Sleeper

Starring:Brian Avery, John Beck (II), Howard Cosell, Chris Forbes, Mary Gregory, Peter Hobbs, Diane Keaton, Don Keefer, Laurence Kirchmar, Jackie Mason, John McLiam, Susan Miller (IV), Spencer Milligan, Lou Picetti, Jessica Rains, Bartlett Robinson, Stanley Ross, Whitney Rydbeck, Mews Small
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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If Interiors was Woody Allen's Bergman movie, and Stardust Memories was his Fellini movie, then you could say that Sleeper is his Buster Keaton movie. Relying more on visual/conceptual/slapstick gags than his trademark verbal wit, Sleeper is probably the funniest of what would become known as Allen's "early, funny films" and a milestone in his development as a director. Allen plays Miles Monroe, cryogenically frozen in 1973 (he went into the hospital for an ulcer operation) and unthawed 200 years later. Society has become a sterile, Big Brother-controlled dystopia, and Miles joins the underground resistance--joined by a pampered rich woman (Diane Keaton at her bubbliest). Among the most famous gags are Miles's attempt to impersonate a domestic-servant robot; the Orgasmatron, a futuristic home appliance that provides instant pleasure; a McDonald's sign boasting how-many-trillions served; and an inflatable suit that provides the means for a quick getaway. The kooky unthawing scenes were later blatantly (and admittedly) ripped off by Mike Myers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. --Jim Emerson
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Miles Monroe has been cryogenically frozen for 100 years. When he's illegally awakened, he discovers he's a wanted criminal in world that has drastically changed from the one he left behind.

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OK Show but could have been a great show

Sleeper Cell - American Terror - The Complete Second Season

A bad ending to an excellent series

This is a good fix for 24 fans

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Sleeper Cell - American Terror - The Complete Second Season
Director: Leon Ichaso , Clark Johnson , Ziad Doueiri , Guy Ferland , and Leslie Libman
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ASIN: B000L43PGQ
Release Date: 2007-03-20

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Sleeper Cell: American Terror is so consistently excellent that the series' cancellation seems woefully premature. Citing budgetary costs and the popularity of newer shows (like Weeds), executives at Showtime ended the series after this superb second season, which benefits from its limited 8-episode run by maintaining a riveting combination of brisk pacing, intelligent plotting, and an admirably meaningful effort to explore the true nature of Muslim faith. For posterity, both seasons of Sleeper Cell will gain lasting value for their astute and illuminating depiction of Islamic devotion on both sides of the battle against radical Islamic terrorism. In this regard, American Terror is even better than the first season, as it deepens our understanding of the religious and philosophical differences between undercover FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed (Michael Ealy) and Farik (Oded Fehr), the radical Islamic terrorist (with connections to Al-Qaeda) who continues to mastermind attacks on American soil. As American Terror begins, Farik is enduring brutal torture at the hands of his American captors while Darwyn, still undercover, is pretending to lead a new sleeper cell consisting of a former Latino gang member (Kevin Alejandro) who became an extremist in prison; a closeted gay Iraqi ex-patriot (Omid Abtahi) raised in London; and a Dutch nanny (Thekla Rueten) with personal reasons for hating America.

While Farik's former right-hand-man Ilija (Henri Lubatti) struggles in vain to return to a quiet, normal life, American Terror takes all of its characters into darker, more dangerous territory, and heightened realism gives the series even greater emotional impact as unexpected tragedies befall several supporting characters. While Ealy and Fehr continue to anchor the series with their finely nuanced performances, these episodes ultimately lead to a powerful finale that, in many respects, returns Darwyn to where he began--with potentially greater threats looming in his future. While Fox TV's 24 favors nonstop action and increasingly implausible plotting, Sleeper Cell: American Terror presents a frighteningly authentic scenario that honors Islam while demonstrating how it's been perverted by radicals with evil intentions. Because the second season has a cliffhanger ending that may never be resolved, it's a pity the series wasn't allowed to continue, and the DVD extras offer minimal compensation: They consist of "Infiltrating the Final Cell," an interesting interview between Ealy and two of Sleeper Cell's FBI consultants; "The Enemy Within" (a first-season recap); and "Farik's Story," a pointless 90-minute assembly of nearly all of Oded Fehr's scenes from American Terror. Why bother, when it's all better viewed in the context of the episodes? --Jeff Shannon

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In SLEEPER CELL: AMERICAN TERROR, the Muslim undercover FBI agent, Darwyn (Michael Ealy), discovers that another terrorist cell in Southern California is planning a catastrophic attack that will be more successful than the last attempt. Meanwhile, Farik escapes out of the country and directs another terrorist operation, beginning a parallel storyline between Southern California and the Middle East.

