Best Comedy Movies of 1933

The highest-rated comedy films from 1933, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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Duck Soup

1933

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

7.3

Gold Diggers of 1933

1933

When all Broadway shows are shut down during the Depression, a trio of desperate showgirls scheme to bilk a repugnant high society man of his money to keep their show going.

7.2

Design for Living

1933

An independent woman can't choose between the two men she loves.

7.1

Sons of the Desert

1933

Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when they are really going to a lodge convention.

7.0

Three Little Pigs

1933

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses down (after trickery like dressing as a foundling sheep fails), they run to their brother's house. And throughout, they sing the classic song, "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?".

6.9

Zero for Conduct

1933

In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.

6.9

42nd Street

1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

6.9

Snow-White

1933

Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest.

6.8

Dinner at Eight

1933

An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

6.7

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She Done Him Wrong

1933

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

5.8

Best Comedy Movies of 1933

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