Neighborhood House (1936)

Directors:

Charley Chase, Harold Law

Stars:

Charley Chase, Rosina Lawrence, Darla Hood

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charley Chase	...	Charley Chase
Rosina Lawrence	...	Rosina Chase
Darla Hood	...	Mary Chase
George Meeker	...	Adolph, Theatre Manager
Ben Taggart	...	Cop
Dick Elliott	...	Perkins - Charley's Boss
Harry Bowen	...	Irate Movie Patron
Frances Morris	...	Bank Clerk

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1936 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Carthay Circle Theatre, 6316 San Vicente Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hal Roach Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min 58 min (original) 20 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

On the second bank night, posters for a Laurel & Hardy comedy are visible on the front of the theatre.

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Connections

Remake of Movie Night (1929)

User Reviews

Fun Chase short

Neighborhood House (1935)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Charley Chase takes his wife and young daughter to the movies where it's Bank Night. The daughter is asked to draw the winning ticket for $500 and of course ends up picking her father's number, which makes everything think it's a scam. This Chase short comes from his period working for Hal Roach and it's a fairly good one even though the repeated jokes start to get old. The film opens up with a mildly funny sequence where Chase and his wife are trying to rush through dinner but of course things go wrong. Things don't get any better once they reach the theater and everyone feels they put the daughter up to cheating. The joke dealing with all the cheating gets repeated as more and more people are brought in on it and this is where things start to fall apart but there's still plenty of charm from start to finish. Chase is quite good in his role as he easily fits into that character who seems real and down to earth.