Customer Reviews:

OK Show but could have been a great show .......2007-06-18

I just finished watching Sleeper Cell - American terror and it was OK it had the potential to be a great show, but the story with one of the characters changed everything. I will admit the ending was great, it left you to wonder whats going to happen next. I would have gave this show 5 stars and suggest to everyone to buy the dvd, but I would suggest not buying this dvd because they decided to have a gay character on the show and having that character on the show was pointless, and for everyone who saw the first season and enjoyed every moment when you watch the second season, beware your gonna see some scenes that your not gonna like.

Sleeper Cell - American Terror - The Complete Second Season.......2007-05-12

At first i wasnt sure about this show in the first season of the show. My brother had recommended it because he said it was really good. As the episodes went on i realized that to. This show in many ways is even better then 24 just because of the reality of the issues... It shows the struggle inside islam between the true islam of peace and love (the fbi agent muslim trying to stop them), and the extremists who claim they are muslims ( the terrorists), and the struggle with the image of islam in the west, as well as what our country is going through at the moment. In the end the plot, actors, and everything else are great and keep you interested until the very end. I cant wait for the next season.

A bad ending to an excellent series.......2007-05-12

Honestly, the first season kept me up everynight after work untill I finished a disk but this season was very, very disapointing. Homosexuality is not something I'm real uncomfortable with but the needlessness of the multiple encounters was very disturbing. Also, the finale was a big let down. Should have left something open for fans instead of.....Well, you'll see if you actually want to see it. I wish I hadn't bought it. Good Luck.

This is a good fix for 24 fans.......2007-05-07

Don't get me wrong, sleeper cell is no 24. However, if you like 24, Alias and Prison Break type shows, this is a good one to buy. My husband and I really prefer to purchase the DVD, as opposesd to watching the show each week. It makes for a fun rainy weekend marathon. Plus, who wants to wait an entire week, when there is a cliff hanger. Speaking of cliff hangers, you might also like The Shield. Sleeper Cell is good terrorist fun.

Music comment.......2007-04-20

This show features excellent music.

If anyone can identify the songs in season 2, episode 3 ("Torture") at 21:11 (something like "Breathe out so I can breathe you in") and 30:30 I will paypal you $20.

Thanks!

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Worth watching
Sleeper Cell
GREAT SHOW
Sleeper Cell Season One
A must see

Sleeper Cell
Director: Leon Ichaso , Clark Johnson , Ziad Doueiri , Guy Ferland , and Leslie Libman
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Release Date: 2006-03-14

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As a praiseworthy effort to enlighten viewers about peaceful practice of the Muslim faith and lesser-known aspects of domestic terrorism, Sleeper Cell succeeds as a conventional thriller with its heart in the right place. Originally broadcast in late 2005, Showtimes's 10-hour limited series owes more to familiar Hollywood plotlines than to the precise realities of radical extremism, and authenticity frequently takes a backseat to well-crafted suspense. So, while it may not earn a high score in terms of absolute realism, the series works far better on an emotional level, beginning with the revelation that newly released prisoner Darwyn Al-Sayeed (Michael Ealy, from Barbershop and Their Eyes Were Watching God) is actually an undercover FBI agent and practicing Muslim, recruited to infiltrate a sleeper cell of Islamic radical extremists led by Farik (played by Israeli-born actor Oded Fehr, from The Mummy and The Mummy Returns), the mastermind of a Jihadist plot to detonate a chemical bomb in a crowded Los Angeles sports arena. Representing a broad spectrum of anti-American sentiments, Farik's band of holy warriors includes a hot-tempered Frenchman (Alex Nesic), a Bosnian chemist (Henri Lubatti), and a young, Berkeley-born American (Blake Shields) with a post-military beef against the U.S. government. While clandestinely reporting to his FBI handler (James LeGros), Darwyn is forced into deadly circumstances that continuously threaten to blow his cover and get him killed. His ill-advised romance with a single mother (Melissa Sagemiller) poses further threat to the integrity of his investigation, which ultimately involves everyone from local LAPD detectives to the senior staff of the White House.

As the terrorist plot unfolds, Sleeper Cell is by turns intense, dramatically involving, and philosophically illuminating as Darwyn struggles to reconcile his undercover activities (which connect him to murder, obstruction of justice, conspiracy, etc.) and his passionate devotion to Islam as a peaceful religion. With a number of Islamic consultants, writers, and directors, series creators Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris (the team responsible for Bulletproof Monk) have admirably attempted to balance national fear of terrorism with a very sympathetic and positive depiction of the law-abiding Muslim majority. In a subtle but somewhat one-dimensional performance, Ealy conveys the spiritual anguish of Darwyn's stressful situation, while Fehr provides stark contrast, portraying Farik as a smart, charismatic source of constant threat, ruling over his fellow terrorists with passionate conviction. As the series nears its powerful two-hour finale, their clash of ideologies plays out like an above-average episode of 24, sharing elements of Reservoir Dogs as each isolated member of the sleeper cell nears his individual fate. With plenty of surprises along the way, Sleeper Cell grabs your attention and never lets go, even when you're aware that a real-life scenario would play by a different set of rules. --Jeff Shannon

