Movies Like A Tray Full of Trouble

If you liked A Tray Full of Trouble (1920), a comedy and western movie directed by William Campbell, 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
Go West (1940)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western
A con man heading west to search for gold teams up with a pair of scheming brothers along the way. The trio soon find themselves in the middle of a feud between two rival families and two underhanded land developers.
2
Go West (1925)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and western
With little luck at keeping a job in the city a New Yorker tries work in the country and eventually finds his way leading a herd of cattle to the West Coast.
3
Ramrod (1947)
★ 6.5/10Also western
A cattle-vs.-sheepman feud loses Connie Dickason her fiance, but gains her his ranch, which she determines to run alone in opposition to Frank Ivey, "boss" of the valley, whom her father Ben wanted her to marry. She…
4
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
★ 6/10Also comedy and western
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
5
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western
A con artist arrives in a mining town controlled by two competing companies. Both companies think he's a famous gunfighter and try to hire him to drive the other out of town.
6
¡Three Amigos! (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and western
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
7
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
★ 6.5/10Also western and comedy
Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice…
8
Boss Nigger (1975)
★ 6.7/10Also western
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk.
9
A Man Called Sledge (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also western
James Garner is Luther Sledge, the leader of a pack of rebels who are planning to steal a stash of gold. But after the thieves actually manage to get away with the bounty, they soon discover that the enemy lies within…
10
Rango (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and western
When Rango, a lost family pet, accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging Western town of Dirt, the theater-loving lizard suddenly finds himself the newly appointed sheriff. Welcomed as the last hope the town…
11
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and western
Stodge City is in the grip of the Rumpo Kid and his gang. Mistaken identity again takes a hand as a 'sanitary engineer' named Marshal P. Knutt is mistaken for a law marshal. Being the conscientious sort, Marshal tries…
12
Destry Rides Again (1939)
★ 7.2/10Also western and comedy
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the…
13
Way Out West (1937)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and western
Stan and Ollie try to deliver the deed to a valuable gold mine to the daughter of a dead prospector. Unfortunately, the daughter's evil guardian is determined to have the gold mine for himself and his saloon-singer wife.
14
Pardners (1956)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and western
Rich momma's boy Wade Kingsley Jr. an Eastern dude, tries to follow in his murdered father's footsteps by returning to the West to partner up with Slim Moseley Jr.,the son of his father's former partner. Wade overcomes…
15
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventure (1995)
★ 6.2/10Also western
A young boy draws on the inspiration of legendary western characters to find the strength to fight an evil land baron in the old west who wants to steal his family's farm and destroy their idyllic community. When…
16
Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy and western
When the Scooby gang visits a dude ranch, they discover that it and the nearby town have been haunted by a ghostly cowboy, Dapper Jack, who fires real fire from his fire irons. The mystery only deepens when it’s…
17
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and western
In the old west, a man becomes a Sheriff just for the pay, figuring he can decamp if things get tough.
18
Day of Reckoning (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also western
Put-upon lawman John Dorsey is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, so he posses up with bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden to hold outlaw Emily Rusk hostage. A battle of wills ensues as Emily turns…
19
From Noon Till Three (1976)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and western
Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her…
20
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and western
A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters stumble upon a huge gold nugget. They join forces with two bumbling outlaws to fend off the greedy townspeople and soon…