The best Clifton Young’s comedy movies
We present our ranking of the best Clifton Young’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Clifton Young.
Helping Grandma
7.4/10
The kids' adopted grandma decides to sell her store, but can't decide whom to sell it to. The kids try to help her out.
Love Business
7.9/10
Miss Crabtree, the teacher Jackie has a crush on, rents a room at Jackie's house.
Three's a Crowd
6.2/10
Harry, The Odd Fellow, is a tenement worker who lives alone in a shack alongside a warehouse and longs for the companionship of a wife and children like other men. One day he spies a pretty girl in his telescope and sends her by carrier pigeon a note that, alas, is received by the wrong party. The Girl marries and, poverty-striken, leaves her husband during a snowstorm. Harry takes her in, and minutes later her child is born. He works like a slave for the mother and child, pretending they are his own. Meanwhile, the husband finds her and comes to the shack on Christmas Eve as Harry is preparing to play Santa Claus. Not realizing the unhappiness she is causing him, The Girl thanks him profusely and leaves with her husband. Overcome, Harry sits overnight on the doorstep and the next morning is found frozen stiff except for his eyes--with amusing results.
Little Daddy
7.3/10
Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.
So You Want an Apartment
6.4/10
Joe McDoakes and his wife go apartment hunting.
Thundering Fleas
5.8/10
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which gets loose.
So You Want to Be a Gambler
6.3/10
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes experiences the pitfalls of gambling.
Always Together
5.7/10
An old millionaire, who believes he's dying, bequeaths his fortune to a young woman with a fanatical obsession with movie stars. But then the elderly tycoon recovers from his illness and decides he wants his money back. Comedy most notable for its numerous unbilled cameos by Warner Bros. actors.
Telling Whoppers
7/10
Farina and Joe fib to the gang that they've beaten up the neighborhood bully. Later, they hear he's been murdered and think they'll get the blame.
So You're Going on a Vacation
6.5/10
Joe takes his wife on a much-needed vacation, and almost survives.
So You Want to Build a House
6/10
In this comedic short, Joe McDoakes is evicted from his apartment and decides to build his own home. As the project progresses, his dream house turns into a nightmare.
The Sting of Stings
8.2/10
Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivileged children out for a fun day at the carnival. Unfortunately, the children come from Juvenile Hall, and each one is more trouble than the last.
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
6.5/10
Joe McDoakes attempts to deal with his myriad neuroses.
