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Movies Like Their Purple Moment

If you liked Their Purple Moment (1928), a comedy movie directed by James Parrott, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Beau Hunks

    Beau Hunks (1931)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.

  2. 2Our Wife

    Our Wife (1931)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Oliver is making plans to marry his sweetheart Dulcy with Stan as his best man, but the plans are thwarted when Dulcy's father sees a picture of Ollie and forbids the marriage. The couple plan to elope, and run away to…

  3. 3A Woman

    A Woman (1915)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Mother, father and daughter go to the park. The women doze off on a bench while the father plays a hide-and-seek game with a girl, blindfolded. Charlie leads him into a lake. Both dozing ladies on the bench fall for…

  4. 4Perfect Day

    Perfect Day (1929)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Two families embark on a pleasant Sunday picnic but manage to run into a variety of issues with their temperamental automobile. Each incident requires repeated exits and reboardings by Laurel, Hardy, their wives and…

  5. 5The Fixer Uppers

    The Fixer Uppers (1935)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie are greeting card salesmen who agree to help a woman put a spark in her loveless marriage by making her husband jealous.

  6. 6Shanghaied

    Shanghaied (1915)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    A shipowner intends to scuttle his ship on its last voyage to get the insurance money. Charlie, a tramp in love with the owner's daughter, is grabbed by the captain and promises to help him shanghai some seamen. The…

  7. 7Oliver the Eighth

    Oliver the Eighth (1934)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    Barbershop owners Stan and Ollie answer an ad in the newspaper from a wealthy widow looking for a husband. Ollie only mails in his response and is invited to the widow's mansion. Stan discovers his unmailed letter and…

  8. 8Towed in a Hole

    Towed in a Hole (1932)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy isn't an easy task.

  9. 9Solid Serenade

    Solid Serenade (1946)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

  10. 10Thicker Than Water

    Thicker Than Water (1935)

    ★ 7.4/10Also comedy

    Oliver's in trouble with his wife after missing a payment on their furniture, having given the money to Stanley, who used it instead to pay Mrs. Hardy for his room and board. At Stan's suggestion Ollie then withdraws…

  11. 11My Wife's Relations

    My Wife's Relations (1922)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Buster and a woman are mistakenly married and her initially unfriendly family begins to treat him nicely when they come to believe he has a large inheritance awaiting him.

  12. 12The Live Ghost

    The Live Ghost (1934)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    Fish market workers Stan and Ollie are persuaded by a sea captain to shanghai a crew for him at the local bar for a dollar a head. Successful at first, the boys end up getting themselves shanghaied, and the crew vow…

  13. 13The Finishing Touch

    The Finishing Touch (1928)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    Stan and Ollie are hired to build a house in just one day. When they are done, a bird lands on the house and it collapses. Naturally, the owner wants his money back.

  14. 14The Tramp

    The Tramp (1915)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    The Little Fellow finds the girl of his dreams and work on a family farm. He helps defend the farm against criminals, and all seems well, until he discovers the girl of his dreams already has someone in her life…

  15. 15Casanova Cat

    Casanova Cat (1951)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in turn, attracts the attention of…

  16. 16The Big Bad Wolf

    The Big Bad Wolf (1934)

    ★ 6.5/10Also comedy

    The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

  17. 17Sea Scouts

    Sea Scouts (1939)

    ★ 6.4/10Also comedy

    Donald is an admiral on a seagoing voyage with his nephews in which they encounter a ravenous shark.

  18. 18From Soup to Nuts

    From Soup to Nuts (1928)

    ★ 6.6/10Also comedy

    Inexperienced waiters (Laurel & Hardy) are hired for a swank dinner party.

  19. 19One Good Turn

    One Good Turn (1931)

    ★ 6.9/10Also comedy

    Down and out Stan and Ollie beg for food from a friendly old lady who provides them with sandwiches. While eating, they overhear the lady's landlord tell her he's going to throw her out because she can't pay her…

  20. 20Ferdinand the Bull

    Ferdinand the Bull (1938)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    This Oscar-winning short tells of a bull who preferred to sit under trees and smell flowers to clashing horns with his fellow animals. As luck would have it, an untimely bee reveals Ferdinand's ferocious side via…

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