The Perfect Woman In a bid to improve on nature, a scientist creates a robot female. But the experiment doesn't quite turn out as planned... Comedy Science Fiction 1949 87 mins Le Petomane The immortal Leonard Rossiter makes flatulence a fine art in this short, poignant comedy-drama from Hancock writers Galton and Simpson Comedy 1979 33 mins Tilly and the Fire Engines Mischievous sisters Tilly and Sally borrow a fire engine and take it for a joy ride in this spirited film comedy. Comedy 1911 2 mins Something Completely Different Join John Cleese and the cast of Monty Python and the Holy Grail on location in Scotland 1974 4 mins Arthur? Arthur! A hen-pecked inventor plots murder while he leads a bizarre double life as a bewigged playboy who runs a dating agency Comedy 1969 101 mins Miranda A man goes fishing and comes home with a most unusual catch in this comedy feature. Comedy Fantasy 1948 80 mins Is This a Record? Pythons join Frank Muir, Connie Booth and Willie Rushton celebrating the Guinness Book of Records. Animation & Artists Moving Image Comedy 1973 22 mins Shooting Stars Black music hall stars Scott and Whaley perform stereotypical minstrel routines in blackface in this 1937 touring revue. Comedy Musical 1937 32 mins Morecambe and Wise - Be Wise Don't Drink and Drive Ernie tells Eric to ‘be wise’ and not drive home after their Christmas party Public Information Filler 1963 1 mins A Couple of Beauties Innuendo-laden crime caper, a star vehicle for Manchester-based drag queen Bunny Lewis Comedy 1972 29 mins It All Goes to Show Arthur Lowe is hilarious as a hen-pecked husband in this cheeky seaside-set comedy, shot in Margate. Comedy 1970 27 mins Afterlife After Martin Stevens is killed in a car accident he finds himself in a waiting room, pending judgement. Comedy 2015 10 mins The Happy Family A defiant London family fights valiantly to retain their South Bank home in this cheerful comedy set around 1951's Festival of Britain. Comedy 1952 82 mins Britannia of Billingsgate A star is born in this effervescent musical comedy that moves between Billingsgate Fish Market and the glamour of the film world. Comedy Musical 1933 78 mins No Monkey Business A man goes ape when his boss' performing monkey is impounded by creditors. Comedy 1936 78 mins Charlie Drake tees off Drake muses on why he carries two pairs of trousers - just in case he has a hole in one. Comedy Current affairs 1962 1 mins Roy Hudd in Torquay Roy Hudd plays to a sell-out Princess Theatre. Comedy Current affairs 1966 4 mins Terry-Thomas returns to the stage Terry-Thomas talks effusively in this interview about his return to the stage. Comedy Current affairs 1972 4 mins Arthur Askey on How to Become a Dentist Lesson 1. How to Pull Big-hearted Arthur Askey gets to grips with dentistry in this silly little advert for Gibbs SR toothpaste. Advert Comedy 1947 2 mins Billy Burden Local Yokel Local yokel comedian who delivered dialect and dialogue wherever he went. Comedy Current affairs 1979 12 mins Bob Hope in Plymouth Bob Hope disembarks the Queen Elizabeth II in Plymouth. Comedy Current affairs 1962 1 mins Turn-Up for Tony A Tyne Tees Television comedy romance is a forgotten gem from a 1960s decade of radical urban change in Newcastle. Comedy 1968 29 mins The Over-amorous Artist Sample smutty suburban hijinks of an ultra-low budget kind in this shamelessly seedy 1970s sex comedy Sex comedy 1974 45 mins The Inn Way Out A man encounters all sorts of strange places and people when he goes out for cigarettes 1967 30 mins The Boat Scots comedian Chic Murray stars in this gentle comedy short about a man who inherits his uncle’s boat Comedy 1975 22 mins Cluck Black comedy about a teenage idealist who builds a bomb, hijacks a lorry and sets off on a most peculiar mission. Comedy 1998 11 mins B-Day An experience many of us will be able to relate to, though there wouldn’t have been someone around to film the comic consequences. Amateur film 1965 3 mins Bless 'em All AWOL for more than half a century, but now back on parade, this cheery army comedy is a showcase for variety star Hal Monty and a young Max Bygraves. Comedy 1948 71 mins Green Grow the Rushes Brandy-smuggling locals resist government interference in this Ealing-esque comedy, filmed on Romney Marsh Comedy 1951 78 mins Floating Deliciously dark psychodrama about a Docklands bus driver who turns his family home into a second Noah's ark. Animation & Artists