Charley Chase
Date of birth: 1893-10-19
Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Charles Joseph Parrott, Charles Parrott, Charles Parrot, Charley Parrott, Charlie Chase, Charles Chase, Jimmy Jump
Biography
Charles Joseph Parrott (October 20, 1893 – June 20, 1940), known professionally as Charley Chase, was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies. Born Charles Joseph Parrott in Baltimore, Maryland, Charley Chase began performing in vaudeville as a teenager and started his career in films by working in film in 1912.
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Dough and Dynamite
1914-10-26
Pierre and Jacques are working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike. When the two
Mabel's Busy Day
1914-06-13
Mabel tries to sell hot dogs at a car race, but isn't doing a very good job at it. She sets down the
The Masquerader
1914-08-27
Charlie plays an actor who bungles several scenes and is kicked out. He returns convincingly dressed
Sold at Auction!
1923-05-26
Snub gets a job helping an auctioneer. He’s instructed to sell off a household estate, but goes to t
A Coat's Tale
1914-08-08
Leaping Love
1929-06-22
Charley falls for both a mother and her daughter.
The King of the Wild Horses
1924-04-06
A stallion known as "The Black" is the leader of a band of wild horses. A cowboy is determined to ca
Sons of the Desert
1933-12-29
Ollie and Stan deceive their wives into thinking they are taking a medically necessary cruise when t
'Curses!' They Remarked
1914-11-05
Two dastardly men conspire to keep their ward from marrying in order to maintain control of her vast
Sweet Daddy
1924-08-17
Jimmy Jump's boss asks him to meet his small niece and her dog and entertain them between trains. Ji
Her Dangerous Path
1923-08-12
Her Dangerous Path
Long Live the King
1923-11-26
A young crown prince, wishing to be just an ordinary boy, runs away with his friend. The king dies,
The Perfect Lady
1924-02-24
Jimmy Jump appears as a female impersonator in an amateur show who is forced to wear his costume hom
Love's Detour
1924-03-09
Love's Detour is a 1924 comedy short
Position Wanted
1924-05-25
Charley looks for a job position but is not anxious to find one. He ends up getting into all sorts o
Why Husbands Go Mad
1924-07-13
When Charley's wife buys a bulldog for his birthday present and has a special key made for the room
Why Men Work
1924-08-31
A movie cameraman is on the lookout for new material but a rival plans to copy everything he films.
Bungalow Boobs
1924-10-26
Jimmy Jump brings his bride to a new bungalow home, selected and furnished by him. All the neighbors
The Royal Razz
1924-12-21
A doting father who plays Santa Claus for Christmas annoys a trolley full of people when he lugs a g
The Family Entrance
1925-02-15
Jimmy Jump and his family go to the movies for their regular Saturday evening recreation. Jimmy like
Hard Boiled
1925-03-15
Charley Chase slapstick comedy short where he gets involved with a ventriloquist dummy among other w
What Women Did for Me
1927-08-14
A girl-shy professor runs into trouble at a ladies’ seminary.
Merry Widower
1926-08-01
Julius loses his wife to Rudy because he's too busy going on hunting trips. But when she arranges to
Many Scrappy Returns
1927-01-09
Charley and his wife (Eugenia Gilbert) decide to teach a lesson to his brother (Eugene Pallette) who
Are Brunettes Safe?
1927-02-06
Are Brunettes Safe?
Bigger and Better Blondes
1927-05-15
Following a jewelry store robbery, Charley becomes the prime suspect due to his flashy antics and ac
The Lighter That Failed
1927-10-01
For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suit
Never the Dames Shall Meet
1927-12-24
Chase makes tries to escape from a compromising situation with a dame he took to be his wife's siste
All for Nothing
1928-01-21
Charley brings an actor friend home to dinner without telling his wife beforehand, and she protests.
The Family Group
1928-02-18
Charley tries to get a photograph taken with his wife and child.
Aching Youth
1928-03-17
Aching Youth is a silent comedy short
The Fight Pest
1928-05-12
The Fight Pest is a silent movie short.
