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1931Short⏱️ 21m

ComedyShort

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

52 votes

When a Duke comes to town, a woman wants to fix him up with her pretty daughter. Her father objects and tries to prevent a romance, with comic results.

Director

James Parrott

Writers

N/A

Stars

Charley Chase, Julie Bishop, Gale Henry

Release Date

September 9, 1931

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Charley Chase

as Duke Chase

Julie Bishop

as Miss Benson

Gale Henry

as Miss Henry

Dell Henderson

as Mr. Benson

Harry Bernard

as Servant with Trolley

Evelyn Burns

as Mrs. Benson

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Jack Chefe

as Party Guest

Baldwin Cooke

as Passenger

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Russell Custer

as Party Guest

Gordon Douglas

as Saluting Officer

🎬 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

punched in the facemale star appears in underwearslapstick comedysliding down a bannisterhitting the wrong person

🎯 Categories

SlapstickComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Don't Skip This One

by boblipton • 2007-10-03

7/10

"This is a very funny sound short for Charlie Chase, playing the Duke of Chasewick, but hired by Dell Henderson to play himself, and disabuse his wife and daughter of any fondness for nobility. Charley gets into a very funny fight at the beginning of this short, and has some lovely support, not only from a young Julie Bishop as Henderson's daughter, but also uninhibited silent comedy pro Gale Henry. James Parrott directs this one, and Charley always seems a little more charming under his brother's direction. The whole thing turns into a bit of a series of revenge on Henderson as Charl..."

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📖 Synopsis

When a Duke comes to town, a woman wants to fix him up with her pretty daughter. Her father objects and tries to prevent a romance, with comic results.