Topic: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to DVD, January 1

[BeAStooge]

Posted today at The Digital Bits...

Sony will also release Charlie Chase Shorts: Volume 1 as an MOD DVD-R title on 1/1. Included will be Man Bites Lovebug, The Mind Needer, The Chump Takes a Bump, Rattling Romeo, Skinny the Moocher, The Awful Goof, The Heckler, South of the Boudoir and A Nag in the Bag.

These are not just the Columbia shorts that Charley starred in.  A NAG IN THE BAG (1938) is a Smith & Dale, directed by Chase.

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[Kyle2012]

I'm glad Sony finally did this. I have 15 of the 20 Chase shorts in 16mm format. I can throw those away knowing they'll be released. Maybe volume 2 will have the other Smith and Dale short MUTINY ON THE BODY, which was later remade with the Stooges as MONKEY BUSINESSMEN, which I also own a 16mm print of.

[fearlessfrizzletop]

If you're throwing away 15 Charley Chase titles on 16mm, toss 'em my way!

[Kyle2012]

Quality's not too great on them. They're all on DVD-Rs. If you want them, privately contact me.

[archiezappa]

Yes!  More Columbia short subjects!  Wouldn't it be great if they released all of Columbia's short subjects?

[Kyle2012]

Yes. Then I can get rid of the 16mm prints (on DVD, of course) I have of them. It may take them a while to release all of them, however, particularly Andy Clyde, in which he made 79 shorts, an output a close second to the Three Stooges series (190 shorts).

[BeAStooge]

Now (@ 12/7) available for pre-order at Amazon.

[shemps#1]

Yes. Then I can get rid of the 16mm prints (on DVD, of course) I have of them. It may take them a while to release all of them, however, particularly Andy Clyde, in which he made 79 shorts, an output a close second to the Three Stooges series (190 shorts).

  How is 79 close to 190? It's not even half.

[Paul Allen]

  How is 79 close to 190? It's not even half.

Maybe the following is what Kyle2012 meant -

Andy Clyde had the longest running series in the history of short-subjects. His Columbia output alone ran second only to the films of The Three Stooges. A veteran of the Mack Sennett Studios, Andy was a trained professional at the art of slapstick comedy.

During his years at Educational, he developed the character of a bifocal wearing old man, which he carried over to Columbia. He stayed with the studio until 1956, and his comedies are amongst the most enjoyable made.

IT'S THE CATS (10/11/34) D: Al Ray. Dorothy Granger, Inez Courtney, Del Henderson, James C. Morton Sam Lufkin, Kay Hughes, Frances Morris, Ceil Duncan, Mary Foy, William Irving, Raymond Brown. Andy prepares to speak at a cat-fanciers organization.

IN THE DOG HOUSE (12/1/34) D: Arthur Ripley. Vivien Oakland, Delmar Watson. Andy's new wife has no sympathy for his young son and his pet dog.

I'M A FATHER (2/7/35) D: James Horne. Lillian Elliott, Geneva Mitchell, Ferdinand Munier, Inez Courtney, Robert Allen, Allyn Drake, Mary Gordon, Grace Goodall, Louise Carver, Phil Dunham, Bess Flowers, Billy Engle, Frank Yaconelli, Charles Dorety, Evelyn Pierce, Phyllis Crane, Sally Tead, Beulah Hutton, Jack Kennedy. Andy, an avowed child-hater, changes his tune when he mistakenly believes his wife is pregnant. TRIVIA: Remade with Hugh Herbert as OH, BABY! (1944).

OLD SAWBONE (4/11/35) D: Del Lord. James C. Morton, Lucille Ward, Wes Warner, Marie Wells, Phyllis Crane, Lou Archer, Ford West, Si Jenks, John Rand, Val Harris, Marvin Loback, Billy Franey, Charles Dorety, Harry Semels, George Ovey, Hubert Diltz, Bud Jamison, Charles Heine Conklin, George Gray, Helen Dickson, Eugene Anderson, Rudolf Chavers. Andy and another doctor vie for the position of country physician; the town council decides that whoever treats the most patients in a seven-day period will win the post.

TRAMP TRAMP TRAMP (5/22/35) D: Charles Lamont. Dot Farley, Robert "Bobby" Burns, Charles Heine Conklin. When Andy's wife opens their home to derelicts, Andy keeps devising ways to chase them out. TRIVIA: The working title was HELPING HANDOUT.