Imagine My Embarrassment
1928-09-01
Imagine My Embarrassment is a silent comedy short
Is Everybody Happy?
1928-09-29
Is Everybody Happy? is a silent movie short.
All Parts
1928-10-27
All Parts is a silent comedy short
The Booster
1928-11-24
The Booster is a silent comedy short
Ruby Lips
1929-01-19
Ruby Lips is a comedy short
Off to Buffalo
1929-02-16
Off to Buffalo is a comedy short
Loud Soup
1929-03-16
Loud Soup is a comedy short
Thin Twins
1929-04-13
Thin Twins is a comedy short.
Great Gobs!
1929-12-28
Charley and Edgar on shore leave in Mexico, fight for the affection of a pretty senorita.
On the Wrong Trek
1936-04-18
Charlie tells his co-workers about his event-filled vacation to California, including his run in wit
The golf player
1930-04-19
With all speaking French, Chase joins a golf club to win its president's daughter. The game descends
The golfer
1930-04-19
Charley Chase's golf film with all speaking Spanish.
Shy in spite of himself
1930-08-23
Charley Chase comic short with all speaking French
Follies of love
1930-08-27
Locuras de amor is a comedy short from Charley Chase with all speaking Spanish
The prince of the dollar
1930-10-04
El príncipe del dólar is an American comedy short with all speaking Spanish
Gold Diggers
1930-10-04
Chercheuses d'or is a American comedy short with all speaking French
Keep the Bomb
1930-11-15
Garde la bombe is the French speaking version of a Charley Chase comedy short.
The soul of the party
1931-03-12
An expanded, Spanish-language version of the two-reel comedy Thundering Tenors (1931).
Messing Around
1931-04-08
Alternate-language version of Rough Seas (1931)
Across the Hall
1914-03-23
Across the Hall
Where Hazel Met the Villain
1914-04-22
Where Hazel Met the Villain is a 1914 movie starring Roscoe Arbuckle and Phyllis Allen.
A Gambling Rube
1914-06-15
A comedy short that revolves around a poker game, both above and underneath the table. This is consi
Sophie of the Films #4
1914-06-26
Thus far Sophie has failed completely as a motion picture actress. She has spoiled every scene, but
Love and Salt Water
1914-06-11
In this farce Charley and Minta frolic by the seaside.
Soldiers of Misfortune
1914-07-27
Soldiers of Misfortune
Such a Cook
1914-08-15
Such a Cook
Those Country Kids
1914-08-19
Although Mabel’s parents disapprove of Roscoe and Mabel’s relationship, the two still secretly court
Her Last Chance
1914-08-29
Her Last Chance
Hello, Mabel
1914-10-08
Hello, Mabel (also known as On a Busy Wire) is a 1914 American short silent comedy film directed by
The Anglers
1914-10-12
The Anglers
Zip, the Dodger
1914-10-17
Zip is a young man whose job is to dodge baseballs at a resort concession. To impress a young lady u
Dash, Love and Splash
1914-10-19
Dash, Love and Splash
The Love Thief
1914-10-22
Chester Conklin steals some hot dogs from the traveling vendor and brings the lady some flowers, the
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
1914-10-24
Stout Hearts But Weak Knees
How Heroes Are Made
1914-11-14
It has been arranged between the fathers that their children shall marry. When the young people meet
Other People's Business
1914-12-07
Other People's Business
The Plumber
1914-12-09
This Keystone from the end of 1914, involving the usual suspects running around some plumbing issues
Only a Farmer's Daughter
1915-01-09
Only a Farmer's Daughter
Droppington's Devilish Deed
1915-04-05
Thinking he’s performing a good deed stagehand Droppington causes the breakup of the current show wh
A Favorite Fool
1915-11-14
Arling, ringmaster of a small wagon circus, abuses Polly and her seven children. Foy, a farmhand, sy
Chased Into Love
1917-02-12
The will of T.W. Glutz provides that his bashful nephew, Hank, will inherit the entire estate if mar
Playmates
1918-07-01
A comedy inspired by Charles Chaplin's "Easy Street" (1917).
