The Best Comedies of the 1930s

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42nd Street

1933    Lloyd Bacon    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Destry Rides Again

1939    George Marshall    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy Western    Western

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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L'Age d'Or

1930    Luis Buñuel    Not Rated

Avant-garde / Experimental    Comedy    Drama

Up by 19 in the past 45 days 19

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Gold Diggers of 1933

1933    Mervyn LeRoy    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Musical

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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The Women

1939    George Cukor    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Ensemble Film

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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26

Another Thin Man

1939    W.S. Van Dyke    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy Thriller    Crime

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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The Old Dark House

1932    James Whale    Not Rated

Comedy    Gothic Film    Haunted House Film

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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At the Circus

1939    Edward Buzzell    Not Rated

Comedy    Satire    Slapstick

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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Libeled Lady

1936    Jack Conway    Not Rated

Comedy    Screwball Comedy

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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Shall We Dance

1937    Mark Sandrich    Not Rated

Musical Comedy    Romantic Comedy    Comedy

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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Topper

1937    Norman Z. McLeod    Not Rated

Comedy    Fantasy    Fantasy Comedy

Down by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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The Gay Divorcee

1934    Mark Sandrich    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Boudu Saved from Drowning

1932    Jean Renoir    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Manners    Foreign Language Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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34

Design For Living

1933    Ernst Lubitsch    Not Rated

Based-on-Theatre    Comedy    Romance

Down by 10 in the past 45 days 10

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35

Liberty for Us

1931    René Clair    Not Rated

Comedy    Fantasy    Foreign Language Film

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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36

It's a Gift

1934    Norman Z. McLeod    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Errors

Up by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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37

Twentieth Century

1934    Howard Hawks    Rated G

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

Up by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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38

Midnight

1939    Mitchell Leisen    Not Rated

Comedy    Romance    Romantic Comedy

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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39

The Million

1931    René Clair    Not Rated

Chase Movie    Comedy    Foreign Language Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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Footlight Parade

1933    Lloyd Bacon    Not Rated

Comedy    Musical    Musical Comedy

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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