Charley: Chase Megapack

This is the meat of the pack. Films like Mum’s the Word (1926), Crazy Like a Fox (1926), and Fluttering Hearts (1927). These are two-reelers (roughly 20 minutes each) where Chase plays a sophisticated gentleman thrown into absurd chaos. Many of these prints have been scanned from 35mm archives, revealing the intricate Art Deco sets of Hal Roach.

A Charley Chase MegaPack should function as both an authoritative archival repository and an accessible educational resource. By combining the highest-quality restorations, comprehensive documentation, and scholarly interpretation, a MegaPack can reclaim Chase’s legacy for modern audiences and provide primary materials critical to film-history research. Charley Chase MegaPack

References and archival sources (recommended for inclusion): studio catalogs, period trade publications (e.g., Exhibitors Herald), holdings lists from major archives, and existing scholarship on early American comedy and Hal Roach-era production practices. This is the meat of the pack

“I don’t make funny pictures—I make pictures funny.” – Charley Chase Many of these prints have been scanned from

For far too long, the name Charley Chase has been the silent era’s best-kept secret: a footnote between Keaton, Chaplin, and Lloyd. No longer. The Charley Chase MegaPack is the definitive, career-spanning collection that restores this comic genius to his rightful throne—as the most effortlessly charming, structurally inventive, and musically gifted comedian of Hollywood’s golden age.

Over 50 Restored Films | 1920–1940