Ship Ahoy
1919-02-15
Charlie stays at a seaside lodging house frequented by sailors. He gets involved with a gang of croo
Her Tender Feet
1919-06-09
Her Tender Feet
Don't Rock the Boat
1920-07-04
Snub Pollard and Sunshine Sammy Morrison are on a storm tossed ship that soon sinks leaving the pair
Live and Learn
1920-08-01
Snub Pollard comedy
Kids Is Kids
1920-09-12
A young married couple volunteer to take charge of several orphans after the asylum has burned down.
Moonshine
1920-12-26
A Lloyd Hamilton slapstick comedy directed by Charley Chase.
Way Out West
1920-01-01
Hank Mann heads Way Out West in this silent comedy.
Mystic Mush
1920-01-01
Mystic Mush silent comedy
His Best Girl
1921-02-27
His Best Girl is a silent film comedy
Blue Sunday
1921-06-05
Blue Sunday is a silent film comedy
The Hustler
1921-12-04
The Hustler silent movie
In the Movies
1922-05-28
In the Movies is a silent comedy short
The Stone Age
1922-08-06
The Stone Age is a silent comedy short
Jack Frost
1923-07-22
Jack Frost is a silent comedy short
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992-04-05
Modern comedians share their thoughts about Laurel and Hardy. Also includes archival footage of cont
Fluttering Hearts
1927-06-19
Defying her father's wishes, a young woman runs off to a sale at store. She's pursued by a policeman
Call of the Cuckoo
1927-10-15
Mishaps befall a new home owner located next door to an insane asylum.
Thundering Fleas
1926-07-18
The kids from Our Gang have to attend a wedding, and they bring along their flea collection--which g
His New Profession
1914-08-31
Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.
The Rounders
1914-09-07
Two drunks fight with their wives and then go out and get even drunker.
His Musical Career
1914-11-07
Charlie and his partner are to deliver a piano to 666 Prospect St. and repossess one from 999 Prospe
Mabel's Blunder
1914-09-12
Mabel is pursued by her boss, despite being engaged to his son, in this gender-bending comedy of err
Bromo and Juliet
1926-09-19
A young man puts on the play "Romeo and Juliet" as a fundraiser, but has to keep a close eye on his
When Comedy Was King
1960-03-29
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Fatty Arbuckle, Charles Chaplin, B
Mighty Like a Moose
1926-07-18
After a homely married couple separately undergo plastic surgery, they unwittingly plan an extramari
Kelly the Second
1936-08-21
A feisty Irish woman turns a truck driver into a championship boxer.
Leading Lizzie Astray
1914-11-30
A city slicker tries to woo a country girl while her boyfriend fixes his tire.
Ambrose's First Falsehood
1914-12-12
After running into a friend and two ladies, a married man sends his wife a note saying that he's tak
What Price Goofy?
1925-06-06
Jamison has a very jealous wife. Mrs. Jamison has a very gossipy friend. When the friend spots Jamis
Seeing Nellie Home
1924-07-26
The situation is typically embarrassing and unlikely-but-possible for Charley, but it is at the same
The 'Fraidy Cat
1924-03-29
Jimmy Jump is a coward. Everyone and everything makes him afraid. He cowers from the neighborhood ch
A Ten-Minute Egg
1924-07-19
The main premise for the comedy is the Jimmy discovers he can convince people he is a tough figure t
Outdoor Pajamas
1924-09-13
This funny Hal Roach comedy has Jimmy Jump (Charley Chase) waking up late for his wedding so in the
Hasty Marriage
1931-12-16
It's in three distinct segments. The first and probably best involves Charley, his girlfriend, and h
The Panic Is On
1931-08-14
Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of
Arabian Tights
1933-06-02
Charley and his buddies are captured and imprisoned by an Arabian sultan.
Whispering Whoopee
1930-03-08
Charlie hires three "party girls" to help him land a business deal.
