List of the best Edward F. Cline movies: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941), The Rag Man(1925), Give Out, Sisters(1942), My Little Chickadee(1940), Million Dollar Legs(1932), So This Is Africa(1933), The Dude Ranger(1934), The Love Nest(1923), Crazy House(1943), Cracked Nuts(1931), On Again, Off Again(1937), Forty Naughty Girls(1937) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1941
71 Minutes
Director
W.C. Fields Gloria Jean Margaret Dumont Leon Errol Billy Lenhart Kenneth Brown Anne Nagel Franklin Pangborn Mona Barrie Susan Miller Charles Lang
filmmaker actress producer mother daughter amusing campy madcap hollywood, calif. airplane movie studio movies fantasy hollywood pursuit escape 1940s
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Comedy
USA
1925
70 Minutes
Director
Jackie Coogan Max Davidson Lydia Yeamans Titus Robert Edeson William Conklin Ethel Wales
orphan junk dealer cop attorney wife boss amusing emotional new york city orphanage shop household country club running away fire presumed dead partnership unusual friendship redemption quest
Tim Kelly is an orphan who runs away after his orphanage burns down. Presumed to be killed in the fire, he is able to roam the streets of New York freely. He meets Max Ginsberg, an old ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1942
65 Minutes
Director
Peggy (Peggy Ryan)), a messenger, delivers a telegram to The Flamingo Club where the Andrews Sisters (The Andrews Sisters) and Bob Edwards' Orchestra are appearing. Peggy learns that the ... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1940
83 Minutes
Director
Mae West W.C. Fields Joseph Calleia Dick Foran Margaret Hamilton George Moran Si Jenks Gene Austin
con artist singer bandit news reporter cheeky campy amusing train saloon hotel wild west con game marriage love triangle rivalry temptation adventure 1800s
After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.
Comedy
USA
1932
64 Minutes
Director
A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money.
Comedy
USA
1933
68 Minutes
Director
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey play a couple of broke, hungry vaudevillians who are holed up in a hotel room with a few (tame) lions. They are hired by a movie producer who wishes to send ... See full summary »
Western
USA
1934
65 Minutes
Director
cowboy love interest ranch hand heir rancher wealthy man thrilling rousing amusing ranch utah wild west inheritance undercover operations mistaken identity heist new romance investigation pursuit mystery
An Easterner inherits a cattle ranch, only to discover that thousands of cattle have been stolen. He secretly signs on as a hired hand at his own ranch to discover who's stealing them.
Comedy
USA
1923
20 Minutes
Director
Reever McCall, an infamous forger, is on the run from the police with his daughter Saidee. He asks his friend, a former criminal named Steve Cline, for help. Cline, whose brother was killed... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
80 Minutes
Director
Olsen and Johnson, stage comedians turned film stars, produce a star-studded musical comedy with an eccentric "millionaire" who hasn't got a dime.
Comedy
USA
1931
65 Minutes
Director
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Edna May Oliver Dorothy Lee Leni Stengel Stanley Fields Harvey Clark Boris Karloff Ben Turpin Frank Thornton Frank Lackteen
To impress his fiancee's aunt, a young man tries to become king in a small kingdom, but the people there have already crowned one, who has won this honor by gambling. So he plans a coup ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1937
75 Minutes
Director
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Marjorie Lord Patricia Wilder Esther Muir Paul Harvey Russell Hicks George Meeker Maxine Jennings Kitty McHugh Hal K. Dawson
This wacky vaudeville-style romp casts the irreverent comedy team as feuding co-owners of a drug company.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1937
63 Minutes
Director
James Gleason ZaSu Pitts Marjorie Lord George Shelley Joan Woodbury Frank M. Thomas Tom Kennedy Alan Edwards Stephen Chase Eddie Marr Ada Leonard
While Oscar and Hildegarde are attending a Broadway show, a press agent is shot in an actress' dressing room and an actor is murdered onstage in full view of the audience. Oscar and Hildegarde are on the case.
Comedy
USA
1937
70 Minutes
Director
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Lupe Velez Marjorie Lord Jack Carson Paul Harvey Charles Judels Lucien Prival Herbert Evans Herbert Clifton George Irving
Two men running a carnival airplane ride are hired to fly to retrieve what they think are photos for a reporter. Actually, they are retrieving diamonds stolen from a noted gem dealer. As it... See full summary »
Comedy, Western
USA
1935
74 Minutes
Director
George O'Brien Evalyn Bostock Edgar Kennedy Stephen Chase Maude Allen Dan Jarrett Lloyd Ingram Dean Benton Thomas Curran
Englishwoman falls for dude ranch cowboy but goes back to England when she thinks he's only pretending. But he follows her to England.
