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Smile When the Raindrops Fall
The Story of Charley Chase
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1997
Summary
At the age of ten, Charley Chase was singing and dancing on the street corners of Baltimore. Charley eventually became a local vaudeville attraction, but Baltimore could not contain the ambitious young man. After a brief, but memorable, stint in New York, Chase finally landed in Los Angeles in 1912. His timely arrival coincided with the birth of the film industry, and Charley Chase became a major force in the shaping of motion picture comedy.
A human dynamo, Charley's talent and creativity seemed inexhaustible. As a writer/director/actor, Charley started out at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. Working with Fatty Arbuckle and Charlie Chaplin, Chase quickly became one of Sennett's top directors. Later, at other studios, he directed, then starred in his own series of funny and inventive two-reelers. Behind the scenes, Charley Chase was instrumental in shaping the careers of both Laurel & Hardy and The Three Stooges.
Chase's personal life paralleled his film work. At first he was energetic and optimistic—as was the infant film industry itself. As the movie grew up, Charley got older too. Chase's career, marred by family problems and alcoholism, mirrored the decline of the short film. Includes photographs and a detailed filmography.
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Copyright year
1997
ISBN-Print
978-0-8108-3377-7
ISBN-Online
978-1-4617-3418-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
255
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Table of Contents No access
Acknowledgments No access
Preface No access
Prologue No access Pages 1 - 2
Chapter One: Baltimore and Crab Cakes No access Pages 3 - 6
Chapter Two: On the Streets No access Pages 7 - 16
Chapter Three: Two Boys from Nutsville No access Pages 17 - 22
Chapter Four: Movies and Wedding Bells No access Pages 23 - 34
Chapter Five: Freelancing No access Pages 35 - 42
Chapter Six: Hal Roach No access Pages 43 - 48
Chapter Seven: Do a Lighthouse! No access Pages 49 - 56
Chapter Eight: The Follies of Culver City No access Pages 57 - 66
Chapter Nine: Fancy Pants and Droopy Drawers No access Pages 67 - 72
Chapter Ten: Jimmy Jump and Leo the Lawyer No access Pages 73 - 80
Chapter Eleven: One-Take Charley No access Pages 81 - 92
Chapter Twelve: An Occupational Hazard No access Pages 93 - 104
Chapter Thirteen: The Talkers and a Severe Cold No access Pages 105 - 116
Chapter Fourteen: Gangway Charley No access Pages 117 - 128
Chapter Fifteen: Rough Seas No access Pages 129 - 134
Chapter Sixteen: It's a Lovely Day for Something No access Pages 135 - 142
Chapter Seventeen: Sons of the Desert No access Pages 143 - 152
Chapter Eighteen: On the Wrong Trek No access Pages 153 - 158
Chapter Nineteen: Have you ever seen anything so Beautiful No access Pages 159 - 162
Chapter Twenty: Columbia No access Pages 163 - 168
Chapter Twenty-One: A Fire-house Mouse No access Pages 169 - 178
Chapter Twenty-Two: On the Hill No access Pages 179 - 184
Chapter Twenty-Three: Epilogue No access Pages 185 - 186
A Note about the Films No access Pages 187 - 190
Charley Chase Filmography No access Pages 191 - 238
Sony Credits No access Pages 239 - 242
Bibliography No access Pages 243 - 246
Index No access Pages 247 - 254
About the Authors No access Pages 255 - 255
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