The Caretaker's Daughter
1925-10-10
The two-reel silent film comedy The Caretaker's Daughter was distributed by Pathe in 1925. Produced
The Rat's Knuckles
1925-01-03
Charley Chase is a hapless inventor with a better mouse trap in this silent comedy from 1925.
Innocent Husbands
1925-08-01
Despite his faithfulness, Melvin is always under suspicion by wife Mame. Complications erupt when a
April Fool
1924-05-18
Jimmy Jump is a cracked reporter at a behind-the-times daily newspaper. He also happens to be in lov
Long Fliv the King
1926-06-13
This offbeat comedy from future Hollywood screwball director McCarey is about a princess who must fi
His Wooden Wedding
1925-12-19
A few moments before Charley is going to marry, a friend gives him an anonymous note stating that th
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967-12-01
Film historian Robert Youngson presents a feature-length anthology of rarely seen silent films by co
Crazy Like a Fox
1926-08-26
Two rich capitalists want to marry their children, but they don't like the idea at all. She tries to
Forgotten Sweeties
1927-04-10
Thurston's former sweetheart has married a big brute, and they move in down the hall from him.
Young Oldfield
1924-06-22
Jimmy always fantasied about racing. But now he has to pay the mortgage before noon or else he won't
Dog Shy
1926-04-04
Charley is chased into a phone booth by a dog and agrees to help a young woman on the phone avoid ge
Isn't Life Terrible?
1925-07-05
Charley is plagued with failure and with his brother-in-law, who's allergic to labor. When he decide
A Versatile Villain
1915-05-29
After being falsely accused of theft, Pete, the station master's assistant, rescues his girlfriend f
Love, Loot and Crash
1915-04-23
A flustered father seeks a cook for his kitchen, his daughter seeks to elope and a pair of crooks se
Tell 'Em Nothing
1926-10-16
Charlie is the great divorce attorney, in demand by all women wishing to shed their husbands. While
Be Your Age
1926-11-13
Charley needs $10,000 right away. Mrs. Schwartzkopple has inherited $2 million from her late husband
Mama Behave
1926-02-27
A man finds out that his wife wishes he would act more like his twin brother, so he decides to imper
Now I'll Tell One
1927-10-04
This film was presumed lost for a long time, until the second reel of this movie showed up again in
The Way of All Pants
1927-10-28
A man delivering a pair of trousers loses his own pants, setting off a chaotic sequence of events.
The Glorious Fourth
1927-06-26
It's the Fourth of July and the mother of Our Gang member Joe Cobb is doing a brisk business at her
Too Many Mammas
1924-10-12
Charley is called upon to go out with his boss on a date with the boss' mistress, to act as a beard.
Hollywood Party
1937-04-03
Elissa Landi and Charley Chase host an East Asian themed garden tea party in Hollywood. After introd
Rough Seas
1931-04-24
On his way home following World War I, Charley smuggles his French sweetheart aboard ship and gets i
Girl Grief
1932-10-08
Although terrified of girls, Charley must take a job teaching at a girls school.
All Wet
1924-01-01
Charley Chase has car trouble.
Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)
1942-01-01
The edition of Screen Snapshots celebrates 25 years of production. It looks at the content of editio
Limousine Love
1928-04-13
On the way to his wedding the bride groom finds a nude, married woman in his car
He's In Again
1918-12-15
A tramp enters a cabaret and orders a drink, but then is thrown out when he cannot pay for it. After
High C's
1930-12-27
The comic and musical adventures of Charley Chase as he fights in the great war.
The Dumb-Bell
1922-07-16
The owners of a movie studio are having problems with a temperamental director, and they promise an
Accidental Accidents
1924-11-09
Jimmy Jump gets rather wet.
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931-03-21
Charley agrees to go on a blind date to help out his roommate. But because his last such date turned
Rolling Stone
1919-01-20
A Chaplin-like tramp is mistaken for a Bolshevik
Luncheon at Twelve
1933-12-09
Charley unwittingly becomes a house painter.
Jubilo, Jr.
