The best Jack Egan’s comedy movies

Jack Egan

Jack Egan

03/11/1904- 06/11/1982
We present our ranking of the best Jack Egan’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 Jack Egan.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/10/1939
  • Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed to the United States Senate by the puppet governor of his state. He soon discovers, upon going to Washington, many shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss.

Zenobia

Zenobia
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 21/04/1939
  • Character: Townsman
A modest country doctor in the antebellum South has to contend with his daughter's upcoming marriage and an affectionate medicine show elephant.

Turnabout

Turnabout
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/05/1940
  • Character: Photographer's Assistant (uncredited)
Bickering husband and wife Tim and Sally Willows mutter a few angry words to a statue of Buddha and wind up living each other's life.

The Plastic Age

The Plastic Age
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 15/12/1925
  • Character: Sophomore (uncredited)
Hugh Carver is an athletic star and a freshman at Prescott College. He falls in love with Cynthia Day, a popular girl who loves to party, and finds that it's impossible to please her and still keep up with his studies and athletic training. Soon the two face some difficult decisions.

The Girl on the Front Page

The Girl on the Front Page
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/09/1936
  • Character: Reporter
The heiress to a powerful newspaper owner gets a job at the paper under an assumed name and helps break up a blackmail racket.

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em

Love 'Em and Leave 'Em
6.2/10
Mame Walsh promised their mother on her deathbed to look after little sister Janie. But Janie helps herself to everything of her sister's, be it her clothes or her men - even the money entrusted to her by fellow employees at the store they work at. Regardless, Mame can't break her promise. So when it comes to getting Janie out of trouble, big sister comes to the rescue.

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel
6.2/10
A New York City newspaper is sued for libel after reporting the wrong verdict in a murder trial.

The Potters

The Potters
5.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/01/1927
  • Character: Bill
Pa Potter invests four thousand dollars in worthless oil stock. Or is it worthless?

Life Begins with Love

Life Begins with Love
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 06/10/1937
  • Character: Reporter (uncredited)
A spoiled playboy is forced to leave town to avoid the press, which latches on to his statement, while tipsy, that he will give away his fortune. He disguises himself and gets a job as a laborer at a day-care center. He finds himself attracted to the owner, a pretty young girl determined to make life better for her charges, and he soon begins to question his own priorities.

Harold Teen

Harold Teen
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 28/04/1928
  • Character: Horace Teen
Farmboy Harold moves to the city and there attends high school. Soon he is very popular, his spirited nature causing much excitement on the campus. He joins a fraternity, goes out for football, and directs his class theatrical effort. Instead of a school play, Harold suggests doing a western motion picture. Part of the plot requires them to blow up the dam that has cut off the water supply to Harold's homestead in the country. After the explosion Harold runs away because he is afraid of being arrested, but he returns just in time to win a football game for his team.

Blondie on a Budget

Blondie on a Budget
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/02/1940
  • Character: Elevator Man (uncredited)
Dagwood wants to join the trout club and Blondie wants a fur coat. Jealousy reigns when Dag's old girlfriend Joan shows up, but nothing else matters when a drawing at the movie theatre provides money for the coat.

Bored of Education

Bored of Education
6.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 19/08/1936
  • Character: Ice Cream Attendant
Spanky and Alfalfa fake a toothache to get out of school.

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