ALIMONY ACHES (6/29/35) D: Charles Lamont. Vivien Oakland, Jan Duggan, Tommy Bond, Bud Jamison, Bobby Barber, Lon Poff. Andy's ex-wife remarries, but keeps it a secret from him so she can still collect alimony.

IT ALWAYS HAPPENS (9/16/35) D: Del Lord. Geneva Mitchell, Esther Muir, Ester Howard, Bud Jamison, Arthur Housman, Robert McKenzie, Sam Lufkin. On a business trip, Andy gets into a compromising situation with a clients wife. TRIVIA: This was a partial remake of Andy Clyde's Mack Sennett short TAXI TROUBLES. Remade as HIS TALE IS TOLD (1944) and with Bert Wheeler as INNOCENTLY GUILTY (1950).

HOT PAPRIKA (12/12/35) D: Preston Black. Helen Martinez, Julian Rivero, Bud Jamison, Ethelreda Leopold, Harry Semels, Bobby Barber, June Gittelson, Johnny Kascier, Ed Brandenburg. Andy quells a revolution in the banana republic of Paprika.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT (3/5/36) D: Del Lord. John T. Murray, Anne O'Neal, Bud Jamison, James C. Morton, Al Thompson, William Irving. Andy is mistaken for the Jack the Kisser, a kissing bandit. TRIVIA: Released by Columbia Pictures in the early 1960's as a silent, abridged short for 8mm projectors.

SHARE THE WEALTH (3/16/36) D: Del Lord. Mary Gordon, Vernon Dent, James C. Morton, Bob Barry, Blackie Whiteford, Tom Dempsey, Fay Holderness, Bobby Barber. Andy is a small0town mayoral candidate running on a share-the-wealth platform. The day before the election, he inherits $50,000 and tries to leave town.

THE PEPPERY SALT (5/15/36) D: Del Lord. Mary Lou Dix, Warner Richmond, Bert Young, Harry Keaton, Blackie Whiteford, Tom Dempsey, John Ince, Charlie Phillips, Valerie Hall, Idolyne Dupre, Ethelreda Leopold, Chuck Colean, Antrim Short, Sam Lufkin. Andy, the owner of an Oceanside lunch counter, tangles with a gang of kidnappers. TRIVIA: One of the few Columbia comedy shorts to employ backround music. Remade as MARINATED MARINER (1950).

MISTER SMARTY (7/15/36) D: Preston Black. Leora Thatcher, Henry Hanna, Tommy Bond, Bud Jamison, Frank Mills, Robert McKenzie, Harry Tenbrook, Al Thompson, Bill OBrein, John Rand, Jack Tiny Lipson, Bobby Barber, Billy Engle, Lew Davis, William Irving. Andy believes that hell be able to clean the house more better than his wife can. TRIVIA: Remade as SUNK IN THE SINK (1949).

AM I HAVING FUN! (9/18/36) D: Preston Black. Arthur Housman, Harry Semels, Gale Arnold, Bud Jamison, Jack Tiny Lipson, Helen Martinez, Lew Davis, Bert Young, Al Thompson, William Irving, Bobby Barber, Charles Dorety, Robert Bobby Burns, C.L. Sherwood, Sam Lufkin, Johnny Kascier, Ethelreda Leopold. Press agent Houseman persuades cab driver Andy to act as a substitute for an uncooperative potentate. TRIVIA: Remade with Billy Gilbert as CRAZY LIKE A FOX (1944).

LOVE COMES TO MOONEYVILLE (11/14/36) D: Preston Black. Esther Howard, Bob McKenzie. Andy and the local fire chief fall for the same woman. TRIVIA: Remade as SCRATCH-SCRATCH-SCRATCH (1955).

KNEE ACTION (1/9/37) D: Charles Lamont. Vivien Oakland, Tommy bond, Lew Kelly, Bob McKenzie, Eva McKenzie, James C. Morton, Bud Jamison, Al Thompson. Andy invents a knee Action clothes-washer, but his obnoxious stepson ruins the demonstration. TRIVIA: Remade with Joe DeRita as THE GOOD BAD EGG (1947).

