"Becoming Charley Chase"

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"Becoming Charley Chase"; 4-DVD set, Jan. 27, 2009
Topic Started: Oct 31 2008, 08:24 AM (663 Views)
Shemp	Oct 31 2008, 08:24 AM Post #1
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 44 Group: Members Member #119 Joined: July 17, 2006	Becoming Charley Chase, a 4-DVD set from All Day Entertainment will be available on Jan. 27, 2009. The silent film history/tribute covers Chase's early one-reelers at Keystone Studios, to his one-&-two reelers at the Hal Roach Studios during the early and mid 1920s. Amazon and other online retailers are taking preorders. Becoming Charley Chase... Disc One: "Charles Parrott at Keystone (and More!)" PEANUTS AND BULLETS (1915) LOVE IN ARMOR (1915) SETTLED AT THE SEASIDE (1915) THE RENT JUMPERS (1915) LOVE, LOOT AND CRASH (1915) A VERSATILE VILLAIN (1915) HE WOULDN'T STAY DOWN (1915) MARRIED TO ORDER (1920) Bonus: THE PARROTT CHASE, 45 minute documentary featurette Disc Two: "Charley Chase Becomes Jimmy Jump" AT FIRST SIGHT (1924) ONE OF THE FAMILY (1924) JUST A MINUTE (1924) POWDER AND SMOKE (1924) HARD KNOCKS (1924) DON'T FORGET (1924) Surviving extract THE FRAIDY CAT (1924) PUBLICITY PAYS (1924) YOUNG OLDFIELD (1924) STOLEN GOODS (1924) JEFFRIES, JR. (1924) A TEN-MINUTE EGG (1924) SEEING NELLIE HOME (1924) Partial reconstruction from surviving material OUTDOOR PAJAMAS (1924) SITTIN' PRETTY (1924) TOO MANY MAMMAS (1924) ACCIDENTAL ACCIDENTS (1924) Surviving extract Disc Three: "Jimmy Jump Becomes Charley Chase" THE POOR FISH (1924) THE RAT'S KNUCKLES (1925) HELLO BABY! (1925) FIGHTING FLUID (1925) SHOULD HUSBANDS BE WATCHED (1925) IS MARRIAGE THE BUNK? (1925) BAD BOY (1925) Charley Chase's first surviving two-reel short BIG RED RIDINGHOOD (1925) LOOKING FOR SALLY (1925) NO FATHER TO GUIDE HIM (1925) Bonus: THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE music featurette Disc Four: "Directed by Charles Parrott" JUS' PASSIN THROUGH (1923) (Will Rogers) A ROLLING STONE (1919) (Billy West) THE FLIRTS (1919) (Harry Mann & Jimmie Adams) THE DUMB BELL (1922) (Snub Pollard) SOFT PEDAL (1922) (Paul Parrott) THE COURTSHIP OF MILES SANDWICH (1923) (Snub Pollard) DEAR OLD PAL (1923) (Snub Pollard and Paul Parrott; the last film directed by Charles Parrott before he became Charley Chase) Bonus: Interview with Charley's daughter June Chase Hargis



Laughing Gravy	Oct 31 2008, 01:11 PM Post #2
Revered in the UK Posts: 11,069 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 31, 2005	A wonderful collection, although already it cries out for a volume two. LIMOUSINE LOVE (available on a German DVD) got bigger laughs than almost any other comedy I've ever shown.



rodney	Nov 2 2008, 06:26 AM Post #3
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I'm plenty glad to buy it (and I will, the day it comes out) but I agree that there ought to be a second volume. Chase has such a high quality body of work, and has been neglected for so long, that we're really very lucky to be getting releases like this (and the earlier KINO dvds).
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


The Batman	Nov 4 2008, 12:00 PM Post #4
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	This is great news! I'm glad I held off buying these from any of those "grey-market" dealers, with their spotty quality. Plus, they don't really deserve to profit from something they had no hand in creating. Making a transfer from one DVD to another doesn't count as creative input. We can all tape/burn stuff. Much better that we support the studio releases, so they will continue to put out more of the classic stuff.



