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Charley Chase
- The Accordian Player Boarder
- (as Charles Parrott)
Fontaine La Rue
- The Maid They All Love
- (as Dora Rodgers)
Ted Edwards
- Cop
- (uncredited)
William Hauber
- Man in Blackface
- (uncredited)
Grover Ligon
- Cop
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Nick Cogley(uncredited)
- Writer
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Nutting too special
This very early Charley Chase (or rather, at this point, Charles Parrott) film sees him performing in probably the largest role of this Keystone comedy as a very poor boarder who can't pay his rent and has to steal food in order to eat. At this stage in his career he is overplaying a lot of moments very dramatically. It looks a little absurd, especially when he is alone. There are a few moments that hint of his later characteristic fussiness, especially with the girl. This film relies on a climax of typical Keystone-style slapstick at the end, but it nice in that we get the opportunity to become familiar with a few different characters around the boardinghouse over the course of the reel. However, before the climax there are really only a couple of significant comedy moments -- the gag (quite clever) in which the boarder devises a trick to steal fruit from upstairs, and the totally bizarre title gag which leads into the finale. It's a pleasant little one-reeler, but could have used a little more definite comedy content. It's most interesting now for its view of the very early comic development of the great Charley Chase.
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- hte-trasme
- Sep 23, 2009
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- Runtime12 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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