For some reason or another, many people seem to be talking about football today. Personally, I couldn't care less about football (or any sport for that matter). I do however love classic comedy. So, I feel this is a great reason to look at some of the great movie comedians takes on this popular sport.
Probably the most famous example of a classic movie comedian playing football is the classic Harold Lloyd film, The Freshman (1925).
A close second is The Marx Brothers take on the sport in their classic feature film, Horse Feathers (1932).
Football based comedy also appeared often in short films. Harry Langdon and The Three Stooges have two of my personal favorite football themed shorts.
I also enjoy the Our Gang (or Little Rascals) short, The Pigskin Palooka (1937) very much.
Speaking of the Our Gang kids, once Oliver Hardy got into trouble when he kicked Tommy Bond's football. This clip comes from the feature length movie, Block-Heads (1938).
Football would later play a major role in the Laurel and Hardy feature, Nothing but Trouble (1944).
Let us close this post with a couple classic Disney cartoons about football.
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