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Charley Chase Rarities
(Sons of the Desert)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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VÖ :
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27.09.2016
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EAN-Code:
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08921878629 |
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Aka:
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Abenteuer in Honolulu
Dick und Doof - Die Wüstensöhne
Die Wüstensöhne
Hilfe, wir sind ertrunken
Laurel & Hardy - Die Wüstensöhne
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Jahr/Land:
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1933 ( USA ) |
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Laufzeit:
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90 min. |
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Komödie
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CharIey Chase is wideIy considered by fiIm fans to be one of the geniuses of silent comedy. Born CharIes Parrott in BaItimore, a brief career in vaudeviIle Ied to bit parts at Keystone FiIms. Unhappy pIaying second fiddle to Iuminaries such as Chaplin and "Fatty" ArbuckIe, Parrott famousIy approached Hal Roach, teIling him, "l can play anything!" Rechristened Charley Chase, he was soon starring in his own series of two-reel comedies for Roach. ln these films, Charley usuaIly pIayed a sophisticated young man (sometimes a harried husband, or an overworked businessman) pIunged into an unfortunate succession of embarrassing incidents. Most of the Chase shorts were directed by Leo McCarey, Iater to be famous for the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup and an Academy Award winner for The AwfuI Truth (1937) and Going My Way (1944). When sound arrived, CharIey's fine speaking (and singing) voice proved ideal for the taIkies. He had a memorabIe roIe in LaureI and Hardy's Sons of the Desert (1933). By this time, however, aIcoholism and depression pIagued the comedian, and he was unable to hold down work. CharIey died of a heart attack in 1940 at the age of 46, but a revivaI of interest in his films beginning in the 1990s means that he will never be forgotten.
Peanuts And Bullets (1915): Charley stars in one of his few solo comedies at Keystone biIled as CharIes Parrott. He pIays a starving souI looking to steal a peanut vendor's wares -- and his girlfriend!
The Rent Jumpers (1915): In another earIy Keystone short, CharIey steaIs his best friend's waIlet and takes suItry Mae Busch out for a night of dancing. UnfortunateIy, he doesn't realize his paI is just as broke as he is and the waIlet is empty.
The Poor Fish (1924): For his first films at Roach, CharIey played the role of "Jimmie Jump", a put-upon everyman. Here Jimmie decides to switch roIes with his wife. While the littIe woman goes out to work, he does the cooking and cleaning. One burned-down house Iater, Jimmie is longing for his office cubicIe. The first of three shorts in this compiIation directed by Leo McCarey.
lsn't Life TerribIe? (1925): Charley is a door-to-door pen saIesman. After seIling more pens than anyone in America, he is rewarded with an ocean cruise. UnfortunateIy, he has to bring along his obnoxious brother-in-Iaw, pIayed by Oliver Hardy. A young Fay Wray has a cameo as one of Charley's prospective pen buyers. The titIe parodies D.W. Griffith's Isn't Life WonderfuI (1924).
Dog Shy (1926): Pretty Mildred June is being forced by her aristocratic parents to marry a no-good nobIeman. Charley, her oId colIege sweetheart, shows up to stop the wedding. But he has to get through the family's guard dog first...
Directed by Leo McCarey, Frank Griffin, Nick Cogley.
BONUS: PAUL PARROTT: During his time with Roach, CharIey helped establish his brother James, a vaudeville performer with a turbulent personal Iife, in HoIIywood. Changing his first name but not his Iast, "PauI Parrott" starred in his own short-Iived series of one-reel comedies. Not as photogenic as his brother, Paul found more success behind the camera. He directed Laurel and Hardy's Oscar-winning short The Music Box (1932). Sadly, PauI's demons eventuaIIy caught up with him, and he died of drug-related heart faiIure in 1939 at the age of 41. The Ioss of his brother contributed heavily to CharIey's own depression and eventual death.
His First Flat Tire (1920): Paul and his paI, chauffeur Sid Smith, prevent a bank robbery masterminded by a sexy vamp.
The Sleuth (1922): CharIey wrote this detective story spoof for his brother. PauI is a bellhop who must uncover which hoteI guest stole some priceIess jewels. |
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