STUCK IN THE STICKS (3/26/37) D: Preston Black. Esther Howard, Bob McKenzie, Jack Evans, Robert Bobby Burns, Tom Dempsey, Eva McKenzie, Jack Hendricks, Bud Jamison, Ethelreda Leopold. Andy's rival has wanted posters printed claiming that Andy's sweetheart is a swindler. TRIVIA: A sequel to LOVE COMES TO MOONEYVILLE (1936).

MY LITTLE FELLER (5/21/37) D: Charles Lamont. Doodles Weaver, Don Brody, Beatrice Curtis, Cy Shindell, Leora Thatcher, James C. Morton, Robert Rousch. Andy cares for a kidnapped baby. TRIVIA: A remake of Sidney and Murray's TEN BABY FINGERS (1934). Remade with The Three Stooges as MUTTS TO YOU (1938) and SOCK-A-BYE BABY (1942).

LODGE NIGHT (6/11/37) D: Preston Black. Joan Woodbury, Nick Copeland, Bonita Weber, Sammy Blum, Doodles Weaver, Penny Parker, Louise Carver, Billy McCall, Antrim Short, Eva McKenzie, Georgia Dell. Andy's lodge meetings put a strain on his marriage. TRIVIA: A cross between Laurel and Hardy's BLOTTO and SONS OF THE DESERT with a little Marx Brothers thrown in (the "mirror" routine and A NIGHT AT THE OPERA antics).

GRACIE AT THE BAT (10/29/37) D: Del Lord. Louise Stanley, Ann Doran, Leora Thatcher, Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent, Bess Flowers, William Irving, Eddie Fetherstone. Andy manages an all-girl softball team. TRIVIA: The working title was SLIDE, NELLIE, SLIDE.


 

HE DONE HIS DUTY (12/10/37) D: Charles Lamont. Dorothy Granger, Bob McKenzie. A female con artist tries to fleece Andy and his rival. TRIVIA: A sequel to LOVE COMES TO MOONEYVILLE (1936) and STUCK IN THE STICKS (1937).

THE OLD RAID MULE (3/34/38) D: Charley Chase. Olin Howland, Ann Doran, Vernon Dent, Bud Jamison, Bob McKenzie, Eddie Laughton. Andy feuds with his hillbilly neighbor. TRIVIA: Based on a story published in Esquire magazine.

JUMP, CHUMP, JUMP (4/15/38) D: Del Lord. Gertrude Sutton, Bud Jamison, George Ovey, Fred Snowflake Toones. Andy foils a gang of crooked politicos.

ANKLES AWAY (5/13/38) D: Charley Chase. Ann Doran, Gene Morgan, Gino Corrado, Grace Goodall, Bess Flowers, Vernon Dent, John T. Murray, Symona Boniface. Andy is duped into thinking his bride-to-be has a wooden leg. TRIVIA: This is a remake of Charley Chase's silent HIS WOODEN WEDDING. Chase also wrote the screenplay.

SOUL OF A HEEL (6/4/38) D: Del Lord. Gertrude Sutton, Bud Jamison, Eva McKenzie, James C. Morton, Cy Schindell, Frank Mann. Andy tries to win the approval of his prospective father in law.

NOT GUILTY ENOUGH (7/30/38) D: Del Lord. Shemp Howard, John Tyrell, Bud Jamison. Andy is brought to court for assaulting his brother-in-law. TRIVIA: A remake of Andy Clyde's Educational comedy short HALF-BAKED RELATIONS.

HOME ON THE RAGE (12/9/38) D: Del Lord. Lela Bliss, Shemp Howard, Gene Morgan, Vernon Dent. Andy mistakenly believes his wife and brother-in-law are conspiring to murder him.

SWING, YOU SWINGERS! (1/29/39) D: Jules White. Bennie Bartlett, Lola Jensen, Elaine Walters, Beatrice Blinn, Blanche Payson, Fredrick Spencer, Lynton Brent. Andy the proprietor of a music store, hates swing music. TRIVIA: Remade as TOOTING TOOTERS (1954).

BOOM GOES THE GROOM (3/24/39) D: Charley Chase. Vivien Oakland, Monty Collins, Dick Curtis. Just as he's about to be the wed, Andy learns that his gold mine is worth a fortune.