Description

Sleeper Cell takes viewers behind the veil of an U.S. home-grown terrorist group, tracking the harrowing challenges faced by a FBI agent determined to learn its secrets. Having posed as a prisoner inside a federal penitentiary, a young agent (Michael Ealy) develops contacts that enable him to infiltrate an Islamic terrorist cell in Los Angeles. The cell is led by an intimidating, charismatic extremist (Oded Fehr), who considers all acts of violence moral when serving the greater good of his cause. But early in the investigation something goes wrong, placing lives - and the integrity of a three-year mission - in serious jeopardy.

Customer Reviews:

Worth watching.......2007-06-08

This action drama was well acted and has a good story line. We enjoyed Sleeper Cell very much.

Sleeper Cell.......2007-05-28

Sleeper Cell is an real open open experience in terror. I beleive that there are actually forces out there, just biding their time. I pray that we are ready!

GREAT SHOW.......2007-05-21

wow what can i say? showtime has unfortunately cancelled sleeper cell after two seasons but definitely buy this and season two because they are terrific. definitely for those who enjoy "24" -- however, be prepared for a much faster paced story, less whiny drama, and better acting!

Sleeper Cell Season One.......2007-05-19

This is a refreshing series regarding terrorism as we are witnessing it in today's world. The producers were not afraid to address the threat of the Radical Islamic Factions that are among us and their willingness to die for their cause to destroy America. It is more realistic than "24" in-that there are no on-going conspiracies and paranoia among those within the FBI Unit that controls the undercover agent. The realism also hits home with the moral dilemmas the undercover agent is faced with to stay alive.

A must see.......2007-05-14

What an exciting Series! It keeps you in front of the TV until you fall asleep, not because it's so boring but because you try to watch as many episodes as you can. I really recommend this series. If you liked ''24'', you will love Sleeper Cell!

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Sleeper
My Best
Fabulous Soundtrack
If you like Woody Allen, you should love this.
HIGH LARIOUS

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Starring: Brian Avery , John Beck (II) , Howard Cosell , Chris Forbes , and Mary Gregory
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If Interiors was Woody Allen's Bergman movie, and Stardust Memories was his Fellini movie, then you could say that Sleeper is his Buster Keaton movie. Relying more on visual/conceptual/slapstick gags than his trademark verbal wit, Sleeper is probably the funniest of what would become known as Allen's "early, funny films" and a milestone in his development as a director. Allen plays Miles Monroe, cryogenically frozen in 1973 (he went into the hospital for an ulcer operation) and unthawed 200 years later. Society has become a sterile, Big Brother-controlled dystopia, and Miles joins the underground resistance--joined by a pampered rich woman (Diane Keaton at her bubbliest). Among the most famous gags are Miles's attempt to impersonate a domestic-servant robot; the Orgasmatron, a futuristic home appliance that provides instant pleasure; a McDonald's sign boasting how-many-trillions served; and an inflatable suit that provides the means for a quick getaway. The kooky unthawing scenes were later blatantly (and admittedly) ripped off by Mike Myers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. --Jim Emerson

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Miles Monroe has been cryogenically frozen for 100 years. When he's illegally awakened, he discovers he's a wanted criminal in world that has drastically changed from the one he left behind.

Customer Reviews:

Sleeper.......2007-07-04

An absurdist parody of sci-fi movies, Allen's "Sleeper" deftly mixes witty one-liners and nutty sight gags to lampoon the absurdities of contemporary society. Allen reaches Buster Keaton-esque comedic greatness here--battling a giant pudding, surviving an Orgasmatron, morphing into Blanche Dubois--and has a naturally funny, gentle rapport with Keaton, the perfect foil. With Allen's own Dixieland score providing a manic tempo for all the pratfalls and arch social commentary, "Sleeper" is one of the writer-director's looniest and most hilarious efforts.

My Best.......2007-02-15

I'm not a huge Woody Allen fan. I don't know why I don't enjoy his films as much as most people do. This one however is a gem for me. The satire and social commentary is so dead on. Allen himself is so gifted in physical comedy. I wish he made more movies in which he could have showcased his "Chaplin" like qualities. This one is a winner.