shelbyvinje	Nov 5 2008, 07:19 PM Post #5
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 420 Group: Members Member #470 Joined: June 3, 2008	"Grey Market" dealers are not bad. Rodney has a two-disc set of sound shorts that are really good quality. Half of the 11 shorts have Thelma Todd in them. Best quality next to a restoration print. It depends on the vendors you buy from who do or do not care about quality, not the market. Recommend Rodney's two-disc set.



rodney	Nov 6 2008, 05:28 AM Post #6
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	Batman, you're not likely to find "studio releases" of 90 year old Keystone comedies. All Day Entertainment does top notch work, or rather, Reel Classics does top notch work that All Day releases, but "studio releases" they ain't. The set that Shelby speaks of are direct transfers of Blackhawk 16mm prints of Roach sound shorts. I paid for the transfer of these shorts to DVD myself. I'm not just copying other people's stuff. There are guys who do that, and guys who don't. I don't know if you got burned or what, but this is the second time I've seen you put this EXACT post, griping about how awful grey market dealers are in a thread. Edited by rodney, Nov 6 2008, 05:30 AM.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


shelbyvinje	Nov 6 2008, 07:01 AM Post #7
Balcony Gang, Foist Class Posts: 420 Group: Members Member #470 Joined: June 3, 2008	I have always thought the grey market consisted of two differnet kinds of vendors -- originators and copycats. Copy cats are people who buy discs from wherever they can get it and then sell them as cheap as they can to compete against others -- including cheap discs and paper sleeves. Originators take the time to seek out the masters, do the transfers, and do full-color attractive packaging. Difficult to tell which is which but if you question a vendor and find they lied (thus they tell you what you want to hear for the sake of selling the item), then you know they are a copycat. ioffer is loaded with TONS of people who are copycats. While it's true they can have good quality at a really cheap price, you're still getting what you paid for. Rodney is an originator. Heck, he's the only person I send masters to after I do my own transfers of select series that may be of interest to him. And I've never purchased anything in bad quality from him. Once in a while it's questionable, but it's the only source material and as good as it's going to get under the circumstances. Reminds me of the time Fred Shay once sold me a cliffhanger serial for $300 and swore it was from the original 16 mm master he owned. I saw the word "play" pop up on the screen and it clearly came from a VHS, the serial was not chaptered, and I later bought the same serial from Rodney and got WAY better quality for $10.00. Best part about these message boards is you can learn who is a copycat and who is an originator. While we may all have varying degrees of standards expected from DVDs, the originators usually meet expectations if not exceed them.



rodney	Dec 2 2008, 11:42 AM Post #8
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	Due to soft sales of American Slapstick 2 and the Harry Langdon set, the Charley Chase set has been shelved until the economy improves.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


igsjr	Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM Post #9
Nostalgia blogger Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #40 Joined: September 7, 2005	rodney Dec 2 2008, 11:42 AM Due to soft sales of American Slapstick 2 and the Harry Langdon set, the Charley Chase set has been shelved until the economy improves. I bought both American Slapstick 2 and the Langdon set! What do these people want from me?
	"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director So many DVDs...so little time...


Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer	Dec 2 2008, 12:17 PM Post #10
Balconeer Creeper Posts: 14,168 Group: Members Member #244 Joined: July 6, 2007	igsjr Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM rodney Dec 2 2008, 11:42 AM Due to soft sales of American Slapstick 2 and the Harry Langdon set, the Charley Chase set has been shelved until the economy improves. I bought both American Slapstick 2 and the Langdon set! What do these people want from me? Buy 3 sets of each and give 'em away as X-Mas presents?
	"She's got style, she's got grace She's got long, long legs, she's got... Savoir Faire"


The Batman	Dec 2 2008, 12:46 PM Post #11
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	igsjr Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM I bought American Slapstick 2 How do you find the second volume, Igsy? I have AMERICAN SLAPSTICK Vol. 1 and have enjoyed it, so I am considering getting the second volume. Is it worth it?