NOW IT CAN BE SOLD (6/2/39) D: Del Lord. Tommy Bond, Anita Garvin, Dick Curtis. Andy and his junior G-man nephew tangle with bank robbers.

TROUBLE FINDS ANDY CLYDE (7/28/39) D: Jules White. Ann Doran, Lela Bliss, Beatrice Blinn, Beatrice Curtis, Ethelreda Leopold, Al Thompson, Ned Glass, James Craig, Charles Dorety, Cy Schindell. Andy's twin brother gets Andy in hot water. TRIVIA: The original working title was AWAY WITH WOMEN. Remade as A BLUNDERFUL TIME (1950).

ALL-AMERICAN BLONDES (10/20/39) D: Del Lord. Dick Curtis, Mabel Smaney, Helen Servis. Andy becomes the basketball coach for an all-girls school.

ANDY CLYDE GETS SPRING CHICKEN (12/15/39) D: Jules White. Beatrice Blinn, Ricard Fiske, Dorothy Appleby, Eva McKenzie, Don Beddoe, John Tyrell, Lorna Gray, Ethelreda Leopold, Kay Vallon. A group of show girls ignore Andy's romantic overtures - until they discover he's a millionaire. TRIVIA: Reworked as LOVES A POPPIN (1953).

MR. CLYDE GOES TO BROADWAY (2/2/40) D: Del Lord. Vivien Oakland, John T. Murray, Dorothy Vaughn, Don Beddoe, Vernon Dent. Andy invests in a local theatrical production; when the actors flee with the money, Andy and his wife are forced to take their places.

MONEY SQUAWKS (4/5/40) D: Jules White. Shemp Howard, Vernon Dent. Andy and Shemp guard a ten-thousand-dollar payroll. TRIVIA: Uses stock footage from OLD SAWBONES (1935).

BOOBS IN THE WOODS (5/31/40) D: Del Lord. Esther Howard, Shemp Howard, Bud Jamison, Bruce Bennett, Jack "Tiny" Lipson. Andy goes on a hunting trip with his wife and brother-in-law.

FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHOO CHOO (8/9/40) D: Del Lord. Esther Howard, Roscoe Ates, Richard Fiske, John Tyrrell. Andy races his train against a modern bus; the winner receives a government franchise. TRIVIA: A remake of Andy Clyde's Educational comedy short THE CANNONBALL. A BUNDLE OF BLISS (11/1/40) Jules White. Esther Howard, Dorothy Appleby, Fred Kelsey, Vernon Dent, Bruce Bennett, John Tyrrell, Blanche Payson. Andy mistakenly thinks he's a father. TRIVIA: Remade as A BLISSFUL BLUNDER (1952).

THE WATCHMAN TAKES A WIFE (1/10/41) D: Del Lord. Betty Compson, Matt McHugh, Jimmy Dodd, Bob McKenzie, Bud Jamison, Dudley Dickerson, John Tyrell. Andy, and night watching, is convinced his wife is unfaithful. TRIVIA: "Mousketeer" Jimmy Dodd makes one of his earliest screen appearances.


THE RING AND THE BELLE (5/2/41) D: Del Lord. Vivien Oakland, Dudley Dickerson, Vernon Dent, Jack Roper. Andy's dilemma: he's a boxing manager whose fighter has just skipped town.
YANKEE DOODLE ANDY (6/13/41) D: Jules White. Dorothy Appleby, Tom Kennedy, Vernon Dent, Fred Vogeding, Victor Travers, Bud Jamison, Cy Schindell, Al Thompson, John Kascier. Andy, a defense plat worker thwarts a gang of saboteurs.

HOST TO A GHOST (8/8/41) D: Del Lord. Dudley Dickerson, Monty Collins Lew Kelly, Vernon Dent, Bud Jamison, Johnny Kascier. The Clyde Wrecking Company is assigned to demolish a haunted house. TRIVIA: Remade as ONE SPOOKY NIGHT (1955).

LOVEABLE TROUBLE (10/23/41) D: Del Lord. Ann Doran, Esther Howard, Luana Walters, Blanche Payson, Vernon Dent, John Tyrell, Eddie Laughton, Stanley Brown. Andy agrees to coach a basketball team, not realizing that the team is compromised of showgirls.