Fabulous Soundtrack.......2007-01-30

It's hysterical to see this movie in 2007! Diane Keaton and Woody Allen play off each other so well, and I think the background music by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band makes the humor work even better. I searched for a soundtrack but didn't find one. I'm not sure it exists, so I am buying this movie mainly for that purpose. I normally don't listen to Dixieland music much, but paired with the visuals in this movie, it's just hysterical. Very, very entertaining and clever dialogue. I recommend this movie to anyone wanting light entertainment - and turn it up, you'll love the music! I'd never heard of that band before, but went on a quest and bought one of their CDs.

If you like Woody Allen, you should love this........2006-12-27

This is one of Allen's most entertaining and funny movies. He plays Miles Monroe, a man who goes into the hospital for a minor operation and wakes up 200 years in the future. Since the police don't have any identification of him, the doctors that brought him back want him to try to overthrow the underground political movement. He reluctantly goes out to do that and finds things to be quite different than 1973.
The movie has many funny sight gags, slapstick, futuristic props, and one-liners. This is one of those movies that I can watch over and over again and never get tired of it. I recomend this movie to anyone that likes Woody Allen and movies with many laughs that never stop coming. I also recommend Take the Money and Run, Bananas, Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex but were Afraid to Ask, and Love and Death.

HIGH LARIOUS.......2006-11-16

One of the funniest of Woody's movies, I always like his work in the 1970's and early eighties. Diane and he play off each other very well. Enjoy!

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Bells Rung Sweetly
Movie was good...but......
Bells of St. Mary's
Bells of St. Mary's Review
The Miracle at St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's
Starring: Bing Crosby , Ingrid Bergman , Henry Travers , William Gargan , and Ruth Donnelly
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Release Date: 2003-09-23

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The Bells of St. Mary's works much better for its battle of wills between a parish priest and a head nun than the dopey musical interludes that pepper it, but Bells is still a winning, emotionally satisfying film. This sequel to Going My Way has Father O'Malley (Bing Crosby) taking over the St. Mary's parochial school and finding himself at loggerheads with Sister Benedict (Ingrid Bergman, looking gorgeous even in a habit). There's a wonderful balance to all of this: O'Malley takes a more worldly approach to administration and is wrong just as many times as the nun is when she insists on a more biblical approach. About four subplots suffuse the film, including the story of a young charge from the wrong side of the tracks, and the deteriorating state of St. Mary's in the shadow of a brand-new building (the owner is played by the avuncular Henry Travers). A dear film. --Keith Simanton

Customer Reviews:

Bells Rung Sweetly.......2007-06-08

This version of the Bells of St. Mary is a clear, restored cut of the original version. Crosby and Bergman shine brightly in the staring roles of Fr. O'Malley and St. Bernadette. Leo McCarrey's script is a winner as is the supporting role played by Henry Travers.

A feel good movie for the whole family. So let those bells "Proudly ring out As we sing out Hail, Hail, Hail!"

Movie was good...but.............2007-05-20

I always have enjoyed this movie while growing up...was a holiday tardition along with Going My Way....

Unfortunetly..the seller sold me a black and white movie and not a colorized one..that was my only complaint..:(

Bells of St. Mary's.......2007-01-19

I loved watching this movie when I was a kid. I wanted to share it with my children too. My kids loved it. I thought it my not hold their interest, but they watched the whole thing. A true classic.

Bells of St. Mary's Review.......2007-01-15

This is a classic Bing Crosby "Father O'Malley" Movie. It is the original
black and white uncut movie. This classic movie has been shown on tv numerous times in several versions. It's a joy to see it in its original
form. It is the heart warming story of a new priest and a fiesty nun trying to save an old parish school in the 1940's.

The Miracle at St. Mary's.......2007-01-11

Father O'Malley arrives at the parish and learns the previous pastor had been taken away to "Shady Rest". [The lighting tells you this is a stage set.] He meets Sister Superior Benedict and the other nuns of the parish school. Earthly honors and rewards are not for them; they do God's work. The children recite the Pledge in the new fashion, hand over heart. The school has no playground; they had to sell it to raise money for repairs to the school. [The Great Depression.] Mr. Bogardus tells Father O'Malley that he wants their school; if they don't sell the Town Council will condemn it (eminent domain or zoning). A woman arranges for her daughter to be boarded at school; she needs special help. A new boy gets into trouble. What is the proper way to handle interpersonal conflicts? The Sisters visit a sporting goods store (remember them?) To gain knowledge on a non-scholastic subject. Father O'Malley helps a young girl with her homework.

Young Patricia's essay hints at help from an adult. Young Eddie has profited from his extra-curricular education. The Christmas play put on by first-graders shows elegant simplicity. Mr. Bogardus explains his need for their school property - his workers need parking for their cars (a comment on the return of prosperity). The Sisters tell Mr. Bogardus that they want him to donate his new building to their school! [The war time shortages of materials like glass are referenced.] The stress is harming Mr. Bogardus. A long-lost husband is reunited with his wife, and we hear another song. There is a question of school policy as to passing students who are not academic high performers. What is the purpose of schooling? Isn't it a means to an end, not an end in itself?

