The Real McCoy (1930)

Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.

Director:

Warren Doane

Stars:

Charley Chase, Thelma Todd, Edgar Kennedy

Cast

Cast overview:
Charley Chase	...	Charley
Thelma Todd	...	Thelma
Edgar Kennedy	...	Cicero the Cop

Storyline

A city slicker from Elmira, NY, speeding through the back woods, gets a look at a lovely woman, a local school teacher, and decides to pose as a mountain man, the last of the McCoys, to get her attention. A skunk and a split in his trousers may derail him before he gets properly started. Then, local whiskey runners think he's an undercover cop. To prove his bona fides, the gang wants him to sing an Appalachian song. Can he deliver a convincing performance and win the mountain gal's heart? Or has he made a serious miscalculation?

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Plot Keywords:

gang | song | skunk | city slicker | whiskey | 

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Musical

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1930 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.20 : 1

User Reviews

Decent Short

Real McCoy, The (1930)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

A city boy (Charley Chase) tries to win the heart of a country girl (Thelma Todd) by pretending to be a redneck. This early talkie shows once again why Chase is so overlooked as a comedian today. This film has plenty of jokes that fall flat on their face but for the most part they're fun and entertaining. One of the highlights of the film is when the redneck group are doing a square dance and an earlier sequence where Charley must sing a "mountain" song. Another major plus is having Todd on hand as she's certainly charming enough and gets a few good laughs as well.

As of now, none of Chase's Columbia shorts are on DVD but TCM does show them quite often.