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Movies like The Girls and the Chaperone (1912)

The best movies like The Girls and the Chaperone (1912) are Destry Rides Again (1939), Go West (1925) and Go West (1940). If The Girls and the Chaperone hooked you with its western and comedy, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Destry Rides Again (1939)

    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 crooked Kent.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy

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  2. Go West (1925)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  3. Go West (1940)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  4. Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017)

    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 discovered that the ghost is also the long lost relative of Shaggy Rogers!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  5. Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  6. McLintock! (1963)

    Aging rancher and self-made man, George Washington McLintock is forced to deal with numerous personal and professional problems. Seemingly everyone wants a piece of his enormous farmstead, including high-ranking government men and nearby Native Americans. As McLintock tries to juggle his various adversaries, his wife—who left him two years previously—suddenly returns. But she isn't interested in George; she wants custody of their daughter.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy

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  7. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)

    A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy

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  8. Way Out West (1937)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  9. Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022)

    This time, the rivals team up to help a cowgirl and her brother save their homestead from a greedy land-grabber, and they’re going to need some help! Jerry’s three precocious nephews are all ready for action, and Tom is rounding up a posse of prairie dogs. But can a ragtag band of varmints defeat a deceitful desperado determined to deceive a damsel in distress? No matter what happens with Tom and Jerry in the saddle, it’ll be a rootin’ tootin’ good time!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  10. Cat Ballou (1965)

    A woman seeking revenge for her murdered father hires a famous gunman, but he's very different from what she expects.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western & comedy

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  11. The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

    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 find themselves facing a surly gang of sharpshooters.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  12. The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)

    Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and trying to make it on their own. This time, the crazy duo gets involved in an army supply theft case -- and, of course, gets in lots of comic trouble along the way!

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  13. City Slickers (1991)

    Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & western

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  14. Ramrod (1947)

    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 hires recovering alcoholic Dave Nash as foreman and a crew of Ivey's enemies. Ivey fights back with violence and destruction, but Dave is determined to counter him legally... a feeling not shared by his associates. Connie's boast that, as a woman, she doesn't need guns proves justified, but plenty of gunplay results.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  15. Return to Mayberry (1986)

    After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an expectant father. While there he ends up helping Barney Fife mount a campaign for sheriff.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  16. No Time for Sergeants (1958)

    Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready. But is Uncle Sam ready for Will?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  17. Western Union (1941)

    When Edward Creighton leads the construction of the Western Union to unite East with West, he hires a Western reformed outlaw and a tenderfoot Eastern surveyor.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both western

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  18. Mr. Bones (2001)

    A medicine man is sent looking for the son of his tribal king, and brings back an American golfer and a host of goons intent on keeping him in the golf tournament.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  19. Cadet Kelly (2002)

    Hyperactive teenager Kelly is enrolled into a military school when her new stepfather becomes the Commandant. At first she has problems fitting in and taking orders until she tries out for the drill team.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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  20. Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020)

    The Banks Family reunites 25 years later for a very special event to benefit World Central Kitchen.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Girls and the Chaperone?

The closest matches to The Girls and the Chaperone are Destry Rides Again (1939), Go West (1925) and Go West (1940). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Girls and the Chaperone?

Start with Destry Rides Again (1939), the closest match to The Girls and the Chaperone.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Girls and the Chaperone?

Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown (2017), rated 7.7/10 by 209 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Girls and the Chaperone?

Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Girls and the Chaperone?

Yes: Destry Rides Again (1939), Go West (1925) and Go West (1940).

How are movies similar to The Girls and the Chaperone chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Girls and the Chaperone, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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