Mr. Bogardus suddenly turns over a new leaf, and donates his building to St. Mary's! It's a miracle. The doctor has bad news: Sister Benedict has TB in an early stage. [This diagnosis was often a death sentence before the 1950s.] She must be sent away for a rest cure, but she cannot be told to keep her spirits up and effect a cure. Patsy meets he reunited parents, and things will be different. Patsy graduates to move on to High School. [In earlier times those who finished Grammar School went to work at age 14; their education continued in the workplace.] Was life really so simple in those times? Ingrid Bergman shows her acting ability as Sister Benedict.

I remember another version of this film that may explain Mr. Bogardus' generosity. His plant was land-locked, even if he got a new parking lot. But if he was able to buy a large property outside of town he would have more than all the space he needed, and lower taxes too. No traffic problems either. So Father O'Malley arranged a deal that was a win for all concerned. The availability of plentiful food has put an end to TB in America. From about 1860 to 1950 it was the major cause of death in America. Did we end up with an epidemic of obesity? Its better to die of a heart attack at 60 than of TB at 30. Your results may vary.

Rhythm On The Range/Rhythm On The River - Double Feature

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"And now, ladies and gentlemen, just one more word about...Kelso's Cucumber Cream"
Frances Farmer was always wonderful to watch.
RHYTHM OF THE RANGE "IS" GOOD
A Double Dose of Bing
FRANCES FARMER GOES WEST!

Rhythm On The Range/Rhythm On The River - Double Feature
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"And now, ladies and gentlemen, just one more word about...Kelso's Cucumber Cream".......2007-03-14

RHYTHM ON THE RANGE (1936) and RHYTHM ON THE RIVER (1940) make a nice dvd combo for fans of the Bingster. Both films are now very dated, of course, but still have something nifty to offer, with RHYTHM ON THE RANGE showcasing an early, youthful Bing Crosby and the gorgeous Frances Farmer and also debuting the raucous Martha Raye ("Oh, boy!") while RHYTHM ON THE RIVER shines with the quartet of Crosby, Mary Martin, Basil Rathbone, and Oscar Levant. I was surprised at how much fun I had watching RHYTHM ON THE RIVER and, yes, I do like it better than RHYTHM ON THE RANGE which, while providing some meaty chuckles here and there, suffered from what I feel is its mostly lackluster repertoire of tunes.

RHYTHM ON THE RANGE is IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT done up with saddles and spurs. Here's the plot: Trying to earn enough money to purchase a prized bull named "Cuddles", cattleman Jeff Larrabee (Bing Crosby) competes in a New York rodeo contest and fares decently but is still short of the necessary funds. His last chance seems to lie in, wouldn't you know it, a singing cowboy contest. Being Bing Crosby in real life, Jeff wins handily enough and, with the help of his homespun-philosophisin' pard Buck (Bob Burns), he finally gets his bull.

Having safely stowed Cuddles on a box car heading back west to Arizona, Jeff bumps into (or, rather, pokes into) Lois (Frances Farmer), a hoity toity cook who'd stowed away on board. Sparks fly - literally. But what Jeff doesn't know is that Lois is actually Doris Halliday, a runaway heiress seeking to escape her wedding to a dismal groom. Jeff and Lois fight, fuss, and have escapades with Cuddles the bull. Naturally, they fall in love (Jeff and Lois, not Cuddles - there are rules about this). And, because of its musical/comedy genre, things end well, despite the low level machinations of three shifty hobos.

Meanwhile, we suffer thru slow and boring melodies, with two shining exceptions: Johnny Mercer's "I'm an Old Cowhand from the Rio Grande" (which features an early glimpse of Roy Rogers on the guitar and Louis Prima on the trumpet) and Martha Raye's lively signature song "Mr. Paganini." Crosby is predictably mellow here except, of course, when he's being annoyed with Farmer's character, who can't seem to desist from accidentally flashing a red scarf in front of the bull. Farmer herself is stunning (Gawd, her smile!) and seems very comfortable in her comedic role. Bob Burns does his aw-shucks rustic routine as well as Andy Griffith ever did it. Martha Raye doesn't waste time as she begins clowning seconds into her film debut. RHYTHM ON THE RANGE is a decent enough film, and I might even have doled out some dollars for it as a single feature release. But, now, we'll never know. Let's get to the real gem of the set.

