Comedy Horror Movies of the 1930s
Comedy horror mixes scares and laughs, from splatter slapstick to dark satire. Universal's monsters and German Expressionism's shadows made horror a genre. Standouts from the 1930s include The Cat and the Canary, Sh! The Octopus and The Mad Doctor.
The Cat and the Canary (1939)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.
See where it’s streamingSh! The Octopus (1937)
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the…
See where it’s streamingThe Mad Doctor (1933)
Rated 7.2 on TMDB
A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken.
See where it’s streamingLonesome Ghosts (1937)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.
See where it’s streamingHittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land (1931)
Rated 5.2 on TMDB
Piggy and Fluffy have adventures on a riverboat and Uncle Tom is chased by skeletons promising to take him to Hallelujah Land.
See where it’s streamingThe Sign of Death (1939)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Two journalists, Carlos and Lola, investigate the murder of a young woman whose body appeared with her heart torn out, in what seems to be a human sacrifice.
See where it’s streamingPluto's Judgement Day (1935)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten.
See where it’s streamingMinnie the Moocher (1932)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
See where it’s streamingWe Want Our Mummy (1939)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
The stooges go to Egypt in search of the mummy of king Rootin-Tootin for which a museum will pay a $5000 prize.
See where it’s streamingOne Frightened Night (1935)
Rated 5.5 on TMDB
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his money and give each guest a million dollars before the stroke of midnight.
See where it’s streamingThe Case of the Stuttering Pig (1937)
Rated 7.1 on TMDB
Porky Pig and his family inherit Uncle Solomon's estate, but if they die everything goes to the lawyer, who turns himself into a Mr. Hyde-style monster in an effort to kill off the pigs.
See where it’s streamingHouse of Mystery (1934)
Rated 5.1 on TMDB
Out of the Mystic Temples of Old India crept this terrible Monster to wreak vengeance of the Hindu Gods. One by one its victims fell with not a trace of the bloody assassin.
See where it’s streamingBimbo's Initiation (1931)
Rated 7.0 on TMDB
Bimbo finds himself surrounded by a mysterious group of robed figures who invite him to become a member of their secret organisation.
See where it’s streamingThe Crooked Circle (1932)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
A group of amateur detectives sets out to expose The Crooked Circle, a secretive group of hooded occultists.
See where it’s streamingThe Bat Whispers (1930)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
Infamous burglar "The Bat" commits a daring jewelry theft despite heavy police presence. Soon after, a bank theft occurs, which may be the work of the criminal as well.
See where it’s streamingThe Phantom Ship (1936)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
Uncle Beans and the kids are off to visit haunted ship 'The Phantom' trapped in the ice, hoping to find pirate treasure.
See where it’s streamingBetty Boop's Hallowe'en Party (1933)
Rated 6.7 on TMDB
Betty Boop hosts a Hallowe'en party with a few uninvited guests.
See where it’s streamingThe Cat's Out (1931)
Rated 6.0 on TMDB
A cat, being sent out for the night, begins to make trouble for some birds. He later has a nightmare that the birds grow and begin to extract their revenge.
See where it’s streamingIs My Palm Read (1933)
Rated 5.5 on TMDB
For customer Betty Boop, psychic reader Prof. Bimbo conjures up an adventure on a haunted tropical island in his crystal ball.
See where it’s streamingEvery Madman to His Specialty (1939)
Rated 5.7 on TMDB
Julio Cesar (Enrique Herrera), writer of soap operas, is very upset nerves. Dr. Jimenez (Alberto Galán) recommends an institution that will give he a therapy to cure these scares.
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