The best Halliwell Hobbes’s comedy movies

Halliwell Hobbes

Halliwell Hobbes

16/11/1877- 20/02/1962
Today we present the best Halliwell Hobbes’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Halliwell Hobbes’s movies.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan

Here Comes Mr. Jordan
7.5/10
Boxer Joe Pendleton, flying to his next fight, crashes...because a Heavenly Messenger, new on the job, snatched Joe's spirit prematurely from his body. Before the matter can be rectified, Joe's body is cremated; so the celestial Mr. Jordan grants him the use of the body of wealthy Bruce Farnsworth, who's just been murdered by his wife. Joe tries to remake Farnsworth's unworthy life in his own clean-cut image, but then falls in love; and what about that murderous wife?

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyWar
  • Release: 05/03/1942
  • Character: General Armstrong
During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You
7.8/10
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.

Platinum Blonde

Platinum Blonde
6.8/10
Anne Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.

Lady for a Day

Lady for a Day
7.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 13/09/1933
  • Character: Butler
Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York's high society. Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three of them can meet her, Annie panics, despairing that her beloved daughter will be destroyed by the deception.

His Butler's Sister

His Butler's Sister
7/10
Aspiring singer Ann Carter visits her stepbrother in New York, hoping to make it on Broadway.

Casanova Brown

Casanova Brown
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 23/08/1944
  • Character: Charles, the Butler
Cass Brown is about to marry for the second time; his first marriage, to Isabel was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel just had their baby, Cass kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cass and Isabel are still hopelessly in love.

Folies Bergère de Paris

Folies Bergère de Paris
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 22/02/1935
  • Character: Monsieur Paulet
An entertainer impersonates a look-alike banker, causing comic confusion for wife and girlfriend.

Naughty But Nice

Naughty But Nice
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 23/06/1939
  • Character: Dean Burton, Winfield College
Donald Hardwick (Dick Powell) is a stuffed-shirt, classical music professor. His family and small-town music college that he works are of equal mindset. When Don visits his black-sheep aunt in New York in order to find a buyer for his Rhapsody he is exposed to her shocking swing music crowd. His life begins to make dramatic changes after drinking a "lemonade" that turns out to be a Hurricane.

You Gotta Stay Happy

You Gotta Stay Happy
6.7/10
Indecisive heiress Dee Dee Dillwood is pushed into marrying her sixth fiancée, but unable to face the wedding night, she flees into the adjacent hotel room of commercial pilot Marvin Payne, who just wants to sleep. She then persuades him to take her to California.

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 11/10/1940
  • Character: Burton
Magazine editor Margot Merrick pretends to be married in order to avoid advances from male colleagues. Unfortunately, things don't go to plan when Jeff Thompson, a potential suitor, uncovers the deception and decides to show up at Margot's family home posing as her husband!

Remember?

Remember?
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 19/12/1939
  • Character: Butler Williams
Sky and Linda meet on vacation and become engaged. When Sky introduces Linda to his best friend, Jeff, Linda and Jeff fall in love and marry. But Jeff's work puts a strain on the marriage and a divorce is planned. Sky uses an experimental memory loss drug to make Linda and Jeff forget their rough times (and the fact that they were married) and they fall in love all over again.

The Hardys Ride High

The Hardys Ride High
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/04/1939
  • Character: Dobbs
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy.

Service de Luxe

Service de Luxe
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/10/1938
  • Character: Butler
Glamorous and efficient Helen Murphy runs a service that will provide any type of assistance to wealthy customers, but what she's really looking for is a man who can take care of himself.

Fit for a King

Fit for a King
5.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/09/1937
  • Character: Count Strunsky
Newspaper reporter "Scoops" (Brown) is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Julio (Harry Davenport). Trying to get the story, he runs into Jane Hamilton (Helen Mack) who is really Princess Helen. He doesn't realize that she is the story: a princess in exile, in danger of assassination; and, falling in love with "Scoops", while engaged to a prince.

The Bachelor Father

The Bachelor Father
6.4/10
Lonely in his English country estate, Sir Basil decides to gather his grown (albeit illegitimate) children around him in his declining years. He uses a ledger which keeps track of the payments he has been making to ex-lovers to locate 2 of them, and a third is found by a lawyer in New York, her mother was too proud to accept any money. Sir Basil is a curmudgeon, and his three adult children have a hard time with him at first. Toni, the American, is a free spirit who had a budding career in show business. Jeffery is English and a semi-gentleman, and Maria is Italian, with a Latin temperament. They begin to bond, especially Sir Basil and Toni, whose outgoing personality finally wins over the old man. But past lives begin to creep back into the picture and threaten the old man's plans for a life filled with his children.

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