RHYTHM ON THE RIVER: In the secluded and barely patronized Nobody's Inn, new acquaintances composer Bob Summers (Bing Crosby) and poet/lyricist Cherry Lane (Mary Martin) come to discover that they are both ghostwriting for popular songwriter Oliver Courtney (an unabashed Basil Rathbone, for once playing a non-sword-wielding villain). After confronting the underhanded Courtney, Bob and Cherry storm out and try to make a go of it as a songwriting team. However, they are immediately rebuffed by the song publishers for sounding too much like Oliver Courtney. Oh, bitter irony...

RHYTHM ON THE RIVER is a musical punctuated with some funny moments. A large chunk of the hilarity comes from the scenes of initial suspicion and animosity between the two leads. The sarcastic Oscar Levant offers some amusement, as well as the 6-piece swing band who relentlessly practices "Hold That Tiger" next door from Mary's ("Back to the pawn shop, boys!"). But what has me roaring in my seat are the exquisite scenes of the panicky radio announcer who is forced to take his live product placement to new heights of improvisation as he is made to stall on the air. I never knew that there were so many diverse uses for Kelso's Cucumber Cream...

Bing and Mary go well together as they show off an effortless chemistry in their scenes. Bing exudes his usual laid back charm and amiable on-screen presence; he graces several songs with his patentedly relaxed crooning style. Mary Martin is fresh-faced and very likable and can also hold down a tune. I love her terrific, saucy rendition of "Ain't It A Shame About Mame." The two other standout tunes for me are "When The Moon Comes Over Madison Square" and "Only Forever." Another interesting number is the one in the pawn shop with Bing showing off some freelance drumming as he sings the title song.

Bing Crosby made it to the big time on the strength of his natural charisma and his singing ability. He had an easy, personable way about him that just made it pleasant to watch him in his films. His sonorous singing style influenced many of the singers who followed him - Sinatra, Martin, and Como, to name a few. It's not a newsflash that Bing was a great singer and a wonderful phraser of lyrics. But he was also such a natural at performing in front of a camera and made it look so easy that his acting ability was taken for granted. Let's keep in mind that he did win the Oscar for GOING MY WAY. And if you think all he could play were laid back, easy going roles, then check out THE COUNTRY GIRL, MAN ON FIRE (1957), and even the STAGECOACH remake.

But let's get back on track. This double feature dvd is well worth your money and, more importantly, your time. Fans of Bing Crosby will find much to enjoy in both the RHYTHM ON THE RANGE and RHYTHM ON THE RIVER. Funny bits, lovely songs, eye-catching female leads, and the Bingster himself, robust and crooning merrily. Mucho recommended.

Frances Farmer was always wonderful to watch........2007-01-05

The music could have been better and Bing Crosby needed a diet but Frances Farmer was wonderful.

RHYTHM OF THE RANGE "IS" GOOD.......2006-02-28

I don't know why Rhythm On The Range gets no love from the reviewers, but I thought it was just as good as Rhythm On The River. Rhythm On The Range is interesting for a couple of reasons. There is Farmer. If you watch this movie and then the movie Frances you can see the scene where Farmer complains to the director that her clothes are not dirty. The director tells here that noone will notice and he was right. You can also see the original "bazooka"(a homemade trombone)which, if I'm not mistaken, influenced the GI's in WWII in naming thier anti-tank weapon the bazooka. Then there's Bing. He's just too cool, even as a cowboy. For a movie made in 1936 it really hold up. Don't get me wrong Rhythm On The River is also good. Watch for Dennis O'Keefe as a drunk heckler.

A Double Dose of Bing.......2005-10-15

For fans of Bing, there is a lot to like here. The first film, "Rhythm on the Range," is a pleasant but forgettable film that will pass the time easily enough. Martha Raye is a hoot as the gal trying to rope a man out west and Bing is young and charming. There are a few funny gags and a chance to see Frances Farmer before things went so wrong for her. While it is probably only a three star film, the second film on this disc is the reason to buy it.

Bing really shines in "Rhythm on the River" and since it is only available by itself on vhs, you might want to pick this one up just to get the bonus of another film if you are a big fan of Crosby's easy charm.

Bing is in top form in this charming comedy musical based on a story by Billy Wilder and Jacques Threy. Director Victor Schertzinger wrote one of the songs himself and keeps a light and breezy tone to one of Bing's most underrated films.

Bob Summers (Bing) is an affable writer of tunes just trying to earn enogh money for a boat to sail around in and Basil Rathbone is composer Oliver Courtney, taking the credit for them. What Bob doesn't know is not only does Oscar have his melodies ghostwritten, but the lyrics as well! Mary Martin is a young poet from Tulsa named Cherry Lane, letting Oscar take the credit for her beautful words in order to pay the rent.

Nether Cherry or Bob are aware of this arrangement and it isn't until the two meet at his uncle's boarding house and fall in love that they figure it out and decide to strike out on their own. But Bing's melodies sound too much like the ones made famous by Oliver, of course, and when Cherry has a shot as a singer, he goes crawling back to Oliver to buy the dress she'll need for her big chance at Club Monaco.