igsjr	Dec 2 2008, 06:58 PM Post #12
Nostalgia blogger Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #40 Joined: September 7, 2005	The Batman Dec 2 2008, 12:46 PM igsjr Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM I bought American Slapstick 2 How do you find the second volume, Igsy? I have AMERICAN SLAPSTICK Vol. 1 and have enjoyed it, so I am considering getting the second volume. Is it worth it? I purchased my copy at DVD Pacific: http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=959600 I used to be a dyed-in-the-wool Deep Discount.com partisan, but I've been discovering more and more that Pacific often out-discounts DD.com...and since (I know, they call themselves "Pacific"--I don't understand it either) they're based out of Florida and I live one state over, I can take now take advantage of their free shipping (Media Mail) policy and have my stuff sent to me fairly quickly. If you're a silent comedy fan, and you liked the first American Slapstick--then you can't go wrong with this set. It contains the 1925 feature film Charley's Aunt (with Syd Chaplin) which alone is worth the price of admission. Plus there are choice shorts from Lloyd Hamilton (Breezing Along), Harold Lloyd (Don't Shove) and brother Gaylord (Dodge Your Debts), Billy Bevan (Be Reasonable), Louise Fazenda (Faro Nell) and many others. I give Gravy full credit for talking me into buying this--it's great stuff!
	"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director So many DVDs...so little time...


igsjr	Dec 2 2008, 07:00 PM Post #13
Nostalgia blogger Posts: 1,228 Group: Members Member #40 Joined: September 7, 2005	Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer Dec 2 2008, 12:17 PM igsjr Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM rodney Dec 2 2008, 11:42 AM Due to soft sales of American Slapstick 2 and the Harry Langdon set, the Charley Chase set has been shelved until the economy improves. I bought both American Slapstick 2 and the Langdon set! What do these people want from me? Buy 3 sets of each and give 'em away as X-Mas presents? I think David Kalat is just pissed at me because I wrote a few unkind things about him on my weblog. That's why the Chase set has been pulled.
	"Life is in color--but black-and-white is more realistic..." -- Samuel Fuller, director So many DVDs...so little time...


rodney	Dec 3 2008, 05:24 AM Post #14
Charter Member Posts: 1,304 Group: Members Member #3 Joined: September 2, 2005	I guess the set is completely done and ready to go to press, but they're just holding off. Doesn't make much sense to me, but what do I know. Could be more than a year if the wait is for the economy to improve.
	Raise a toast to St. Joe Strummer!


The Batman	Dec 3 2008, 07:46 AM Post #15
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	igsjr Dec 2 2008, 06:58 PM The Batman Dec 2 2008, 12:46 PM igsjr Dec 2 2008, 12:11 PM I bought American Slapstick 2 How do you find the second volume, Igsy? I have AMERICAN SLAPSTICK Vol. 1 and have enjoyed it, so I am considering getting the second volume. Is it worth it? I purchased my copy at DVD Pacific: http://www.dvdpacific.com/item.asp?ID=959600 I used to be a dyed-in-the-wool Deep Discount.com partisan, but I've been discovering more and more that Pacific often out-discounts DD.com...and since (I know, they call themselves "Pacific"--I don't understand it either) they're based out of Florida and I live one state over, I can take now take advantage of their free shipping (Media Mail) policy and have my stuff sent to me fairly quickly. If you're a silent comedy fan, and you liked the first American Slapstick--then you can't go wrong with this set. It contains the 1925 feature film Charley's Aunt (with Syd Chaplin) which alone is worth the price of admission. Plus there are choice shorts from Lloyd Hamilton (Breezing Along), Harold Lloyd (Don't Shove) and brother Gaylord (Dodge Your Debts), Billy Bevan (Be Reasonable), Louise Fazenda (Faro Nell) and many others. I give Gravy full credit for talking me into buying this--it's great stuff! Thanks, Igsy. I will definitely be placing an order for that one.


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