SAPPY BIRTHDAY (2/5/42) D: Harry Edwards. Matt McHugh, Esther Howard, Vernon Dent, Olin Howland. Andy and his brother-on-law plan a fishing trip but never get beyond the driveway.

HOW SPRY I AM (5/7/42) D: Jules White. Mary Dawn, Nat Bunker, Paul Clayton. After an orphanage burns down, hotelkeeper Andy is forced to provide the children with shelter.

ALL WORK AND NO PAY (7/16/42) D: Del Lord. Frank Lackteen, Duke York, Eddie Laughton, Vernon Dent, Blanche Payson, Bud Jamison, John Tyrell, Johnny Kascier. Andy boards a ship to recover some stolen gems. TRIVIA: Remade with the Three Stooges as CRIME ON THEIR HANDS(1948) and HOT ICE(1955). Duke York makes a rare appearance in a two-reeler sans "Goon" make-up.

SAPPY PAPPY (10/30/42) D: Harry Edwards. Vivien Oakland, Vernon Dent, Barbara Pepper, Marjorie Deanne, Julie Duncan, Bertha Priestly, Lois James, Dorothy O'Kelly. Andy, the owner of a bicycle shop, gets involved with one of his customers.

WOLF IN THIEF'S CLOTHING (2/12/43) D: Jules White. Emmett Lynn, Esther Howard, Stanley Brown, Spec ODonnell, Bud Jamison, Vernon Dent. Andy and Emmett try to win the affections of the town widow by presenting her with new whitewall tires.

A MAID MADE MAD (3/19/43) D: Del Lord. Barbara Pepper, Gwen Kenyon, Vernon Dent, Mabel Forrest, Blanche Payson. Andy innocently becomes involved with a female customer; his wife jumps to the wrong conclusion and walks out on him. TRIVIA: Remade with Joe DeRita as SLAPPILY MARRIED (1946).

FARMER FOR A DAY (8/20/43) D: Jules White. Betty Blythe, Douglas Leavitt, Adele Mara, Vernon Dent. Patriotic Andy does his bit for the war effort by planting a victory garden. NOTE: Contrary to previously published reports, Shemp Howard does NOT appear in this film. Reworked as an episode of THE ABBOTT AND COSTELLO SHOW (1952).

HE WAS ONLY FEUDIN' (12/3/43) D: Harry Edwards. Bill Henry, Barbara Pepper, Gwen Kenyon, Bobby Barber, Snub Pollard, Bess Flowers. Andy's prospective son-in-law arranges for a pretty girl to flirt with Andy.
 
HIS TALE IS TOLD (3/4/44) D: Harry Edwards. Christine MacIntyre, Ann Doran, Vernon Dent, Mabel Forrest, Bud Jamison, Charles Heine Conklin, Jack Norton, Snub Pollard. Andy journeys to the big city to sell an invention-followed closely by his suspicious wife. TRIVIA: A remake of IT ALWAYS HAPPENS (1935), and a partial re-working of the Educational comedy TAXI TROUBLES, both starring Andy Clyde. Remade with Bert Wheeler as INNOCENTLY GUILTY (1950).

YOU WERE NEVER UGLIER (6/2/44) D: Jules White. Emmett Lynn, Esther Howard, Ida Mae Johnson, Buz Buckley, Judy Malcolm. Andy and Emmett two ex-sailors, discover that married life isnt all its cracked up to be. TRIVIA: A remake of GOBS OF TROUBLE (1935) with Collins and Kennedy. Remade as HOOKED AND ROOKED (1952).

GOLD IS WHERE YOU LOSE IT (9/1/44) D: Jules White. Emmett Lynn, Gertrude Sutton, Mel Blanc, Hank Mann, Bud Jamison, Eva McKenzie, James C. Morton, Cy Shindell, Frank Mills, Andy and Emmett go prospecting for gold and uncover stolen bank loot. TRIVIA: Cartoon voice artist Mel Blanc appears early on in this short using his familiar "Porky Pig" voice. Working title: GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT. A remake of Sidney and Murray's BACK TO THE SOIL (1934) and the Three Stooges YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA (1939). Remade as PLEASURE TREASURE (1951) This short was also released by Excel Movie Products as a 16mm silent home movie entitled FOOLS FOR GOLD.