But Cherry loves Bob more than music and when she discovers how he got the money, the whole thing may be off. Rathbone has fun hamming it up as Oliver and Oscar Levant nearly steals the film as Oliver's right hand. One scene has Levant reading his own book and calling it irritating! There is even an inside joke about Jack Benny's radio sponsor!

This one is a lot of fun and has an easygoing charm that matches Bing's personality. He and Mary Martin are very good together. Set during the Christmas season, the film has a nice feel to it. From Bob's old ferry boat named Arabella to his uncle's place in Terrytown, called Nobody's Inn, everthing is just right. There are some genuinely funny scenes and some great songs like "That's For Me" and "Only Forever" which make this one you'll watch time and again.

Pictures like Rythm on the River will remind you why it was actually Bing that was the big draw when he and Bob Hope were teamed up for those Road pictures. This film is a big bag of delightful charm and a great one for a Saturday morning.

If you are looking to pick up "Rhythm on the River" on dvd rather than vhs, then this is the way to go. You'll even get the bonus of "Rhythm on the Range" as icing on the cake. A good pick.

FRANCES FARMER GOES WEST!.......2004-06-28

FINALLY on DVD! THAT elusive little western with der Bingle and the blonde gal, and then sum!

Very predictable as the story goes,missing heiress, cowboy fresh from the rodeo, a temperamental bull, box cars, a ranch, etc. etc. Great songs [if you go for Bing] and a great little DVD - nary a scratch or hiss - nicely cleaned up!

Frances - legend has - experienced a problem or two on the set of this flick - not a whisper on the end product - she's a professional to the core and very very contemporary.

Great gowns by Edith Head!

MARTHA RAYE debuts spectacularly and the 'gal lookin' for a guy' - such an underrated career!

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Mastered from the original 35mm material, this third volume of lost films from the great comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy includes all silent shorts: "Liberty" (1929, 20 min.), "We Faw Down" (1928, 21 min.), the very first on-screen pairing of Stan and Ollie in "The Lucky Dog" (1919, 24 min.), "Love 'Em and Weep" (1927, 24 min.), the Glenn Tryon/Oliver Hardy short "Along Came Auntie" (1926, 24 min.), and the Charley Chase/Oliver Hardy short "Bromo and Juliet" (1926, 24 min.).

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Out of Sync.......2007-04-22

To the point: for much better quality, buy the U.K. version. Not only is the picture clearer, but the synchronization between picture and sound is maintained to end of Liberty. Yes, you'll have to buy an inexpensive Region 2 DVD player, or use your computer, but sooner or later you'll have to do this anyway if you want to see your favorite films before you die. In this LOST series version of "Libery", for some reason the title "I wasn't nipping!" was re-filmed 3 times for a grand total of 17 seconds, putting the sound way, way ahead of the picture for the rest of the movie. How could the distributors not notice this? I always wonder how people stay in business these days with incompetence so rampant, and no one ever double-checks their work...

For historians, this is an interesting collection to watch once, mostly because it contains the first film L&H were in together.

Disappointing and misleading silent comedy volume.......2007-04-15

I adore Laurel and Hardy comedies, both silent and sound shorts. But Volume 3 of THE LOST FILMS OF LAUREL ANDHARDY from Hal Roach Studios is a major disappointment. The prints are gorgeous studio prints with lively Jazz Age music scores. But too few of the six silent shorts are true Laurel and Hardy comedies.

LIBERTY (1929) is up first and a true Laurel and Hardy classic. They are escaped convicts who end up with each others' pants on and fish inside on top of an under construction building site in Culver City. Leo McCarey directed and George Stevens photographed this comedy gem.

The other five shorts are a mixed bag. WE FAW DOWN (1928) has a variation on the SONS OF THE DESERT (1934) plot, where the boys tell their wives they are meeting with The Boss at a theater, then getting hilariously involved with two women in a plot too convoluted to describe here. Suffice to say, the theater burns down and Laurel and Hardy have wet clothes in the apartment of the two beautiful women. The wives find that out and wait for the boys to confess. It is good fun.

BROMO AND JULIET (1926) has Oliver Hardy as a chauffeur in one of Charley Chase's funniest comedies, a parody of ROMEO AND JULIET with seemingly everyone drunk except the leading lady. Of course, it has a happy ending and is a very good introduction to Chase's comedy persona.

THE LUCKY DOG (1919), the first real Laurel and Hardy movie, has Laurel starring and Hardy in a small role as a crook. Shown for decades in only a heavily cut version, we owe this complete 24 minute print to the late William K. Everson. It is a rare and fascinating curio, not bad.

