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One of the Smiths

One of the Smiths

1931Short⏱️ 28m
ComedyShort
6.8
IMDB Rating
41 votes

Charley, representing a mail order company, is sent to investigate why orders have not been paid. Carrying musical instruments, he struggles to settle into his upper berth. Arriving at his destination, he disguises himself as a local

Director
James Parrott
Writers
N/A
Stars
Charley Chase, Jimmie Adams, Eddie Baker
Release Date
May 23, 1931
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Charley Chase
Charley Chase
as Charley Chase
Jimmie Adams
Jimmie Adams
as Buster Adams
Eddie Baker
Eddie Baker
as Train Conductor
Harry Bernard
Harry Bernard
as Train Passenger
Harry Bowen
Harry Bowen
as One-Legged Drunk
Chet Brandenburg
Chet Brandenburg
as Upper Berth Passenger
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Ed Brandenburg
as Townsman
Louise Carver
Louise Carver
as Train Passenger
Baldwin Cooke
Baldwin Cooke
as Train Passenger
Charles Dorety
Charles Dorety
as Townsman Dancing with Sally

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.20 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Hal Roach Studios

🏷️ Keywords

barn dancehorse and buggymusical instrumentstrain sleeping berthtuba

🎯 Categories

FarceComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Not Zeb Smith's Boy?
by boblipton2018-02-06
9/10

"For his last three-reel comedy, Charley Chase takes his urban character back to hillbilly country. The mail-order company he works for notices that the tubas and other brass instruments they have been shipping have not been paid for, so they send Charley on the train with the latest consignment, with orders to get paid in full, and to get paid for the earlier orders, or repossess them. The hillbilly comedy only takes up the second half of the film; the first half has Charley doing the classic two-men-in-an-upper-berth routine solo, with a tuba, and it's a lovely variation on the routine...."

📖 Synopsis

Charley, representing a mail order company, is sent to investigate why orders have not been paid. Carrying musical instruments, he struggles to settle into his upper berth. Arriving at his destination, he disguises himself as a local