1924-06-28
A young boy, determined to make money enough to buy his mother a birthday present, finds a variety o
The Real McCoy
1930-02-01
Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.
Should Husbands Be Watched?
1925-03-14
Mr. Jump has come into some money and informs his wife that they can now hire a maid and won't have
Dollar Dizzy
1930-10-03
Charley and Thelma are millionaires, each trying to elude suitors who are trying to marry them for t
Poker at Eight
1935-03-09
Charley Chase movie where Charley wants to go out to have a poker night with the boys but much to hi
Fallen Arches
1933-02-04
Told to "hike" out to his company's West Coast headquarters, Charley does exactly that.
The Nickel Nurser
1932-03-12
Charley is an efficiency expert trying to teach a millionaire's daughter the value of money.
The Great Toe Mystery
1914-07-25
A man goes in hot pursuit of the shoe store clerk he feels has made inappropriate advances towards h
The Noise of Bombs
1914-11-19
Four miscreants get revenge on the police chief by planting bombs in his house.
Charley My Boy!
1926-01-24
A daughter's rich father wants to marry her off to a rich but older man. The daughter has other idea
The Cracked Ice Man
1934-01-27
Charley finds that he got more than he bargained for when he takes a job as a kindergarten teacher.
In Walked Charley
1932-04-22
Charley, a travel agent, finds himself in a situation where he has to humor an apparent lunatic.
Rattling Romeo
1939-07-14
Charley buys a wreck of an automobile that's been made to appear new by a disreputable used car deal
Gentlemen of Nerve
1914-10-29
Mabel and her beau go to an auto race and are joined by Charlie and his friend. As Charlie's friend
Mabel at the Wheel
1914-04-18
A villain, competing with his rival's race car, kidnaps the rival before the race. Mabel decides to
The Knockout
1914-06-11
To show his girl how brave he is, Pug challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying t
Those Love Pangs
1914-10-10
Charlie and a rival vie for the favor of their landlady.
Tillie's Punctured Romance
1914-12-21
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large ban
Fatty’s Faithful Fido
1915-03-19
Fatty and Al are Minta's suitors. After Fatty sics his dog on him, Al marks Fatty for roughing up by
That Little Band Of Gold
1915-03-14
A happy young couple become engaged, and soon afterwards they are married. But after their marriage,
A One Night Stand
1915-03-22
Two clownish stagehands make life difficult for the manager and cast of a dramatic production.
No Father to Guide Him
1925-09-05
Charley's battle-axe mother-in-law breaks up his marriage and tries to separate him from his son. Ch
Fate's Fathead
1934-11-17
Accidental meetings and misconceptions lead a blissfully happy couple to fight and squabble.
Movie Night
1929-05-11
A family goes on its weekly outing to the movies. Complications ensue...
Looser Than Loose
1930-11-15
Charley is about to get engaged to Thelma when his boss foists some clients upon him to entertain.
Is Marriage the Bunk?
1925-03-29
Charley has in-laws that look down on him because he's not rich. So, to try to keep up, he rushes ou
The Heckler
1940-02-16
An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.
South of the Boudoir
1940-05-17
Charley, over his wife's objections, has invited his boss over for dinner. Mrs. Chase walks out, and
His Bridal Fright
1940-07-12
Charley writes to girls all over the world in order to get foreign postage stamps for his collection
The Awful Goof
1939-12-20
A girl keeps meeting Charley the wrong moments, including losing her dress in his car, and later he
Teacher's Pest
1939-11-02
Charley arrives in a backward mountain town to be the new schoolteacher and receives a hostile welco
Skinny the Moocher
1939-09-08
Deep in debt, Charley must marry a wealthy society girl, and attends an afternoon party to announce
The Chump Takes a Bump
1939-05-05
At a nightclub, Charley fails to recognize his newly blonde wife.
The Sap Takes a Wrap
1939-03-10
Charley gives his girlfriend a mink coat he was supposed to be guarding for three showgirls; when th
Pie a la Maid
1938-12-25
Charley falls for a waitress who mistakes him for a gangster.
