The best J. M. Kerrigan’s comedy movies

J. M. Kerrigan

J. M. Kerrigan

15/12/1884- 29/04/1964
We present our ranking of the best J. M. Kerrigan’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 J. M. Kerrigan.

Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky
7.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 01/07/1943
  • Character: Mr. McDougal (uncredited)
A conman poses as a war relief fundraiser, but when he falls for a charity worker, his conscience begins to trouble him.

Spring Madness

Spring Madness
5.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 11/11/1938
  • Character: Mr. Maloney (uncredited)
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher (Lew Ayres) and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott" (Burgess Meredith), plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kept from his girlfriend, Alexandra Benson (Maureen O'Sullivan).

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie
6.2/10
Maisie gets lost in a jungle in Africa and the jungle of romance. The African jungle has snakes, crocodiles and witch doctors. The romantic jungle has a dedicated doctor with an un-dedicated wife and an embittered doctor who is dedicated to no one.

The Luck of the Irish

The Luck of the Irish
6.6/10
Following American reporter Stephen Fitzgerald from Ireland to New York, a grateful leprechaun acts as the newsman's servant and conscience.

It's a Dog's Life

It's a Dog's Life
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 23/12/1955
  • Character: Paddy Corbin
A bull terrier tells his life story, from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.

Appointment for Love

Appointment for Love
5.9/10
Charming Andre Cassil woos physician Jane Alexander and the two impulsively get married. The honeymoon ends very quickly when Jane voices her progressive views on marriage which include the two having separate apartments. Andre then tries to make his wife jealous in order to lure her into his bedroom.

Curtain Call

Curtain Call
5.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 18/04/1940
  • Character: Mr. Middleton
Two theatrical producers plan to get even with a demanding actress by tricking her into starring in the worst play they can find.

The Kid From Texas

The Kid From Texas
5.2/10
A loud-mouthed Texas cowpuncher tries his hand at polo finding himself at odds with high society and trying to save a floundering Wild West show.

Careless Lady

Careless Lady
6.3/10
Innocent Sally Brown thinks men are only attracted to experienced women, so she poses as the wife of an unmarried businessman on a trip to Paris.

She Went to the Races

She Went to the Races
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/11/1945
  • Character: Jeff Habbard
A group of scientists develop a system to pick winners at the racetrack. Comedy.

Hot Tip

Hot Tip
5.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/08/1935
  • Character: Matt
An amateur handicapper must help his future son-in-law recoup the money he lost while playing the ponies.

No Time for Comedy

No Time for Comedy
6.2/10
Director William Keighley's 1940 film adaptation of S. N. Behrman's stage hit, about an aspiring playwright who finds himself an overnight Broadway success, stars James Stewart, Rosalind Russell, Genevieve Tobin, Louise Beavers, Charles Ruggles and Allyn Joslyn.

The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian
6.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/02/1942
  • Character: John Phelps
The perineal District Attorney and conservative southern patriarch cherishes the old ways and does his best to adjust to change.

Lightnin'

Lightnin'
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 07/12/1930
  • Character: Judge Lemuel Townsend
Lightnin' and Mary Jones are co-owners of a hotel built right on a state border, used by divorcing wives so they can pretend to be in California while establishing residency in Nevada. When Lightnin' refuses to sell his share of the hotel to a gang of crooks, Mary is coerced into divorcing her husband so that she can sign over the deed herself.

Paddy the Next Best Thing

Paddy the Next Best Thing
6.1/10
This one has Janet Gaynor as Walter Connolly's spunky Irish daughter, whose older sister (nicely played by Margaret Lindsay) is about to marry Baxter for his money and thus retire Connolly's debts, though she loves Harvey Stephens, who is in fact infinitely more appealing than Warner Baxter.

Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women
6.2/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 15/02/1931
  • Character: Chipley Duff
At a big party, Roger Fallon, now a woman-hater, right to the core - this all due to a failed marriage and disastrous love affairs - talks to Herbert Drake. Herbert who is happily married, bets Fallon that the next woman who walks into the room, whoever she is, won't let Fallon kiss her for 48 hours. Fallon takes the bet. Suddenly, a very beautiful and sexy woman walks in. It's Herbert's wife, Jeanne Drake...

Little Old New York

Little Old New York
6.4/10
An Irish girl comes to America disguised as a boy to claim a fortune left to her brother who has died.

Laughing Irish Eyes

Laughing Irish Eyes
4.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/03/1936
  • Character: Tim
An Irish crooner flirts with prize-fighting.

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