No offense but using "great" to describe the qualities of Charlie Chase devalues the term. Mr. Charley Chase's acting is flat & generic, if not a tad desperate, & nothing stands out about him. His most memorable talent is his name. Real greatness in the comedy realm from this era can be found in the work of Laurel & Hardy, Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, W.C. Fields, et al. Not here. That said, & even though I couldn't endure more than a handful of minutes of this clunker, I appreciate this channel & I am grateful for the free postings, thank you!
@@marcsmirnoff936 Very wrong, Marc. It's obvious that you're no fan of Charley Chase but, for his fans, like me, he displayed a sophistication and willingness to experiment with the forms of his films that was the equal or different from his contemporaries. He created the character of the rather naive, somewhat fey young single man or husband. It served him well in a nearly 20-year career as a comedy star. He is also regarded as one of the great film comedians by film scholars.
@@caraqueno I'm glad other people can enjoy him-though a bit surprised. (I'm unmoved, however, by how "film scholars" regard him. "Film scholars" don't affect how I experience a performance. And, frankly, the less said about "film scholars," the better.) Peace. (And to be clear, I'm only talking about what I've seen of him in this painful movie.)
I just found an interesting connection. In "Okay Toots" (1935), Charley was asked if he wanted to buy stock in the same railroad mentioned in this film and he balked at it. Now that we've seen this one... no wonder he seemed so nervous about it 😄
Thanks once again for another fine film. Great to see the old A.T.& S.F. Ry. equipment so prominently on display. And Dorothy Applegate.
90 years' old, and still thoroughly enjoyable. Charley could never have known. England, November, 2024.
🚂🚃🎩Always enjoy watching the great Charley Chase .
No offense but using "great" to describe the qualities of Charlie Chase devalues the term. Mr. Charley Chase's acting is flat & generic, if not a tad desperate, & nothing stands out about him. His most memorable talent is his name.
Real greatness in the comedy realm from this era can be found in the work of Laurel & Hardy, Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, W.C. Fields, et al. Not here.
That said, & even though I couldn't endure more than a handful of minutes of this clunker, I appreciate this channel & I am grateful for the free postings, thank you!
@@marcsmirnoff936 Very wrong, Marc. It's obvious that you're no fan of Charley Chase but, for his fans, like me, he displayed a sophistication and willingness to experiment with the forms of his films that was the equal or different from his contemporaries. He created the character of the rather naive, somewhat fey young single man or husband. It served him well in a nearly 20-year career as a comedy star. He is also regarded as one of the great film comedians by film scholars.
@@caraqueno I'm glad other people can enjoy him-though a bit surprised. (I'm unmoved, however, by how "film scholars" regard him. "Film scholars" don't affect how I experience a performance. And, frankly, the less said about "film scholars," the better.) Peace.
(And to be clear, I'm only talking about what I've seen of him in this painful movie.)
I just found an interesting connection. In "Okay Toots" (1935), Charley was asked if he wanted to buy stock in the same railroad mentioned in this film and he balked at it. Now that we've seen this one... no wonder he seemed so nervous about it 😄