HEATHER AND YON (12/8/44) D: Harry Edwards. Isabel Withers, Jack Norton, Vernon Dent, Kermit Maynard, Brian OHara, Cy Shindell, John Tyrell, Snub Pollard, Al Thompson, Charles Heine Conklin, Johnny Kascier. Andy confesses to a murder so his reporter friend can track down the real killer; complications arise when the reporter is inured and cant continue the investigation. TRIVIA: This is a remake of Buster Keaton's Educational comedy short JAIL BAIT.

TWO LOCAL YOKELS (3/23/45) D: Jules White. Charles Judels, Esther Howard. Andy and Charles fancy themselves as ladies men - until Andy's wife announces that she wants a divorce. TRIVIA: The original working title was BREAD AND BUTLER. Also released by Excel Movie Products as a 16mm silent home movie entitled HISS AND MAKE UP and SERVANT TROUBLE.

A MINER AFFAIR (11/1/45) D: Jules White. Charles Rogers, Gloria Marlen, Charles Bates, Jack Tiny Lipson, Robert Williams, Al Thompson, Clyde and Rogers dig for buried treasure so they can pay for a crippled boys operation. TRIVIA: Charley Rogers shares above-the-title billing. A remake of the Three Stooges CASH AND CARRY (1937). Remade as TWO APRIL FOOLS (1954). This short was also released by Excel Movie Products as a 16mm silent home movie entitled PHONEY TREASURE.
 
SPOOK TO ME (12/27/45) D: Harry Edwards. Vie Barlow, Dudley Dickerson, Frank Hagney, Wally Rose, Dick Botiller, Lulu Mae Bohrman, Andy, the scoutmaster of the Bloodhounds boys patrol, investigates a reputed haunted house. TRIVIA: The original working title was BE PREPARED.

THE BLONDE STAYED ON (1/24/46) D: Harry Edwards. Christine McIntyre, Gladys Blake, Vernon Dent, John Tyrrell, Victor Travers. While delivering a fur coat, Andy encounters a jealous husband.

YOU CANT FOOL A FOOL (7/11/46) D: Jules White. Fred Kelsey, Esther Howard, Charles Heine Conklin, Vernon Dent, Ted Lorch, Joe Palma. Mayoral candidate Andy is examined by a doctor who believes Andy's crazy.

ANDY PLAYS HOOKEY (12/19/46) D: Edward Bernds. Geneva Mitchell, Minerva Urecal, Dick Wessel, Fred Kelsey, Emil Sitka, Symona Boniface, Charles Heine Conklin. In order to take the day off from work and attend a prizefight, Andy tells his boss that his mother-in-law has passed away. TRIVIA: The original working title was WILBUR GOES WILD. A reworking of Lloyd Hamilton's TOO MANY HIGHBALLS and W.C. Fields' THE MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE.

TWO JILL'S AND A JACK (4/14/47) D: Jules White. Christine McIntyre, Vernon Dent, Dorothy Granger. Andy thinks that his former sweetheart is now married to an old friend. TRIVIA: Remade as OH SAY CAN YOU SUE (1953).

WIFE TO SPARE (11/20/47) D: Edward Bernds. Dick Wessel, Christine McIntyre, Lucille Browne, Vera Lewis, Murray Alper, Emil Sitka, Charles Heine Conklin. Andy tries to rescue his brother-in-law from the clutches of a blackmailing blonde. TRIVIA: Remade as BLONDE ATOM BOMB (1951).

EIGHT-BALL ANDY (3/11/48) D: Edward Bernds. Dick Wessel, Maudie Prickett, Florence Auer, Vernon Dent. Andy's gadget-happy brother-in-law is driving him crazy. TRIVIA: Remade as ANDY GOES WILD (1956).

GO CHASE YOURSELF (10/14/48) D: Jules White. Florence Auer, Dudley Dickerson, Symona Boniface, Al Thompson, Patricia White, Gay Nelson. Professor Clyde is on the lookout for a nightshirt bandit terrorizing the college campus. TRIVIA: The working title was OH PROFESSOR. A remake, with stock footage, of Charley Chase's THE NIGHTSHIRT BANDIT (1938). Remade as PARDON MY NIGHTSHIRT (1956).

