https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029798/Now, this film is a remake of the Hal Roach Charley Chase short CRAZY LIKE A FOX. I haven't seen that short, so, unlike everyone else, I will not refer to it any further.
This short is a rarity in that the opening scene is quite dramatic, requires decent acting skills, has no comedy, and serves to firmly ground the plot. It ends quite suddenly and hilariously.
The rest of the short is just plain wild. While the plot is a bit odd, Charley is clicking 100% here as is director Charles Lamont supporting cast. Peggy Stratford has finally come around to being a strong actress to complement Charley, so naturally this is the final role of her acting career. John Murry, Bud Jamison, and Cy Schindell are great in their respective roles, even if the latter's is short.
Charley is very natural with it all. It's all these little things... smacking Bud on the arm, shoving the lady in the pool, double talking when trying to explain everything, etc. Even if the plot is a bit farfetched, it's a fantastic display of Charley's skill, and it's worth watching just for that. It's a tragic shame that his life was, as one colleague put it, "I never saw him drunk on the set, and I never saw him sober off."
9/10 (for the fantastic cast and directing)