A Nag in the Bag
1938-11-11
Two guys who own a restaurant get word of a sure thing at the races and bet all their money on that
The Nightshirt Bandit
1938-10-27
A criminology professor sets out to find the "sleepwalking bandit", but when he finally catches up w
Many Sappy Returns
1938-08-19
Charley mistakes a lunatic as the father of the girl he's interested in.
The Mind Needer
1938-04-29
A Charley Chase short, produced at Columbia. Charley is alarmingly forgetful, and this is his weddi
Time Out for Trouble
1938-03-17
Charley Chase is engaged to be married and while in a department store, shopping for his fiancée, sa
Man Bites Lovebug
1937-12-24
To test his wife, Charley's friend puts him up to making a play for her, but she's on to it and pret
The Big Squirt
1937-09-17
Soda jerk reads mystery stories, fancies himself a master detective.
Calling All Doctors
1937-07-22
Charley is a hypochondriac who is driving his family, his friends and his doctor crazy.
The Wrong Miss Wright
1937-06-18
Charley tries to get out of an arranged marriage so he can marry another girl. What he doesn't reali
From Bad to Worse
1937-06-04
Charley's honeymoon is upset by a woman and her jealous husband.
The Grand Hooter
1937-05-07
Charley's wife accuses him of preferring his Hoot Owl Lodge over her.
The Uneasy Three
1925-11-15
Often hysterical spoof of Tod Browning's THE UNHOLY THREE (and several others of his crime movies) h
Sittin' Pretty
1924-09-27
When Charlie borrows the policeman's uniform of his girl's father and captures a lunatic, his prospe
Love in Armor
1915-03-11
Mae Busch and Charley Chase are in love. However, her father does not approve. A Baron sees Mae and
Love, Speed and Thrills
1915-01-18
After Walrus has been shot, Ambrose takes him into his house. When Ambrose sees Walrus flirting with
The Poor Fish
1924-12-07
Charley, frustrated by his office job, quarrels with his wife, after which they decide to switch job
Married to Order
1920-10-29
Boy meets girl. Father hates boy. Girl dresses up as her brother to get out of the house to elope bu
Settled at the Seaside
1915-03-28
Two couples are at the seaside. A young man proposes to his gal. She accepts, and promptly tells him
The Rent Jumpers
1915-04-07
The plot is driven by the confusion that results when two pairs of trousers are mixed up. One pair i
All Teed Up
1930-04-16
Thelma invites Charley to play golf at her father's exclusive country club.
Peanuts and Bullets
1915-01-12
A very young Charley Chase is a starving artist. He does not have much luck stealing fruit from a fo
Colored Villainy
1915-01-26
The Keystone gang all in blackface for this one-reeler!
A Lucky Leap
1915-02-22
A Keystone comedy with Charley Chase and the gang.
The Big Squawk
1929-05-25
Shy Charley tries to win his girl.
Snappy Sneezer
1929-07-29
Charley falls in love with Mary, but his attack of hay fever alienates her father.
The Count Takes the Count
1936-02-22
Charley Chase' insurance company has a million dollar policy on Andrea Leeds' wedding coming off. Wh
Fifty Million Husbands
1930-05-23
An estranged couple visit their old apartment, which is now occupied by Charley and his wife. Charle
4 Clowns
1970-09-01
Robert Youngson once again compiles scenes from the golden age of comedy's silent film era. Laurel a
At First Sight
1924-01-12
A man falls in love with a woman he thinks is a rich lady when in fact she is her maid.
Bad Boy
1925-04-11
In this two-reeler, Jimmy Jump wants to please both of his parents, but they disagree about everythi
First in War
1932-05-27
Charley writes the national anthem for the country of Nicarania and winds up getting mixed up in a r
Young Ironsides
1932-09-02
Harry is hired by a rich family to stop their daughter from entering a beauty contest.
Nature in the Wrong
1933-03-18
Charley, hoping to find cultured people in his ancestry in order to be suitable to Muriel's family,
Midsummer Mush
1933-08-20
Charley falls in love with Betty on a camping trip.
