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Title: THELMA & CHARLEY: WOTTA PAIR! (1 of 3)
Added: Jan 22, 2010
Author: northbreed1
Duration: 9:57
Description:
[PLEASE READ] Presenting the "darb" and the "bard" of comedy at Hal Roach Studios in the 1930s.This is the first video in a series of three. The trio will feature clips from eight of the eleven short-film appearances teaming Charley Chase with Thelma Todd. This is vintage "Roach comedy." These are gifted performers. Mr. Chase is energetic, playful, "a little bit foxy," and an inspired troubadour. Miss Todd is cute, curvy, principled, witty, and gloriously feminine. Neither lived to "a grand old age," but the sparkling personalities of both lady and gentleman imperishably** linger on in the countless comedies they made—individually and together—in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s.IMPORTANT: This is a video of goodwill and admiration. Questions or comments are sincerely welcome—but only if they are nice, clean, and comprehendible. If you are a professional and prefer that I delete this video, please contact me and it will promptly be done.Essential website: http://www.charley-chase.com/Remarkable website: http://www.looserthanloose.com/Thelma Todd: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0865298/Charley Chase: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0153713/Instrumental music credits: the accomplished Beau Hunks Orchestra can be heard--in excerpts--playing various Leroy Shield compositions.**I presume film preservation of their work will continue! (For these videos, I wish the prints I had to work with themselves had been restored.)
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Youtube Comments: 13
lynage1 Says:
Jan 28, 2010 - This is another great clip....I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed watching the "series"....and one of the reasons is that you made each video 10 minutes long....enough time to travel back in time...Great job!!!!! and did I say thanks??
andyrw100 Says:
Mar 2, 2010 - Thelma Todd is divine, and what chemistry these two had! Many thanks for this series
Thozzomantis Says:
Apr 26, 2010 - Another huge Thelma Todd fan here. Been collecting vintage autographed photos of her for years and have aquired the original Hal Roach script used by miss Todd in one of her many shorts.Thank you for posting this,
Alex9108 Says:
Jun 19, 2010 - Thanks for uploading this!Great to see more of Charley; have been a fan since I first saw Sons of the Desert years ago.Alex, Lancashire, UK
fromthesidelines Says:
Nov 10, 2010 - That's Bettymae and Beverly Crane, Hal Roach's "talking titles" during the 1930-'31 period, at the beginning...
HollywoodGraham Says:
Jan 22, 2011 - Charles parrott is great....What a shame Thelma Todd died so early...
3nails3days1way Says:
Mar 14, 2011 - Thanks for this! Both are great, and great together. I also like Thelma with Zasu Pitts.
TheDejael Says:
Oct 24, 2011 - Wonderful stuff! Hal Roach was the greatest comedy studio in history! Thanks for sharing!
legatofancier Says:
Nov 3, 2011 - Thelma Todd's untimely death was a real loss. She was so very beautiful, talented, and, let's face it, so very sexy! She's one of the comparatively rare women from the early talkie era who's a real turn on! Watching her always makes me feel better!
123peytonE Says:
Nov 28, 2011 - Does anybody know where to buy some of Chase's Hal Roach talkies? (other than "on the wrong trek"). And some Thelma Todd/Zasu Pitts shorts?
3nails3days1way Says:
Dec 30, 2011 - I'd love to know where to get all the full shorts of Thelma and Charley. Also of Thelma and Zasu.
dandayjr35 Says:
Jan 27, 2010 - Thanks for putting this together. I am a huge Thelma Todd fan and haven't really seen too many of the Chase-Todd shorts.