SUNK IN THE SINK (3/10/49) D: Jules White. Margie Liszt, Robert Scott. Andy tries to prove to his wife that he can do the household chores more efficiently than she can. TRIVIA: The original working title was WHAT'S COOKIN'? A remake, with stock footage, of MISTER SMARTY (1936).

MARINATED MARINER (3/30/50) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, John Merton, Blackie Whiteford, Charles Heine Conklin, Al Thompson, Johnny Kascier, Bert Young, Harry Keaton. Andy, the proprietor of an Oceanside lunch counter, tangles with a gang of kidnappers. TRIVIA: A remake, utilizing nearly 95% of stock footage, of THE PEPPERY SALT (1936).

A BLUNDERFUL TIME (9/7/50) D: Jules White. Margie Liszt, Christine McIntyre, Al Thompson. Andy's twin brother creates a confusion for Andy and his wife. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of TROUBLE FINDS ANDY CLYDE (1939).

BLONDE ATOM BOMB (3/8/51) D: Jules White. Jean Willes, Emil Sitka, George Chesebro, Minerva Urecal, Billy Frandes, Clay Anderson. Andy tries to save his nephew from the wiles of a sultry nightclub singer. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of WIFE TO SPARE (1947).

PLEASURE TREASURE (9/6/51) D: Jules White. Emmett Lynn, Margie Liszt, Tom Kennedy, Babe London, Emil Sitka, Johnny Kascier. Andy and Emmett go prospecting for gold. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of GOLD IS WHERE YOU LOSE IT (1944); based on Sidney and Murray's BACK TO THE SOIL (1934) and the Three Stooges YES, WE HAVE NO BONANZA (1939).

A BLISSFUL BLUNDER (5/28/52) D: Jules White, Ruth Godfrey, Esther Howard, Fred Kelsey, Bonnie Bennett, Barbara Lande. When Andy returns home and finds a baby, he mistakenly think he's become a father. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of A BUNDLE OF BLISS (1940).
HOOKED AND ROOKED (9/11/52) D: Jules White. Emmett Lynn, Margie Liszt, Maxine Gates. Andy and Emmett, two ex-sailors, discover that married life isn't all its cracked up to be. TRIVIA: The original working title was BRIDAL WAILS. A remake, with stock footage, of YOU WERE NEVER UGLIER (1944), and Collins and Kennedy's GOBS OF TROUBLE (1935).

LOVES A-POPPIN' (6/11/53) D: Jules White. Phil Van Zandt, Margia Dean, Dorothy Appleby, Eva McKenzie, Lorna Gray, Suzanne Ridgeway, Ethelreda Leopold, Kay Vallon. An actress believes Andy is wealthy an starts pursuing him. TRIVIA: The original working title was LOVER BOY. A reworking, with stock footage, of ANDY CLYDE GETS SPRING CHICKEN (1939).

OH SAY CAN YOU SUE (9/10/53) D: Jules White. Vernon Dent, Christine McIntyre, Dorothy Granger, Gus Schilling. In an attorneys office, Andy explains why he thought his sweetheart married his best friend. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of TWO JILL'S AND A JACK (1947).

TOOTING TOOTERS (5/13/54) D: Jules White. Bennie Bartlett, Barbara Bartay, Lynton Brent. Andy despises swing music but his nephew loves it. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of SWING, YOU SWINGERS!(1939).

TWO APRIL FOOLS (6/17/54) D: Jules White. Charles Rogers, Robert Williams, Jack Tiny Lipson, Al Thompson. Andy and Charles are suckered into buying a bogus treasure map. TRIVIA: A reworking, with stock footage, of A MINER AFFAIR (1945) and the Three Stooges CASH AND CARRY (1937).
 
SCRATCH-SCRATCH-SCRATCH (4/28/55) D: Jules White. Eric Lamond, Carol Coombes, Carol Coombes, Norman Ollestead, Royce Milne, Robert McKenzie (stock footage only), Norman Ollestead, Royce Milne, Robert McKenzie, Esther Howard. Andy's nephew's rival resorts to trickery to call off and engagement. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of LOVE COMES TO MOONEYVILLE. NOTE: Contrary to published reports, Dorothy Granger does NOT appear in this film.

