The Extraordinary World of Charley Bowers (17 Short Films: 1917-1940)
by jimjo1216 | created - 11 Jul 2021 | updated - 29 Aug 2021 | PublicContents of the 2019 Flicker Alley Blu-ray.
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1. The Extra-Quick Lunch (1918)
6 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
A customer arrives at a restaurant in which Mutt is the waiter, and Jeff is the cook. The customer orders oxtail soup, and then argues with Mutt when it turns out to contain no actual tail.... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Bud Fisher
Votes: 123
2. A.W.O.L. (1918)
5 min | Short, Animation, Comedy
The animated story of the adventures of a soldier who is Absent WithOut Leave.
Director: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 215
3. Egged On (1926)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller, Ted Sears | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 342
4. He Done His Best (1926)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley becomes manager of a restaurant owned by his girlfriend's father, and attempts to update it with a number of unusual devices.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 149
5. Fatal Footsteps (1926)
25 min | Short, Comedy
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a beautiful woman.
Director: Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 110
6. Now You Tell One (1926)
20 min | Short, Comedy
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner. Disappointed with the other members' ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 361
7. A Wild Roomer (1927)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to collect a huge bequest from his deceased ... See full summary »
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 125
8. Many a Slip (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Corinne Powers, Ricca Allen, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 97
9. Nothing Doing (1927)
20 min | Comedy, Short
Charley gets a job on the police force and attempts to round up a gang of crooks.
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 73
10. There It Is (1928)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Comedy
Two Scotland Yard detectives travel to New York to investigate the "Fuzz-Faced Phantom": a strange entity who seemingly has the power to cause bizarre, surreal incidents.
Directors: Harold L. Muller, Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Kathryn McGuire, Melbourne MacDowell, Buster Brodie
Votes: 472
11. Say Ah-h! (1928)
14 min | Comedy, Short
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and turns that foil his every attempt.
Director: Charles R. Bowers | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, J. Gordon Russell, Jean Douglas, Eddie Dunn
Votes: 77
12. Whoozit (1928)
Comedy, Short
Directors: Charles R. Bowers, Harold L. Muller | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Emily Gerdes, Theodore Lorch, Ann Brody
Votes: 18
13. It's a Bird (1930)
14 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A junk man travels to Africa to find a rare metal-eating bird.
Director: Harold L. Muller | Stars: Charles R. Bowers, Lowell Thomas
Votes: 272
14. Believe it or Don't (1935)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Director: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 61
15. A Sleepless Night (1940)
11 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
A mouse and his wife are kept awake by a snoring dog in this puppet animation short.
Director: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 91
16. Wild Oysters (1941)
10 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
A mouse and his wife must defend themselves from an aggressive oyster in this puppet animation film.
Director: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 77
17. Pete Roleum and His Cousins (1939)
Approved | 25 min | Animation, Short, Family
Pete illustrates the many uses of oil in daily life, showing that the world depends on it.
Director: Joseph Losey | Star: Charles R. Bowers
Votes: 119
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