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Something Simple (MGM, 1934). One Sheet (27" X 41"). This 1934 Hal Roach produced comedy short featured the same slapstick comedy that had become Charley Chase's signature by 1934. This lovely poster has fabulous artwork by the "Line King" himself, Al Hirschfeld. Prior to restoration, this colorful poster had minor tears in the image along with fold wear with separations and slight paper loss. Now, it displays very well on a linen backing that has been trimmed to the edge of the poster. As an added bonus, this lot also includes the 1934 press sheet which served as a press book for these short subjects. Fine on Linen.




Loud Soup (MGM, 1929). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Charley Chase was a versitile actor, director, writer and producer and is one of the comic geniuses that stood beside Keaton and Laurel and Hardy during the twenties and thirties. Brother to James Parrott, a respected director of comedy shorts, Chase entered pictures in the early teens and excelled in comic roles. When this short was released accompanied by this poster, Chase was a household name. He continued to switch hats as a director and writer for the Hal Roach studios and later MGM. This lovely stone litho poster pictures Chase in the prime of his career. Very Fine+.



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UNEASY THREE, THE (1925)
Pathe; 1925; dir: Leo McCarey: cast: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, Bull Montana. Vintage original 27 x 41-1/4 in. (68.6 x 104.8 cm.) U.S. one-sheet poster, stone lithograph, folded and unrestored, excellent condition. Produced by Hal Roach, this silent film comedy stars Charley Chase in a spoof of Lon Chaney's 1925 silent film, "The Unholy Three." The artwork features a medium shot of Chase seated at a piano and looking horrified as a baby pulls the foot pedals loose. A beautiful young woman happily dances as Chase plays the piano and another man plays the harp. Folded as originally issued with an extra fold, this poster is in excellent unrestored condition. There is approximately 8 in. of separation at the top of the left vertical fold line and 4 in. of separation at the bottm of that same fold line; the center horizontal fold line has 1 in. of separation at the center crossfold and 2 in. of separation and a 2 in. vertical tear at the right crossfold; the bottom horizontal fold line has approximately 1 in. of separation at the center crossfold and 12 in. of separation starting at the edge of the right outer white border and extending into the image; a small portion of the right outer white border has multiple creases which extends slightly in the background area of the image which has been reinforced on the verso with tape; there are several 1 in. tears at various portions of the outer white borders; there is one pinhole in each corner. These minor flaws can be easily corrected if the poster were to be linen-backed and it would then present as "very fine" condition. This vintage original one-sheet was taken home by a man that worked for the Hal Roach Studio when this film was produced and has been in his possession since 1925.



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CARETAKER'S DAUGHTER, THE (1925)
Pathe; 1925; dir: Leo McCarey: cast: Charley Chase, Katherine Grant, George Siegemann, James Parrott, Jimmy Finlayson. Vintage original 27 x 41-1/4 in. (68.6 x 104.8 cm.) U.S. one-sheet poster, stone lithograph, folded and unrestored, fine condition. Produced by Hal Roach, this silent film comedy stars Charley Chase in multiple incarnations! The artwork features a medium shot of Chase wearing a disguise as he listens intently to what is occuring nearby. Unbeknownst to him, several of his "look-alikes" are watching him from behind as the film's pretty heroine (Katherine Grant) peers out from behind a curtain. Folded as originally issued with an extra fold, this poster is in fine condition. There is a 1 in. vertical tear in the upper white border approximately 4 in. from the left border and a 1/2 in. tear in the right outer border between the middle and bottom horizontal fold lines. There are three pinholes in both the upper and lower outer borders. There is a very small amount of crossfold separation just below the fingertips of Chase's extended left hand, in the opposite crossfold within the blue curtain and in the bottom of Chase's name in the credits (in the capital "H" of "Charley" and in the "A" of "CHASE." The colors are as fresh and vibrant as when the poster was printed in 1925. This vintage original one-sheet was taken home by a man that worked for the Hal Roach Studio when this film was produced and has been in his possession since 1925.

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[Rob Farr]

Were the drawings of Charley in Something Simple (the color poster and the line drawing in the pressbook) done by Hirschfield? Looks like his style.

[mrbertiewooster]

Spot on Rob.

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[JimmyJump]

That's a great set of Chase movie posters, some of which I haven't seen before. I've got a few pages of posters up on my site (with a little overlap).

It's great to see posters for HIS SILENT RACKET and GIRL GRIEF in particular. The poster for HIS SILENT RACKET is interesting because the director's credit on it is given to Glenn R. Kershner, while the short is one of three Chase talkies from 1933 with no director's credit in the film (the other two are ARABIAN TIGHTS and NATURE IN THE WRONG; it's generally accepted that Chase directed these, as he would subsequently receive director or co-director's credit on his Roach films -- and pretty much acted as de facto director on his other films, much like Stan Laurel.) The odd thing is that Kershner is credited as director in the poster for HIS SILENT RACKET - and he was the cameraman.

Anybody have any more info on Glenn Kershner?
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[Ian Elliot]

Glenn Kershner was an explorer-cameraman who filmed much of the globe over his long life. Though he resided in Culver City, accounts indicate that he spent relatively little time at the studios. He shot THE STRONG MAN and LONG PANTS with Elgin Lessley, and his reminiscences appear in Joseph McBride's Frank Capra bio. He was an adept musician, too, so presumably fit in well with the Chase unit.

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