Greatest 23 Comedy Movies Fan Favorites from 1913

At a farm near Bangville, the young daughter see strangers in the barn. She quickly rushes to the house and calls the police. The police engage in a haphazard rush across the countryside to get there in time. See more about Bangville Police / IMDB / YouTube

A man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance. It's 11:48 a.m., and he can't find his fiancée. Learn about Matrimony's Speed Limit / IMDB / YouTube

After rescuing the Police Commissioner's daughter from drowning, Fatty is rewarded with a position on the force, but soon finds that the job isn't all it's cracked up to be. More about Fatty Joins the Force / IMDB / YouTube

Virtuous Mabel rejects the improper advances of a villainous cad. The furious villain and his henchmen then seize Mabel and chain her to a railroad track. Mabel's anxious boyfriend turns for help to the great Barney Oldfield, who jumps in his racing car and speeds to the rescue. Find out about Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life / IMDB / YouTube

Long after jilting his girlfriend, Mabel the kitchen maid, Mack is startled to see her onscreen at the local cinema. Info on Mabel's Dramatic Career / IMDB / YouTube

Max Linder's behavior when he applied for a job as a Pathé Frères moving picture actor, was such a good joke on him that it was decided to make a film of the event, and accordingly. Max was called upon to play the lead. He was serious for once in his life, when he offered his services, and to see Max serious is really amusing. The first film for which he posed was 'M. See more about Max's First Job / IMDB / YouTube

Fatty rescues Mabel twice: first, from the unwelcome attentions of a masher, then from a runaway observation balloon. Read about Mabel's New Hero / IMDB / YouTube

Mrs. Reggie Jellybone has her husband completely under control. She places a reflector on her sewing table in such a position that every movement and expression and manifest desire of her husband become known to her. She is, therefore, able to anticipate his movements and interfere in his plans. He seldom gets a chance to go to the club on the pretense of sitting up w. Info on Burstup Homes' Murder Case / IMDB / YouTube

Bandleader Professor Smelts gets into a romantic rivalry with one of his musicians over a pretty girl's affections. Explore That Ragtime Band / IMDB / YouTube

Mabel gives a party and invites the grocer and the cobbler. After a tiff between the two men, the cobbler puts stinky cheese in the grocer's shoes. The grocer discovers the trick and returns to get the last laugh. Read about A Strong Revenge / IMDB / YouTube