ONE SPOOKY NIGHT (9/15/55) D: Jules White. Dorothy Granger, Dudley Dickerson, Monty Collins, Lew Kelly, Joe Palma. Fraidy-cat Andy is assigned to demolish a haunted house. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of HOST TO A GHOST (1941).

ANDY GOES WILD (4/24/56) D: Jules White. Dick Wessel, Florence Auer, Maudie Prickett, Vernon Dent. Andy's life is made miserable by his brother-in-laws penchant for crazy inventions. TRIVIA: A remake, with stock footage, of EIGHT-BALL ANDY (1948).

PARDON MY NIGHTSHIRT (11/22/56) D: Jules White. Ferris Taylor, Florence Auer, Dudley Dickerson, Joe Palma, Symona Boniface, Gay Nelson, Patricia White, Al Thompson, Professor Clyde is on the lookout for a nightshirt bandit prowling the college campus. TRIVIA: A remake of GO CHASE YOURSELF (1948) and Charley Chase's THE NIGHTSHIRT BANDIT (1938), using stock footage from both.

[Kyle2012]

That's what I meant. I don't know how Sony is going to release his shorts if he made 79 of them. Maybe do how they released the Stooges shorts.

[Paul Allen]

Posted today at The Digital Bits...


These are not just the Columbia shorts that Charley starred in.  A NAG IN THE BAG (1938) is a Smith & Dale, directed by Chase.

I find it odd that Volume 1 has only 8 of Charley Chase's shorts (plus A Nag In The Bag).
That means Volume 2 will have to include the remaining 12 of Chase's 20 shorts for Columbia.

The following is what someone wrote on Amazon.com -

Not only is this not really a review, but at the time that I type this, the DVD has not even been released yet. It is just that Amazon has not provided a listing of the contents on this collection. I hope this is useful.

Man Bites Lovebug (1937) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Mary Russell, Bud Jamison, Frank Lackteen, John T. Murray and Etta McDaniel.

The Mind Needer (1938) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Ann Doran, Bess Flowers, Vernon Dent and John T. Murray.

The Chump Takes a Bump (1939) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Ann Doran, Ruth Skinner, Bud Jamison, Richard Fiske, George Ovey, Stanley Brown and Dell Henderson.

Rattling Romeo (1939) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Ann Doran, John Tyrrell, Ben Taggart, Richard Fiske, Harry Bernard, Brian O'Hara, Bud Jamison, Eva McKenzie, Chuck Callahan, Cy Schindell and Stanley Brown.

Skinny the Moocher (1939) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Ann Doran, John T. Murray, Richard Fiske, Ben Taggart, Stanley Brown, John Tyrrell, James Craig, Cy Schindell, Joan Davis and Lorna Gray.

The Awful Goof (1939) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Dorothy Comingore, Lucille Lund, Dick Curtis, Bud Jamison, Don Beddoe, Beatrice Blinn, Stanley Brown, John Butler, Kernan Cripps, Richard Fiske, Lorna Gray, Chuck Hamilton, Eddie Laughton, Cy Schindell and Robert Sterling.

The Heckler (1940) - Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Bruce Bennett, Richard Fiske, Stanley Brown, Don Beddoe, Vernon Dent, Monte Collins, John Ince, Tom Hanlon, Dorothy Appleby, Bess Flowers, Bud Jamison, Beatrice Blinn, Heinie Conklin, Robert Sterling, Jack Mulhall and Casey Colombo.

South of the Boudoir (1940) Directed by Del Lord - Cast: Charley Chase, Helen Lynd, Ann Doran, Arthur Q. Bryan, Stanley Brown and Bud Jamison.

A Nag in the Bag (1938) - Directed by Charley Chase - Cast: Joe Smith & Charles Dale, Gloria Blondell, Polly Chase, Chester Conklin, Dick Curtis, Bud Jamison, Billy Engle, Stella LeSaint and Dorothy Vernon. 

[metaldams]

Did anybody pick this up yet?  If so, how is the print quality and general quality of the shorts?  Just ordered my copy last night (along with the Shemp/Arbuckle set) and am looking forward to both!

[BeAStooge]

Did anybody pick this up yet?  If so, how is the print quality and general quality of the shorts? 

Excellent.

Trivia note... the 9th short, A NAG IN THE BAG (1938), is a Smith & Dale directed by Chase.  However, close watching will reveal that Charley does indeed "appear" too.