The Chases of Pimple Street
1934-12-22
In order to get out of his boss's doghouse, Charley pairs his troublesome sister-in-law with an impo
Nurse to You!
1935-10-04
Cautious, frugal Charley is told by his insurance doctor that he has six months to live, and goes on
The Four Star Boarder
1935-04-26
In an effort to appease his wife's wealthy aunt (Grace Goodall), newly-wed Charley must masquerade a
Big Game
1921-05-22
While attempting to hunt a formidable Peruvian Duck, Snub Pollard and Ernest Morrison inadvertently
Just a Real Good Car
1924-11-27
Charley/Jimmy is a car salesman who takes an unruly family of prospective buyers for a picnic in the
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915-02-02
A man plots to kill a friend and marry his wife in order to get hold of insurance money.
One of the Family
1924-02-02
Jimmy Jump is hired as chauffeur by a lady who wishes to make her husband jealous.
Powder and Smoke
1924-02-02
A lightning rod salesman gets in the middle of a western shootout.
Hard Knocks
1924-02-02
A man tries to win over the daughter of his boss.
Don't Forget
1924-02-02
A man arrives late at his own wedding.
Publicity Pays
1924-05-04
Jimmy Jump's young wife goes in strongly for amateur theatricals. After one of her performances a th
He Loved the Ladies
1914-09-21
Jeffries, Jr.
1924-02-02
A man contacts a boxer in order to get in shape.
When Spirits Move
1920-01-01
Silent Hank Mann comedy set in a haunted house.
Another Wild Idea
1934-06-16
Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray that
Mr. Bride
1932-12-24
Charley's boss "rehearses" for his honeymoon--with Charley.
The Tabasco Kid
1932-01-30
A timid accountant for a California cattle ranch and a lookalike dashing bandit become rivals for th
Thundering Tenors
1931-02-07
Charley is invited to a high class party, where he feels ill at ease and has no idea how to act, yet
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961-03-21
An appreciative, uncritical look at silent film comedies and thrillers from early in the century thr
Hash House Mashers
1915-01-16
A boy pines for the girl next door to the dismay of both their parents.
Little Daddy
1931-03-28
Farina plans a going-away party for Stymie as authorities prepare to place him in an orphanage.
Big Red Riding Hood
1925-04-26
Jimmy Jump is asked by the Swedish Government to translate for educational purposes "Little Red Ridi
Stolen Goods
1924-06-29
A man starts working in a department store and has to deal with a female kleptomaniac.
Fighting Fluid
1925-02-01
Charley Chase plays the type of character he does best, which is a weak nerd who is constantly letti
Hello Baby!
1925-01-18
Jimmy Jump (Charley Chase) and his wife find a baby left at their door. They happily take the baby i
Mum's the Word
1926-05-09
A widow has married rich, but didn't tell her husband about her son. And he's coming for a surprise
Just a Minute
1924-02-02
A car salesman wants to get marreid but has to make one last sell first.
Looking for Sally
1925-05-10
Jimmie Jump is returning from Europe to the USA. His parents and an old girl-friend, Sally - whom he
Southern Exposure
1935-04-05
Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her law
Fatty's Magic Pants
1914-12-13
'Fatty' is looking forward to attending a formal occasion. But in order to go, he has to be properly
Fast Work
1930-06-28
Charley Chase is obsessed with a woman, however his attempt to meet her father is complicated by an
Girl Shock
1930-08-23
Charley suffers a hysterical reaction whenever a woman touches him; a psychiatrist attempts to help
April Fool
1920-11-21
Sent as a missionary to cannibals, Lloyd Hamilton boards a ship, but encounters many problems along
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926-12-12
Charley has several dilemmas facing him at Christmas, all posed by his greedy, heartless landlord No
Four Parts
1934-03-17
Charley is one of four identical brothers, which drives his girlfriend nuts.
Us
1927-08-08
Short comedy about airplanes.
