Public Domain Comedy Videos

Peg Leg Pedro - Cartoon

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:24 GMT

Amazingly detailed animation here of a pirate on the high seas. Watch out also for a couple flying on the back of a big bird - obviously inspiration for 3D modern classic Avatar(!)... 75mb.

No Mutton Fer Nuttin - Cartoon

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:17:26 GMT

Found a nice copy of this all action public domain Famous Studios cartoon with a wolf trying to out smart a sheep.... 62mb.

Charlie Chaplin in The Vagabond

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 10:27:35 GMT

Charlie plays the good hearted vagabond - he finds love and rescues her from an abusive family, but then she finds someone else... Great silent film...

Teacher's Pest - Cartoon

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:01:41 GMT

Just imagine how annoying it would be if the Big Bad Wolf wanted to eat you all up on your first day at school... 75mb.

The Immigrant - Charlie Chaplin

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:38 GMT

From the boat to his first experiences in America. Charlie Chaplin is in full creative flow in The Immigrant...

The Rival Mashers (aka Those Love Pangs) - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:06:02 GMT

We waved our magic wand over this originally very dark print of The Rival Mashers...

The Police - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:47:55 GMT

The Keystone Cops star with Charlie Chaplin in this short - the print of which has seen better days...

The Floorwalker - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:31:28 GMT

The Floorwalker - An innovative use for the moving staircase in this short - Charlie works in a department store.

The Fireman - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:16:08 GMT

The Fireman - Charlie takes on yet another job in this fast paced slapstick classic.

The Bank - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:15:29 GMT

The Bank - Charlie gets a job in a bank and ultimately becomes a hero. There's also a nice old school sketch when Charlie has a mop over his shoulder - he knocks people over when he turns around...

Charlie Chaplin in Burlesque On Carmen

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:23:16 GMT

Carmen was a popular opera of the time and this is Charlie Chaplin's parody of it. Ben Turpin also stars, along with a number of studio actors of the day...

Charlie Chaplin in The Musical Tramp aka His Musical Career - 1914 (Silent - B/W)

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:20:15 GMT

Charlie has problems moving a piano, including a painful looking stunt in which it sits on a guys head...

In The Park - Charlie Chaplin 1915

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:02:33 GMT

Charlie causes mischief in the park with his walking stick...

His Trysting Places - Charlie Chaplin 1914

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:33:38 GMT

Charlie goes around causing trouble, including picking a fight with a guy - he throws a pie at him - "Did you give me the raspberry?" asks the guy...

His Prehistoric Past - Charlie Chaplin 1914

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:09:29 GMT

Back to prehistory, although thankfully Charlie Chaplin still has his bowler hat on. Stand by for a number of jokes about violence to women - it's from a less sensitive time...

His New Job - Charlie Chaplin 1915

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:12:23 GMT

It's a job that demands he wears a big hat and an elaborate costume... What could possibly go wrong?

Charlie Shanghaied - Charlie Chaplin

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:39:26 GMT

Charlie finds himself on a ship... cue a violently rocking boat and waitering with a large plate on his shoulder..

Gentlemen Of Nerve - Charlie Chaplin 1914

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:36:47 GMT

It's off to the races and some great gags, along with an incident where it looks like Chaplin was improvising in front of a live crowd which seemed to be getting angry after he almost hit them with his cane

Dough And Dynamite - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:27:56 GMT

Charlie is a waiter / general employee of a bakery with a cafe attached. Mayhem ensues. Silent. 130MB

A Woman - Charlie Chaplin

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:24:09 GMT

A real treat here. 1915 silent comedy perfection, I would say. The film starts in a park where Charlie has found a useful application for his walking stick, the sort with the crook at the top... Charlie also dresses up as a woman later... Hilarity ensues. Recommended.

A Night Out - Charlie Chaplin

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:27:09 GMT

Charlie Chaplin and Ben Turpin play a couple of guys out for a night on the town. They get intoxicated and cause trouble in a restaurant. (aka 'Charlie's Drunken Daze', 'His Night Out' and 'Charlie's Night Out'.)

A Night In the Show - Charlie Chaplin

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:56:36 GMT

Charlie Chaplin plays a rascal in the orchestra and other characters. From 1915...

Getting Acquainted aka A Fair Exchange - Charlie Chaplin

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:35:18 GMT

A sunny park, a pretty girl, Charlie Chaplin, a policeman, a fat lady, and an angry guy. Pure bliss from 1914...

If you can see this, the site is on the new server

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:42:10 GMT

Hello GoDaddy.com servers!!!

The whole site is now hopefully back to normal, but I may have missed some of the files. I will be checking over the next few days, but if you notice anything it would be an enormous help if you could send me a quick email with the page url and what is wrong to editor@thevoiceofreason.com. Thanks, Gary

Site Migration Update

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:50:40 GMT

The site continues without the Cartoons and Classic TV sections as I move the content to a new server. It's almost done. Switch date is sort of set for 16th January 2012, but it could be sooner than that. Sorry for the inconvenience but all the Movies are still up... Gary