The best John Rand’s comedy movies

John Rand

John Rand

19/11/1871- 25/01/1940
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best John Rand’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about John Rand.
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The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush
8.1/10
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He soon gets mixed up with some burly characters, falls in love with the beautiful Georgia, and tries to win her heart with his singular charm.

Modern Times

Modern Times
8.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 11/02/1936
  • Character: Waiter (uncredited)
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.

City Lights

City Lights
8.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDramaRomance
  • Release: 01/02/1931
  • Character: Tramp Who Dives for Cigar (uncredited)
In this sound-era silent film, a tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower seller.

The Immigrant

The Immigrant
7.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 17/06/1917
  • Character: Mistreated Diner (uncredited)
An European immigrant endures a challenging voyage only to get into trouble as soon as he arrives in New York.

The Cure

The Cure
7.1/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 16/04/1917
  • Character: Sanitarium Attendant
An alcoholic checks into a health spa and his antics promptly throw the establishment into chaos.

The Circus

The Circus
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 06/01/1928
  • Character: An Assistant Property Man / Clown
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

The Vagabond

The Vagabond
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/07/1916
  • Character: Trumpeter & Band Leader (uncredited)
Charlie Chaplin’s Little Tramp tries to earn money by playing the violin, but he’s soon facing off against the jealous competition.

Easy Street

Easy Street
7.4/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 22/01/1917
  • Character: Policeman / Tramp (uncredited)
A derelict, huddled under the steps of a missionary church, feels enlightened by the sermon of a passionate preacher and infatuated by the beauty of the congregation's pianist, in such a way that he tries to improve his life of poverty by becoming a policeman. His first assignment will be to patrol along Easy Street, the turf of a vicious bully and his criminal gang.

The Adventurer

The Adventurer
7.3/10
  • Genre: AdventureComedy
  • Release: 22/10/1917
  • Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
The daring convict no. 23, known as The Eel, escapes from prison and, after mocking his inept persecutors, saves the lives of three people in peril: a beautiful girl, her mother and an annoying suitor, only to get exhausted and almost drowned. Once he regains his strength at Judge Brown's home, he participates on an upper-class social party where he competes with the suitor for the favors of the charming Miss Brown. But prison guards are still after him…

The Count

The Count
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/09/1916
  • Character: Guest (uncredited)
A tailor's apprentice burns Count Broko's clothes while ironing them and the tailor fires him. Later, the tailor discovers a note explaining that the count cannot attend a dance party, so he dresses as such to take his place; but the apprentice has also gone to the mansion where the party is celebrated and bumps into the tailor in disguise…

The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/05/1916
  • Character: Policeman (uncredited)
An impecunious customer creates chaos in a department store while the manager and his assistant plot to steal the money kept in the establishment's safe.

The Pawnshop

The Pawnshop
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/10/1916
  • Character: The Other Assistant
A pawnbroker's assistant deals with his grumpy boss, his annoying co-worker and some eccentric customers as he flirts with the pawnbroker's daughter, until a perfidious crook with bad intentions arrives at the pawnshop.

Police

Police
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 27/05/1916
  • Character: Policeman at House
Charlie is released from prison and immediately swindled by a fake parson. A fellow ex-convict convinces Charlie to help burglarize a house.

The Fireman

The Fireman
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/06/1916
  • Character: Fireman
Firefighter Charlie Chaplin is tricked into letting a house burn by an owner who wants to collect on the insurance.

Behind the Screen

Behind the Screen
6.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 13/11/1916
  • Character: Stagehand (uncredited)
During the troubled shooting of several movies, David, the prop man's assistant, meets an aspiring actress who tries to find work in the studio. Things get messy when the stagehands decide to go on strike.

Pay Day

Pay Day
7.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/04/1922
  • Character: Workman
A bricklayer and his wife clash over his end-of-the-week partying.

The Idle Class

The Idle Class
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 25/09/1921
  • Character: Golfer / Guest (uncredited)
At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

The Rink

The Rink
7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 04/12/1916
  • Character: Waiter (uncredited)
After amusements working in a restaurant, Charlie uses his lunch break to go roller skating.

A Night in the Show

A Night in the Show
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 20/11/1915
  • Character: Orchestra Conductor
Mr. Pest tries several theatre seats before winding up in front in a fight with the conductor. He is thrown out. In the lobby he pushes a fat lady into a fountain and returns to sit down by Edna. Mr. Rowdy, in the gallery, pours beer down on Mr. Pest and Edna. He attacks patrons, a harem dancer, the singers Dot and Dash, and a fire-eater.

The Cook

The Cook
6.6/10
In an attempt at greater efficiency, the chef of a fancy oceanside restaurant and his assistant wreak havoc in the establishment. Adding to the complications is the arrival of a robber.

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