Crazy Feet
1929-09-07
Charley intervenes in a fight between Eddie and Thelma inside her small car. Cop Kennedy misinterpre
Assistant Wives
1927-12-04
Slapstick film about two married couples.
Something Simple
1934-09-08
Taken to a hospital, after suffering a dizzy spell, Charley is told by a 'nut', posing as a doctor,
The Sting of Stings
1927-09-03
Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share th
All at Sea
1919-11-02
Sailor 'Snub' Pollard on 'beach leave'.
Cursed by His Beauty
1914-10-31
Married ice man Charles Murray is "Cursed by His Beauty" (1914) when he becomes a model for a female
Public Ghost # 1
1935-12-14
Charley is hired to haunt a house.
Neighborhood House
1936-03-09
Charley, his wife Rosina and their daughter Darla attend "Bank night" at their local movie theater,
One of the Smiths
1931-05-23
Charley, representing a manufacturer of musical instruments, is sent to investigate why certain mail
Skip the Maloo!
1931-09-03
Charlie Chase, playing the Duke of Chasewick, but hired by Dell Henderson to play himself, and disab
What a Bozo!
1931-11-07
A bandleader ignores a pretty dancer who fancies him in order to chase after a beautiful, snooty hig
The lady from Chicago
1931-03-22
This movie is the Spanish language version of THE PIP FROM PITTSBURG
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957-12-26
A compilation featuring comedic stars of the silent era including Will Rogers, Laurel and Hardy, and
Italian Love
1920-03-08
Ethelyn Gibson has run away from daddy Ted Lorch because he wants to sell her to Leo White, King of
Chasing Husbands
1928-12-22
Now We'll Tell One
1932-11-19
Charley unwittingly puts on a belt that has the power to change the wearer's personality.
His Silent Racket
1933-04-29
James Finlayson manages to con Charley into becoming his partner in a failing dry cleaning shop that
Sherman Said It
1933-09-02
Although the war is over, Charley still can't seem to find his way out of France.
A gray in the air
1930-11-21
This here is the four-reel Spanish version of Charley Chase's Looser Than Loose.
Stepping Out
1929-11-02
Charley goes out for an evening on the town without his wife.
The Nickel Snatcher
1920-01-01
Hank Mann is the conductor of a horse-drawn trolley that carries a motley assortment of passengers t
30 Years of Fun
1963-02-10
Three decades of fun packed into one convenient package with this compilation of classic black-and-w
Why Go Home?
1920-01-11
'Snub' Pollard and Mildred Davis star in this 1920 comedy short.
Mabel's New Job
1914-07-16
A lost short film starring Mabel Normand.
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925-03-01
Jimmy Jump has a "plain" girlfriend, and becomes intrigued by a "fancy" girl he spots in a park. Eve
Hello Trouble
1918-09-25
A dishonest undertaker stirs up droll, laughable tragedy between two devoted husbands and their loya
Modern Love
1929-07-21
In order to keep her job, a young dress designer must keep her recent marriage a secret from her bos
Kings of Comedy: Masters of the Silent Screen
2007-12-31
A documentary about some of the comedians of the silent era featuring clips from their films and bio
Life Hesitates at 40
1935-11-18
Charley finds himself having strange spells during which everything around him seems to stop.
A One Mama Man
1927-03-06
Charley Chase on a boat with girls.
I'll Take Vanilla
1934-05-05
Ice-cream vendor Charley gets mixed up with a cute girl and her snotty nephew.
It Happened One Day
1934-07-07
Charley meets his new boss--who has a lovely daughter.
You Said a Hatful!
1934-10-13
When he learns the secret news that it will be sold today at 4pm in Kansas City, international banke
Okay Toots!
1935-02-02
Charley Chase, a stockbroker, gets rich by mistake, has parking trouble, then at home finds his wife
Manhattan Monkey Business
1935-11-09
When Charley can't pay his bill at a restaurant, he is forced to become a waiter.
Vamp Till Ready
1936-03-28
Charley's somewhat prudish wife pretends to be a party girl.
Hey, skirts!
1930-10-06
Alternate-language version of Girl Shock (1930)