Charles R. Bowers
Also Known As: Bricolo, Charley Bowers, Charles Raymond Bowers, Charles Bowers
Biography: 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
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Creco, Iowa, USA
Birthday: June 07, 1889
Deathday: November 26, 1946
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Say Ah-h!
Overview: 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 turns that foil his every attempt.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-02-18
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There It Is
Overview: 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 Phantom is at work. Soon, Charley MacNeesha and his assistant MacGregor are sent across the ocean to investigate.
Genres: Horror Comedy Animation Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-01
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Egged On
Overview: Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of parts stolen from his neighbors. Rival egg companies want his invention, one of them stooping to sabotage to get it.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy Science Fiction Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-09-06
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A Wild Roomer
Overview: 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 collect a huge bequest from his deceased father. Along the way, his evil uncle tries to sabotage the machine, so the inheritance will go to him.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-11-01
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Fatal Footsteps
Overview: 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 beautiful woman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-11-29
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Now You Tell One
Overview: 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. Disappointed with the other members' bland efforts, one member brings in Charley Bowers, who has an extraordinary tale to tell. Charley claims to have invented a magic potion that enables him to grow absolutely anything by a simple grafting process, and he proceeds to tell his story to the club.
Genres: Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-12-27
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Many a Slip
Overview: Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-01-24
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Nothing Doing
Overview: 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 a policeman. Charley then decides to join the police force, so that he can win her. But when he applies, he is rejected because he is too small. Charley doesn't give up, and he soon thinks of a way to avoid the size restriction - but simply joining the force is only the first challenge that he has to face.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1927-07-11
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It's a Bird
Overview: 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, that there is a bird, a Belgish Kongo, that eats metal. Charlie sets out on a ridiculous hunting expedition to catch one. With some music - the birds love music - and a strange worm he is able to catch one, but even then the bird offers some even more over-the-top surprises.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1930-12-31
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Pete-Roleum and His Cousins
Overview: Pete Roleum, an oil droplet, narrates a presentation about the history and uses of oil: He starts by introducing some of his relations, with illustrations of the things that they have done throughout history. He then turns to the modern era, and shows that oil has a great many important uses, some of which might come as something of a surprise.
Genres: Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-05-15
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He Done His Best
Overview: 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 goes to see her father, who owns a restaurant, he ends up getting hired as a dishwasher instead. The rest of the kitchen staff soon find out that Charley is not a member of their union, and they go on strike. Charley is left by himself, leading to a series of upheavals in the restaurant, and a great invention.
Genres: Science Fiction Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-10-04
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A la Recherche de Charley Bowers
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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Whoozit
Overview: 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 the Eye Film Institute. It is incomplete, and only retains the second half of the original production. It was restored digitally by Lobster Films, Paris, in November 2013.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-01-02
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Hop Off
Overview: Only a few minutes remain of this partially lost film. A scientist discovers a potion that restores things to their original form: pets, jewelry--endless possibilities. His assistant wonders about its applications, with comical results.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1928-07-01
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