Cut to the Chase: The Charley Chase Classic Comedy Collection

Director:
USA. 1924 - 192.
300+ minutes. B&W.

Cast: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Bull Montana, Fay Wray, etc.

Two years in the works, the Charley Chase DVD project will come out with some of the funniest films ever made! Working with Chase expert Professor Harold "Rusty" Casselton and archives around the world, this promises to be a wonderful and hilarious addition to the history of silent comedy.

PROGRAM #1

INNOCENT HUSBANDS (1925) 20:31 Score by Donald Sosin

WHAT PRICE GOOFY (1925) 20:44 Score by Mont Alto

BAD BOY (1925) 18:39 Score by Dave Knutsen

ISN’T LIFE TERRIBLE (1925) 19:52 Score by Dave Drazin

DOG SHY (1926) 19:58 Score by Ben Model

MAMA BEHAVE (1926) 20:13 Score by Dave Drazin

BROMO AND JULIET (1926) 20:48 Score by Dave Knutsen

 

PROGRAM #2

FRAIDY CAT (1924) 11:31 Score by Dave Knutsen

APRIL FOOL (1924) 10:23 Score by Dave Knutsen

BE YOUR AGE (1926) 20:00 Score by Ben Model

CARETAKER’S DAUGHTER (1925) 18:19 Score by Dave Drazin

THE UNEASY THREE (1925) 19:46 Score by Ben Model

MUMS THE WORD (1926) 19:16 Score by Donald Sosin

LONG FLIV THE KING (1926) 20:24 Score by Mont Alto

MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE (1926) 20:18 Score by Mont Alto

Just added! CHARLEY MY BOY! (1925) 22:30

Prints courtesy of Rusty Casselton, the Library of Congress, the Museum of Modern Art and The Stanford Theatre Foundation.

 

With support from Turner Classic Movies.

Bonus Features

Special Feature: EXCLUSIVE! Charley Chase, Katherine Grant and Bull Montana in the hilarious THE UNEASY THREE (courtesy of MoMA), and Chase and Grant in CHARLEY MY BOY (courtesy of The Stanford Theatre Foundation)!