Free classic comedy movies and shorts

133 titles on the air now, made between 1916 and 1964 - about 88 hours of viewing in all. 40 are feature-length (40 minutes or more) and 93 are shorts. 46 are silent films presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score.

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The complete comedy lineup on Starlite TV: silent clowns, early talkies and screwball comedies. All are in the U.S. public domain, and each title page explains why.

Comedies air 24/7 on Laugh Track, with feature-length headliners in prime time.

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Animal Crackers (1930) 93 min · Laugh Track
Animal Crackers was the second Marx Brothers feature, adapted from their hit 1928 Broadway musical by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with songs by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.
The General (1926) 79 min · Laugh Track
The General is Buster Keaton's Civil War comedy, inspired by a real event: the Great Locomotive Chase of April 1862, when Union raiders stole a Confederate train in Georgia and were pursued by its crew.
The Gold Rush (1925) 87 min · Laugh Track
Charlie Chaplin wrote, produced, directed and starred in The Gold Rush, and he often said it was the film he most wanted to be remembered for.
His Girl Friday (1940) 92 min · Laugh Track
His Girl Friday is Howard Hawks' screwball comedy remake of the hit 1928 Broadway play The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, which had already been filmed once, in 1931. The play was about two male newspapermen.
The Kid (1921) 53 min · Laugh Track
The Kid was Charlie Chaplin's first feature-length film as a director, and it was a gamble: a full-length story that mixed slapstick with genuine sadness. An unmarried mother, unable to care for her baby, leaves him in a wealthy car with a note asking whoever finds him to love and care for him.
Safety Last! (1923) 74 min · Laugh Track
Safety Last! is the film that gave silent comedy one of its most famous images: Harold Lloyd, in his trademark round glasses and straw boater, hanging from the hands of a giant clock high above a busy Los Angeles street. The title is a play on the workplace slogan "safety first".
Berth Marks (1929) 20 min · Laugh Track
Blotto (1930) 26 min · Laugh Track
The Hoose-Gow (1929) 20 min · Laugh Track
Night Owls (1930) 21 min · Laugh Track
Perfect Day (1929) 20 min · Laugh Track
Speedy (1928) 86 min · Laugh Track

All 133 titles, by year

★ = prime-time headliner. Click a title for its next showtimes in your time zone and the full rights evidence. Why these are free to show: Published before 1931: 66; Copyright not renewed: 53; Public domain (documented): 14. How we check: Content & Rights.

Title	Year	Runtime	Airs on	Why it's free
The Pawnshop	1916	25 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Rink	1916	25 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Adventurer	1917	23 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Cure	1917	24 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Easy Street	1917	27 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Immigrant	1917	24 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Sunnyside	1919	29 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: Convict 13	1920	19 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: Daydreams	1920	22 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: Hard Luck	1920	22 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: Neighbors	1920	17 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Balloonatic	1920	22 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Blacksmith	1920	19 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Electric House	1920	21 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Frozen North	1920	17 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Goat	1920	23 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The High Sign	1920	20 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Love Nest	1920	19 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Buster Keaton: The Paleface	1920	21 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
One Week	1920	17 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Scarecrow	1920	19 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Kid	1921	53 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Cops	1922	18 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Our Hospitality	1923	75 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Safety Last!	1923	74 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Three Ages ★	1923	63 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Why Worry?	1923	63 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Girl Shy	1924	77 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Hot Water	1924	60 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Navigator ★	1924	60 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Sherlock Jr.	1924	45 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Freshman ★	1925	76 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Go West ★	1925	69 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The Gold Rush	1925	87 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Seven Chances ★	1925	56 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Battling Butler	1926	77 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
The General ★	1926	79 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp	1926	4 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
College ★	1927	65 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Champagne ★	1928	86 min	Silver Screen, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Speedy ★	1928	86 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Steamboat Bill, Jr.	1928	70 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Berth Marks ★	1929	20 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Big Business	1929	19 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
The Cocoanuts	1929	93 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
The Hoose-Gow ★	1929	20 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Liberty	1929	19 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Perfect Day ★	1929	20 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Spite Marriage	1929	76 min	Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Spite Marriage ★	1929	76 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Wrong Again	1929	19 min	Laugh Track, Silent Pictures	Published before 1931
Animal Crackers ★	1930	93 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Another Fine Mess	1930	28 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Blotto ★	1930	26 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Borrowed Wives	1930	62 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Brats	1930	21 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Feet First ★	1930	91 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Free and Easy ★	1930	93 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
The Golf Specialist	1930	21 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Half Shot at Sunrise	1930	78 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Hog Wild	1930	19 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Hook, Line and Sinker	1930	75 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Night Owls ★	1930	21 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Rain or Shine	1930	85 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Soup to Nuts ★	1930	70 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Two Plus Fours	1930	20 min	Laugh Track	Published before 1931
Disorder in the Court	1936	17 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
The Flying Deuces	1939	68 min	Family Room, Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
His Girl Friday ★	1940	92 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Meet John Doe	1941	123 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Topper Returns	1941	88 min	Laugh Track, Graveyard Shift	Public domain (documented)
Love Laughs at Andy Hardy	1946	92 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Brideless Groom	1947	17 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
My Favorite Brunette	1947	87 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Sing a Song of Six Pants	1947	17 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
My Dear Secretary	1948	94 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Africa Screams	1949	79 min	Family Room, Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Malice in the Palace	1949	16 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
At War with the Army	1950	91 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
Utopia	1951	99 min	Laugh Track	Public domain (documented)
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Races Jethrine	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly's First Date	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Getting Settled	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Home for Christmas	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Buys Stock	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Meanwhile, Back at the Cabin	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: No Place Like Home	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Pygmalion and Elly	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Strike Oil	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Great Feud	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Servants	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Trick or Treat	1962	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Back to Californy	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Chickadee Returns	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Christmas at the Clampetts	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Duke Becomes a Father	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Duke Steals a Wife	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Becomes a Secretary	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Needs a Maw	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly Starts to School	1963	24 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Elly's Animals	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Granny's Garden	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Granny's Spring Tonic	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Hair-Raising Holiday	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Becomes a Banker	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Buys the Freeway	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Cuts the Family Tree	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Gets the Misery	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Pays His Income Tax	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Plays Solomon	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Rescues Pearl	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Saves Drysdale's Marriage	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed Throws a Wingding	1963	23 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jed's Dilemma	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jethro's First Love	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Jethro's Friend	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampett Look	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts and the Dodgers	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Are Overdrawn	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Entertain	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Get Culture	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Get Psychoanalyzed	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts Go Hollywood	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Clampetts in Court	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Family Tree	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Garden Party	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Psychiatrist Gets Clampetted	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Turkey Day	1963	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: A Man for Elly	1964	24 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: Lafe Lingers On	1964	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Giant Jackrabbit	1964	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Girl from Home	1964	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed
The Beverly Hillbillies: The Race for Queen	1964	25 min	Laugh Track	Copyright not renewed

By decade

1910s: 7 titles
1920s: 44 titles
1930s: 17 titles
1940s: 10 titles
1950s: 2 titles
1960s: 53 titles

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