Charles R. Bowers
Charles R. Bowers was a cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries. As his surviving films were rediscovery he has been one of the greats of the silent film era; along with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.1278 |
| Birthday | 1889-06-07 |
| Place of Birth | Creco, Iowa, USA |
| Also Known As | Bricolo, Charley Bowers, Charles Raymond Bowers, Charles Bowers, |
1928
Say Ah-h!
7.333/3
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and turn...
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Say Ah-h!
1928
There It Is
6.905/21
When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced...
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There It Is
1926
Egged On
6.333/21
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of p...
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Egged On
1927
A Wild Roomer
6.5/6
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to coll...
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A Wild Roomer
1926
Fatal Footsteps
5.833/6
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a...
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Fatal Footsteps
1926
Now You Tell One
6.5/18
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner. Di...
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Now You Tell One
1927
Many a Slip
6.5/6
Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
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Many a Slip
1927
Nothing Doing
7.667/3
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself...
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Nothing Doing
1930
It's a Bird
7.077/13
Charlie, working on a junkjard, always trying to help people in the most impossible ways with junk from his work place, hears from a German professor,...
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It's a Bird
1939
Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
7.667/3
Pete Roleum, an oil droplet, narrates a presentation about the history and uses of oil: He starts by introducing some of his relations, with illustrat...
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Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
1926
He Done His Best
5.667/6
When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then g...
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He Done His Best
2003
A la Recherche de Charley Bowers
0/0
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A la Recherche de Charley Bowers
1928
Whoozit
10/1
Whoozit, produced in 1928 by Bowers Comedy Corp, was considered totally missing. This unique 16 mm print was discovered in 2008 in the collections of...
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Whoozit
1928
Hop Off
9/1
Only a few minutes remain of this partially lost film. A scientist discovers a potion that restores things to their original form: pets, jewelry--endl...
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