Old Comedy Shorts with a bit of Horror
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- DirectorAlfred J. GouldingHal RoachStarsHarold LloydMildred DavisWally HoweAfter numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer who is looking for a stooge to stand in as a groom in order to secure an inheritance for his client (Davis). The inheritance is a house, which her scheming uncle "haunts" so that he can scare them off and claim the property.
- DirectorFred GuiolStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyChester A. BachmanAn escaped convict is out to kill the judge who sentenced him. Two inept detectives are hired to guard the judge.
- DirectorJames ParrottLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyRichard CarleLoony scientist (Carle) hires Laurel and Hardy to raid the cemetery to keep him supplied with dead bodies for his experiments.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyFrank AustinIn order to claim an inheritance, the boys present themselves at a creaky, bat-filled mansion on a stormy night.
- DirectorLloyd FrenchStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMae BuschKeen to climb the social ladder by marrying a rich widow, Oliver finds the nerve to cheat on his partner Stanley. What he doesn't know is that her favorite hobby is murder--and it looks like he's next. Who can save Oliver the Eighth?
- DirectorCharley RogersStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyMae BuschA gruff sea captain, who absolutely detests the word "ghost," is having trouble manning his ship because of the rumor it's...well...haunted. He inveigles Stanley and Oliver into helping him shanghai a crew from the sailors at a dockside bar. The comic duo accomplish this by using one of the funniest devices ever put into a movie, and of course it all goes wrong. Once aboard, the captain warns them that whoever says the word "ghost" will get his head twisted from north to south. After much time at sea and many port stops later, one of the drunken sailors falls into a trough of whitewash, terrorizing Stanley and Oliver into blurting out "ghost" in front of the enraged captain, which brings about the story's Laurel and Hardy trademark "another fine mess" ending.
- DirectorScott PembrokeJoe RockStarsStan LaurelJulie LeonardThe Wonder Dog PalIn Victorian London the esteemed Dr. Pyckle uses himself as a guinea pig when he experiments with a new drug that changes him into a compulsive prankster.
- DirectorMarshall NeilanHenry Roberts SymondsStarsPat O'MalleyWesley BarryAgnes AyresAn intrepid newspaper reporter attempts to solve a series of murders committed by a gorilla carrying the transplanted brain of a human.
- DirectorEdward F. ClineBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonVirginia FoxJoe RobertsA bank clerk ends up in a seemingly haunted house that is actually a thieves' hideout.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsBuster KeatonElsie AmesDon BeddoeA magician hires Buster as a housekeeper while he's away.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsBuster KeatonWarren HymerDorothy DixDumped by his girlfriend, Buster drives west and winds up in a ghost town called Vulture City, where he appoints himself sheriff.
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey, Donald and Goofy run the "Ajax Ghost Exterminators" agency. They receive a call from lonely and bored ghosts to come to their house where they are scared silly by the hilarious haunts and taunts of these spirited pranksters.
- DirectorAbel GanceStarsMax LinderJean TouloutGina PalermeMax accepts a wager that he cannot remain in a haunted castle for one hour (11 PM to midnight) without crying for help. As soon as he arrives he encounters strange and nightmarish visions, but he is nevertheless on the verge of winning the bet when a phone-call brings startling news . . .
- DirectorDel LordStarsBen BlueBilly GilbertJohn AasenAfter Billy gets discharged for wrecking his Taxi, he takes a job at a Taxidermy business. Ben brings in his flea to be stuffed & loses it. They get locked in at night and are frightened.
- DirectorAlbert DeMondStarsMorton LowryMae ClarkeLawrence GrantA wisecracking narrator mocks footage featuring Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula.
- DirectorWalt DisneyStarsWalt DisneyCarl W. StallingThe clock strikes midnight, the bats fly from the belfry, a dog howls at the full moon, and two black cats fight in the cemetery: a perfect time for four skeletons to come out and dance a bit.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMel BlancA sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist.
- DirectorDavid HandWilfred JacksonStarsBilly BletcherPinto ColvigWalt DisneyMickey must save Pluto from a mad doctor's lair.
- DirectorWalt DisneyJack KingStarsGeorge MagrillWalt DisneyMickey seeks shelter from a storm in a house that turns out to be haunted. The skeletons command him to play the organ; they dance and play along.
- DirectorRobert ClampettStarsMel BlancPinto ColvigPolice officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio one that a ghost was listening to. The ghost then sings the title song while getting ready for a night of haunting, just as Porky arrives. The ghost invites him in with a woman's voice, then disappears. Porky comes in and gets spooked by some flapping curtains. When he comes back in, the ghost puts a couple frogs into a pair of shoes and sets them loose; they collect a hatrack and a curtain, forming a sort of black ghost that ultimately scares Porky upstairs right into the arms of the ghost. He beats a hasty retreat...
- DirectorUb IwerksFlip the Frog finds himself in a house haunted by crazy skeletons.
- DirectorDave FleischerWilliam HenningStarsBilly MurrayMae QuestelKoko takes Betty to the museum, where she's locked in overnight and forced to sing at the skeletons' dance.
- DirectorGeorge SidneyStarsEd PaysonPete SmithA man tells his harrowing story of one evening at midnight being alerted by a telephone call from his Aunt Tilly in distress at the old deserted Smith mansion. The man drove the two hours to the isolated mansion to find that it was haunted by various creatures after him. As the movie viewers are wearing metroscopic glasses watching it in 3D, the man, as he relives the story, and thus the viewers by association, are bombarded by weapons coming right at them wielded by these various creatures. The question becomes how the man escapes and saves his aunt... if he does indeed.
- DirectorTex AveryStarsMel BlancWalter TetleyA hungry cat makes his way into a ghost town and finds nothing but a spectral mouse.
- DirectorJack KingStarsTommy BondBernice HansenShirley ReedBeans flies to the frozen north with Ham and Ex as stowaways. They explore an old pirate ship where the crew have been frozen in time. A lit stove thaws them out and a chase ensues.
- DirectorDel LordStarsTom KennedyMonte CollinsPhyllis CraneThe evil Dr. Wong abducts prominent scientist Dr. Edwin Millstone. Bumbling bank guards Tom and Monte search through Chinatown to find Dr. Wong and rescue the professor.
- DirectorWalter LantzStarsTex AveryWalter LantzPooch the Pup, his camera, and his girlfriend go to Africa to make a movie of a giant gorilla. Things proceed roughly as in King Kong (1933), though with various comic twists.
- DirectorLes KlineStarsBilly BletcherIn an abandoned hotel, idle ghosts get drunk, play slot machines and line up for their relief checks. Two chimpanzees and their big mopey dog venture inside. The ghosts are thrilled at this new opportunity for mischief.