List of comedy films before 1920

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

Pre-1910

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Title Director Cast Country Notes
1894
Fred Ott's Sneeze William Kennedy Dickson Fred Ott United States
1895
Robetta and Doretto William K. L. Dickson France
Watering the Gardener Louis Lumiere France
1896
Patineur Grotesque Marius Sestier Australia
Interrupted Lover
1897
In a Chinese Laundry
The Milker's Mishap James H. White United States
George Albert Smith George Albert Smith United Kingdom
New Pillow Fight Emily Lubin and Marguerite Sessler United States
Young America
1898
The Inquisitive Girls
The Minister's Wooing
The Nearsighted School Teacher Augusta Selmer United States
The Old Maid and the Burglar
Little Willy and the Minister
1899
Armor vs. Armour
An Exciting Finish
1900
Above the Limit Frederick S. Armitage Charley Grapewin United States
The Burglar-Proof Bed
I Had to Leave a Happy Home For You
1901
A Joke on Grandma
1903
I Want My Dinner
A Narrow Escape
The Magical Tramp
1905
Everybody Works But Father
The Little Train Robbery Edwin S. Porter United States
Raffles the Dog
1906
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces J. Stuart Blackton J. Stuart Blackton United States
Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium
1907
College Chums
1908
A Calamitcus Elapment
The Painter's Revenge
The Taming of the Shrew
1909
Cohen at Corey Island
The New Cop
Tag Day

1910s

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Title Director Cast Country Notes
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 Day J. Stuart Blackton Charlie Chaplin and J. Stuart Blackton United States
Between Showers Henry Lehrman Charlie Chaplin, Ford Sterling, Emma Clifton, and Chester Conklin United States
Kid Auto Races at Venice Henry Lehrman Charlie Chaplin United States
Making a Living Henry Lehrman Charlie Chaplin United States
The New Janitor Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin United States
Twenty Minutes of Love Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin United States
1915
Fatty's Tintype Tangle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Arbuckle, Louise Fazenda, Edgar Kennedy, Minta Durfee and Frank Hayes. United States
Ragtime Snap Shots Hal Roach Harold Lloyd United States
The Tramp Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Ernest Van Pelt United States
A Woman Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin United States
1916
Behind the Screen Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, and Edna Purviance United States
The Fireman Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Lloyd Bacon United States
The Floorwalker Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Eric Campbell, and Lloyd Bacon United States
The Pawnshop Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin, and Eric Campbell United States
The Vagabond Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Leo White, and Lloyd Bacon United States
1917
The Adventurer Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric Campbell United States
Back Stage Arvid E. Gillstrom Oliver Hardy United States
Easy Street Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric Campbell United States
The Immigrant Charlie Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Eric Campbell United States
The Poor Little Rich Girl Maurice Tourneur Mary Pickford, Madlaine Traverse, Charles Wellesley, Gladys Fairbanks and Frank McGlynn Sr. United States Comedy drama
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Marshall Neilan Mary Pickford and Eugene O'Brien United States Comedy drama
1918
The Cook Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and Al St. John United States
Good-Night, Nurse! Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton United States
O, It's Great to Be Crazy
1919
Back Stage Roscoe Arbuckle Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton and Al St. John United States
The Hayseed Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle Roscoe Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton United States
Hoot, Moon!
Short Hustling For Health