · comedy, romance, drama

   A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..…

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   #2 City Lights (1931) · ★ 8.2 · 2,534 votes · 1h 27m · comedy, romance, drama

   A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.…

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   #3 It Happened One Night (1934) · ★ 7.8 · 1,450 votes · 1h 45m · comedy, romance

   A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.…

4. 
   #4 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) · ★ 7.8 · 1,230 votes · 2h 10m · comedy, drama

   After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battl…

5. 
   #5 Bringing Up Baby (1938) · ★ 7.5 · 1,125 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, romance

   David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventure…

6. 
   #6 The Rules of the Game (1939) · ★ 7.5 · 678 votes · 1h 50m · comedy, romance, drama

   The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all agains…

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   #7 The Thin Man (1934) · ★ 7.5 · 554 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, crime, mystery

   Former detective Nick Charles has retired from police work, preferring a life of cocktails, parties, and relaxation with his wealthy wife, Nora. Their holiday is interrupted when t…

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   #8 The Lady Vanishes (1938) · ★ 7.4 · 1,063 votes · 1h 36m · comedy, thriller, romance

   On a train headed for England a group of travelers is delayed by an avalanche. Holed up in a hotel in a fictional European country, young Iris befriends elderly Miss Froy. When the…

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   #9 A Night at the Opera (1935) · ★ 7.4 · 577 votes · 1h 31m · comedy, music

   The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. A sly business manager and two wacky friends of two opera singers help them achieve success…

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    #10 Duck Soup (1933) · ★ 7.3 · 889 votes · 1h 8m · comedy, war

    Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.…

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