The best Paul Stanton’s comedy movies

Paul Stanton

Paul Stanton

21/12/1884- 09/10/1955
Today we present the best Paul Stanton’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 Paul Stanton’s movies.
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
8.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 19/10/1939
  • Character: Flood a Newsman (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.

Bachelor Mother

Bachelor Mother
7.5/10
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.

The Big Store

The Big Store
6.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyMusic
  • Release: 20/06/1941
  • Character: George Hastings
A detective is hired to protect the life of a singer, who has recently inherited a department store, from the store's crooked manager.

The Awful Truth

The Awful Truth
7.7/10
Unfounded suspicions lead a married couple to begin divorce proceedings, whereupon they start undermining each other's attempts to find new romance.

Slightly Dangerous

Slightly Dangerous
6.7/10
Small-town soda-jerk Peggy Evans quits her dead-end job and moves to New York where she invents a new identity.

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade
6.5/10
Starting in 1913 movie director Connors discovers singer Molly Adair. As she becomes a star she marries an actor, so Connors fires them. She asks for him as director of her next film. Many silent stars shown making the transition to sound.

I Love You Again

I Love You Again
7.4/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 09/08/1940
  • Character: Mr. Edward Littlejohn Sr.
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.

So's Your Uncle

So's Your Uncle
6.1/10
Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself pursued by his girlfriend's aunt, who does not approve of their relationship.

Air Raid Wardens

Air Raid Wardens
6.1/10
Two bumblers, failures as businessmen and air raid wardens, stumble across a nest of Nazi saboteurs bent on blowing up the local magnesium plant.

Danger - Love at Work

Danger - Love at Work
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 30/09/1937
  • Character: Hilton, an attorney
A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina family.

Lucky Jordan

Lucky Jordan
6.4/10
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.

Welcome Stranger

Welcome Stranger
6.8/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 13/06/1947
  • Character: Mr. Daniels
Crusty Dr. McRory of Fallbridge, Maine, hires his vacation replacement sight unseen. Alas, he and young singing Doctor Jim Pearson don't hit it off; but once he meets teacher Trudy Mason, Pearson is delighted to stay. The locals, taking their cue from McRory, cold-shoulder Pearson, especially Trudy's stuffy fiancé. But then, guess who needs an emergency appendectomy?

Her Husband's Affairs

Her Husband's Affairs
6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/11/1947
  • Character: Dr. Frazee
Bill Weldon is an Ad man who craves his wife Margaret's approval of his work, instead he gets constructive (and on-target) feedback, which he hates. Things get really strange when Bill creates advertising for a wacky inventor's embalming fluid.

Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time
6.1/10
Broadway producer Jerry Flynn is anxious to recapture the magic and reclaim the crowds after a set of costly flops. Outside his theater one night, Flynn meets a young boy who just might save the day. Inside a small box the boy shows Flynn his pride and joy: a caterpillar named Curly that dances to Yes Sir, That's My Baby. Word quickly spreads about the amazingly talented hoofer, and the caterpillar becomes a symbol of hope for wartime America. Soon, offers are pouring in to capitalize on this sensational insect.

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark
6.7/10
The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.

Always Together

Always Together
5.7/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 10/12/1947
  • Character: Dr. Peters (uncredited)
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.

Red Salute

Red Salute
5.9/10
The rebellious daughter of an army general gets involved with a Communist agitator, mainly to annoy her father. He arranges to have her kidnapped and taken to Mexico--hoping that she will forget her "Red" boyfriend--by a young, handsome soldier named Jeff who, while somewhat of a goof-up, the general believes is still better for her.

Dangerous Number

Dangerous Number
5.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 22/01/1937
  • Character: Police Sergeant
Marital comedy, from 1937, starring Robert Young and Ann Sothern

Army Girl

Army Girl
5.7/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 11/08/1938
  • Character: Maj. Thorndike
A young captain hoping to replace the U.S. Army's horses with mechanized vehicles faces court-martial after his commanding officer, who's opposed to modern changes, is killed.

Here Comes Trouble

Here Comes Trouble
5.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 15/03/1948
  • Character: Attorney Martin Stafford
A blundering rookie reporter runs into some unexpected difficulty when he is assigned to cover the police beat.

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