List of comedy films before 1920


A list of the earliest comedy films produced before the 1920.

1910s

TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
1910----
Making a Man of Him
Davy Jones and Captain Bragg
1911----
Money to Burn
1912----
Making a Man of Her
A Near-Tragedy
The New Neighbor
O'Brien's Busy Day
1913----
The New Pupil
Nursey Favorites
1914----
A Busy DayJ. Stuart BlacktonCharlie Chaplin and J. Stuart BlacktonUnited States
Between ShowersHenry LehrmanCharlie Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Emma Clifton, and Chester ConklinUnited States
Kid Auto Races at VeniceHenry LehrmanCharlie ChaplinUnited States
Making a LivingHenry LehrmanCharlie ChaplinUnited States
The New JanitorCharlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinUnited States
Twenty Minutes of LoveCharlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinUnited States
1915----
Fatty's Tintype TangleRoscoe "Fatty" ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle, Louise Fazenda, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee and Frank Hayes.United States
Ragtime Snap ShotsHal RoachHarold LloydUnited States
The TrampCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Ernest Van PeltUnited States
A WomanCharlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinUnited States
1916----
Behind the ScreenCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, and Edna PurvianceUnited States
The FiremanCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Lloyd BaconUnited States
The FloorwalkerCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, and Lloyd BaconUnited States
The PawnshopCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, and Eric CampbellUnited States
The VagabondCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Leo White, and Lloyd BaconUnited States
1917----
The AdventurerCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric CampbellUnited States
Back StageArvid E. GillstromOliver HardyUnited States
Easy StreetCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric CampbellUnited States
The ImmigrantCharlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric CampbellUnited States
The Poor Little Rich GirlMaurice TourneurMary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn Sr.United StatesComedy drama
Rebecca of Sunnybrook FarmMarshall NeilanMary Pickford and Eugene O'BrienUnited StatesComedy drama
1918----
The CookRoscoe "Fatty" ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and Al St. JohnUnited States
Good-Night, Nurse!Roscoe ArbuckleRoscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster KeatonUnited States
O, It's Great to Be Crazy
1919----
Back StageRoscoe ArbuckleRoscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton and Al St. JohnUnited States
The HayseedRoscoe "Fatty" ArbuckleRoscoe Arbuckle and featuring Buster KeatonUnited States
Hoot, Moon!
Short Hustling For Health