Charley My Boy!

19261926
23m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

127

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Short Comedy

A hard boiled business man wants his daughter to marry for wealth, and not for love. Charley comes into the office seeking a job, and gets confused with an old geezer there as a prospective ... Read allA hard boiled business man wants his daughter to marry for wealth, and not for love. Charley comes into the office seeking a job, and gets confused with an old geezer there as a prospective groom. Both show up at the business man's home later, where a scramble around the house ha... Read allA hard boiled business man wants his daughter to marry for wealth, and not for love. Charley comes into the office seeking a job, and gets confused with an old geezer there as a prospective groom. Both show up at the business man's home later, where a scramble around the house has Charley trying to hide his boss's liquor from prohibition cops.

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

127

YOUR RATING

Director
- Leo McCarey
Writers
- H.M. Walker(titles)
- Stan Laurel(additional material)
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Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Katherine Grant

Dodo

Walter James

President T.J.

William Courtright

Old Charley aka Charleyhorse

Fred Kelsey

Cop
(as Fred A. Kelsey)

Sidney D'Albrook

Assistant

Harry Bowen

Applicant
(uncredited)

Evelyn Burns

T.J.'s Wife
(uncredited)

Al Hallett

Butler
(uncredited)

Director
- Leo McCarey
Writers
- H.M. Walker(titles)
- Stan Laurel(additional material) (uncredited)
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Trivia
The UCLA Film and Television Archive restored print had its television premiere on Turner Classic Movies on October 12, 2014.

Quotes
Charley: I wouldn't mind being thrown in the river - By a *nice* girl like you
Dodo: It would be a pleasure to throw a *nice* boy like you in the river

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8/10

A cute Charley Chase comedy

The print for "Charley My Boy!" is pretty fuzzy...due to the ravages of time. It's still very watchable and is much worse near the beginning.

This film finds Charley getting a job and falling for the boss' daughter. However, the boss has little interest in having Charley for a son-in-law...at least THAT Charley. Instead, he wants his daughter to marry a rich old Charley. But when the boss wants Charley (Chase) to stay late and work, it looks as if he wants Charley (Chase) to come to dinner! Charley is thrilled at the apparent invitation but when someone slips sleeping pills into his drink, it makes for an interesting evening!

The film has a few nice bits. The one I liked most involved a fire hydrant early in the film. But overall, it's a very pleasant and likable comedy...well worth seeing despite it being a bit fuzzy.

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