Musical
USA
1938
72 Minutes
Director
After being nabbed while trying to stow away on board an ocean liner en route to Hawaii, young Bobby Breen sings for his travel fare and, along with sidekick Pua, turns detective to recover... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1940
66 Minutes
Director
Hugh Herbert Anita Louise Alan Mowbray Billy Gilbert Richard Cromwell Joyce Compton Buster Keaton Diane Fisher
The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton's lawyer, Cribbs, ... See full summary »
Musical
USA
1938
80 Minutes
Director
Bobby Breen Charles Ruggles Dolores Costello Irene Dare Robert Barrat Dorothy Peterson John "Dusty" King Billy Gilbert Margaret Hamilton Charles Murray
Tommy Martin lives with mother Martha in a conservative religious community but dreams of a singing career. He leaves to join a traveling show where he befriends skating sensation Irene and performs lively tunes to make a living.
Comedy
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Bartine Burkett Charles Dorety Joe Roberts Al St. John
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
60 Minutes
Director
Kirby Grant Lois Collier Edward Norris Eric Blore Minna Gombell Edward Brophy Judy Clark Marion Martin Donald MacBride Henry Armetta Jimmie Dodd
Entertainer siblings Patty, Bill, Hank and Johnny Davis all quit their jobs when they discover that their friend, Linda Reynolds, has secured them an audition with her boss, New York ... See full synopsis »
Romance
USA
1923
22 Minutes
Director
Dr. Arbutus Budd is a New York physician specializing in "beauty". His business is successful but he is still plagued by money problems. One day he gets an idea--he obtains the coat-of-arms... See full summary »
Comedy
1930
72 Minutes
Director
Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Jobyna Howland Ralf Harolde Natalie Moorhead George F. Marion Hugh Herbert William B. Davidson Stanley Fields
Two insurance agents (Bert Wheeler, Robert Woolsey) turn an old hotel into a social hub ripe for crooks.
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy
Comedy
1940
74 Minutes
Director
W.C. Fields Cora Witherspoon Una Merkel Evelyn Del Rio Jessie Ralph Franklin Pangborn Shemp Howard Dick Purcell Grady Sutton Russell Hicks
guard bank teller inspector swindler daughter bank robber madcap hilarious lighthearted outlandish small town bank hotel car luck schemes embezzlement hero worship bank heist getaway
A man inadvertently foils a robbery and is awarded the job of bank guard, forcing him to face a real holdup.
Drama
1931
57 Minutes
Director
Alice White Paul Page Myrna Loy Robert Agnew Douglas Gilmore George Irving
A spoiled heiress leaves her boyfriend only to become involved with a man who secretly desires her money.
Musical
1942
68 Minutes
Director
The Andrews Sisters Dick Foran Joe E. Lewis Jennifer Holt Shemp Howard Richard Davies Mary Wickes Ernest Truex Donald O'Connor Peggy Ryan Huntz Hall
Nightclub performers (The Andrews Sisters, Dick Foran, Joe E. Lewis) do Army shows with Harry James and His Music Makers.
Comedy
1923
60 Minutes
Director
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Margaret Leahy Wallace Beery Joe Roberts Lillian Lawrence H.A. Morgan Oliver Hardy Blanche Payson
hero girl villain father mother roman hilarious cheery playful city cave rome racetrack car romantic dilemma courtship family time competition modernity
A boy (Buster Keaton) loves a girl (Margaret Leahy) in parallel stories set in the Stone Age, ancient Rome and modern times.
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Drama
1934
70 Minutes
Director
A nasty aunt (Dorothy Peterson) and her brat try to divide a widower (Thomas Meighan) and his mischievous son (Jackie Cooper).
Comedy
1942
67 Minutes
Director
Bud Duncan Edgar Kennedy Sarah Padden J. Farrell MacDonald Jimmie Dodd
Comedy
1938
78 Minutes
Director
Tommy Kelly Ann Gillis Edgar Kennedy Benita Hume Billy Gilbert Grant Mitchell Nana Bryant George "Spanky" McFarland Louise Beavers William Demarest Mickey Rentschler
mischievous boy rival horse trainer circus performer father mother airy lighthearted small town circus ring backstage camp family home circus animal tricks cross-dressing deception childish mischief rivalry growing up
Young Bill Peck has a romantic dalliance with an adolescent circus performer before heading to summer camp.
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Comedy
1920
20 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Edward F. Cline Joe Keaton Joe Roberts Sybil Seely Al St. John
rival farm boy farm girl love interest scarecrow amusing cheeky confident endearing heartwarming lighthearted farm countryside field united states love rivalry relationships farming sabotage
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Horror
USA
1921
21 Minutes
Screenwriter
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Roberts Edward F. Cline
The village of Sleepy Hollow is getting ready to greet the new schoolteacher, Ichabod Crane, who is coming from New York. Crane has already heard of the village's legendary ghost, a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy
Comedy, Romance
1920
18 Minutes
Writer
Buster Keaton Buster Keaton Virginia Fox Joe Keaton Edward F. Cline Jack Duffy