Moving Image Comedy 1991 41 mins The Missing Link British comic Lupino Lane stars in this surviving fragment from one of his earliest films, a slapstick school romp Comedy 1917 2 mins The Dummy Lupino Lane comedy filmed in London before he became a Hollywood legend Comedy 1916 19 mins A La Carte Messy slapstick comedy featuring an ineptitude waiter, presented by Colchester Cine Club and starring an ensemble cast of club members. Amateur film Comedy 1965 9 mins Kate Plus Ten Laughs and thrills come thick and fast in this Edgar Wallace comedy-thriller with a hair-raising car versus train chase. Comedy Crime 1938 80 mins Bang! Surreal comedy for a post-apocalyptic landscape. Comedy 1967 8 mins The Ghost Train Surviving footage of the first sound version of Arnold Ridley's famous railway station comedy thriller Comedy Thriller 1931 39 mins Hobson's Choice The first film adaptation of Harold Brighouse's Salford-set play, humorously depicting the travails of a dipsomaniac cobbler. Comedy Period drama 1920 80 mins Sharps and Flats The Bamforth Company translate their saucy seaside postcard humour into film comedy. Comedy War 1915 11 mins Scottie and the Frogs A mischievous youth causes havoc with his amphibian-assisted antics. Comedy 1915 7 mins Pimple in the Whip Hilariously shambolic parody of an equestrian stage smash, by the prolific entertainer Pimple Comedy 1917 22 mins Pimple Has One The mischievous Pimple takes to the bottle in this entertaining comedy Comedy 1915 6 mins Pimple's Uncle This daft comedy stars funny-duo Fred and Joe Evans in a battle to secure an inheritance from an insane uncle. Comedy 1915 14 mins Wife the Weaker Vessel A henpecked husband plots revenge on his boastful bachelor friend by marrying him to a seemingly meek girl who turns out to be anything but. Comedy 1915 10 mins A Seaside Introduction A beach flirtation gets complicated when a thief makes off with a woman's shoes in this fun comedy Comedy 1911 4 mins I Do Like to Be Where the Girls Are A jaunty song with a pantomime air is matched to its original audio recording in this Vivaphone film from Cecil Hepworth. 1912 3 mins Tilly's Party Irrepressible sister act Tilly and Sally throw a party - of sorts - in this chaotic comedy caper. Comedy 1911 7 mins Tilly the Tomboy Visits the Poor Tilly and her sister Sally cause chaos when they visit an elderly, bedridden neighbour Comedy 1910 6 mins A Seaside Girl At the seaside, a young Edwardian lady is pursued by three suitors, but which one will win her hand? Comedy 1907 5 mins Mike Murphy As Picture Actor Cut! An aspiring thespian runs amok on a film set in this slapstick silent comedy. Comedy 1914 6 mins Tubby's Rest Cure WWI conscription has whisked away all the young men, leaving the girls so man-hungry that even Tubby looks attractive! Comedy 1916 15 mins Tubby's Typewriter Newlywed Tubby fancies another man's typewriter and ends up in hot water with his new wife Comedy 1916 11 mins Old Maid's Valentine Early comedy in which a cruel joke is played on an old maid Comedy 1900 1 mins The Kiss in the Tunnel A snatched kiss in a railway tunnel, played by real-life married couple GA Smith and Laura Bayley Comedy 1899 2 mins Two Clowns A showcase for GA Smith’s patented Kinemacolor process, based around a suitably colourful subject Interest film 1906 2 mins The Magic Glass An inventor develops a magnifying glass that can see though solid objects, but when he uses it on his family it proves more curse than boon... Comedy Science Fiction 1914 12 mins The Mystic Glove Bizarre comedy in which an overfed diner has a peculiar dream involving a spectre and magical gloves. Comedy 1914 5 mins The Man Who Never Made Good A bungling bumpkin fails at a number of jobs in this slapstick comedy - before he finds his true calling. Comedy 1914 8 mins Are We Down-hearted? Cecil Hepworth’s Vivaphone film features Hay Plumb singing George Robins’ optimistic 1906 ditty. Musical 1911 3 mins An Engagement of Convenience Silent British star Alma Taylor finds love in this dramatic short, which packs forgery, blackmail and romance into its 15-minute running time. Comedy 1914 16 mins Playmates Will Hay and M’lita Dolores play a pair of spoiled brats squabbling over a menagerie of mechanical toys. Cinemagazine 1922 2 mins More from Comedy Genius in our Rentals collection. Explore Rentals Left More from Comedy Genius in our Subscription collection. Explore Subscription Left