ALONG CAME AUNTIE (1926) stars someone named Glenn Tryon, along with Oliver Hardy without Laurel. Tryon is the current husband and Hardy the first husband of a woman who will inherit a fortune from a rich aunt if she can prove she has never been divorced. So Tryon has to masquerade as a roomer and not a husband. Again, not a real L & H comedy at all, but with hilarious slapstick moments.

The film that gives me the most trouble here is LOVE `EM AND WEEP (1927). If you did not know this was a Laurel and Hardy comedy, you would swear it was a full-fledged film noir--happily married Jimmy Finlayson is being blackmailed by nasty Mae Busch, with whom he had a fling in his younger days. Busch wants money, or she will tell the wife everything. Laurel plays Finlayson's secretary, and Hardy has a small role. Laurel and Hardy remade this as a sound short called CHICKENS COME HOME a few years later, with Hardy in Finlayson's role and Busch repeating her villainous role. I did not laugh very much and would love to see LOVE `EM AND WEEP in a theater with an audience to see if they laugh at it.

Again, the print quality is magnificent in this whole LOST FILMS OF LAUREL AND HARDY series, and the music scores are nostalgic. Volume Three is wildly uneven, but sometimes great. Don't start your collection with this one, unless it sounds wonderful to you from my review. There are better volumes.

The Laughs Continue!.......2006-01-04

We all experience many important "firsts" in our lives that stay with us. First love, first kiss, first Christmas..ect. Well one of the things I remember was the first thing I saw that made me laugh. It was Laurel and Hardy. It wasn't one of the shorts presented here but their movie "Way Out West". From a young child I've always been a fan of their comedy. Knowing this recently I was given several of these DVD collections featuring Laurel and Hardy's silent works, and even solo pieces. I will review each short individually.

LIBERTY (1929, 20 Mins.) - The "boys" were known for their "mixed-up" derby gag, well here they play a variation of it, the "mixed-up" pants gag. While escaping jail the two mix up their pants in a get-a-way car. Only afterwards do they realize what they have done that they seek a place to change pants. This leads the two to find themselves high above a construction site where they are several stories high. In a way the piece is like "Puttin' Pants On Phillip", a short the team made in 1927. But many claim it resembles a Harold Lloyd short. Back in the 1920's daredevil or "thrill" comedies were quite popular and Lloyd, along with Buster Keaton, were known for these comedies. In fact Lloyd did appear in a short where he too was atop a construction site, "Never Weaken (1921)". While the daredevil comedy is not really Laurel and Hardy's strong suit the "boys" turn this into one of their best silent comedies. I'd say one of the top three. *** 1/2 (out of *****)

WE FAW DOWN (1928,21 MINS.) - "We Faw Down" has the boys lying to their wives in order to go out to a poker game. They tell the wives they are going to meet THE BOSS at a theater. Well as things turn out that very theater burns down but the wives see the "boys" with two women whom they innocently helped out when one of the ladies lost their hat.
The theme was later reused in the 1933 film the team made "Sons of the Desert" and the ending was also reused in "Block-Heads (1938)". In fact what Laurel and Hardy did, along with other silent comedians, was simply repeat all of their material for sound, not that there's anything wrong with that. Here is a good idea that simply doesn't seem developed enough, maybe it just needed to be seen in a longer format, but it does have some laughs. *** (out of *****)

BROMO AND JULIET (1926,24 MINS) - On these "Lost" DVD'S not all of the shorts star Laurel and Hardy as a team, this is one of them. These DVD'S sometimes have Charley Chase shorts which Oliver Hardy acted in. I'm glad that we can see some of Chase's shorts, but keep in mind not all of them are good. Though there is a good one on volume 5 of the series. This one can get kind of boring and doesn't really show Chase at his best. ** (out of *****)

THE LUCKY DOG (1917,24 MINS) - The DVD says this was made 1919, IMDB says 1917, I'm going with IMDB, you can chose which one you like.

"The Lucky Dog" has Laurel and Hardy appearing together in a short for the first time, though they are NOT a team. They are rivals. In seems this piece has never been available in its "complete" form until now, aren't we "lucky"? Actually though the short is funny. It moves along briskly, at times I was a little confused as to what exactly was going on, but I went along with it and had some mild fun. Plus fans of the team I'm sure will be curious to see this if only for "historical" purposes. *** (out of *****)

ALONG CAME AUNTIE (1926, 24 MINS) - Harold Lloyd once said that between Stan and Oliver, Stan would have made it as a single. Having seen more shorts with only Stan I think he may have been right. "Auntie" shows how Oliver didn't really have a fully developed persona until Laurel came along. Stan could carry a short by himself I think, but Oliver couldn't. "Auntie" is pretty funny at times, and has a really good situation, sometimes though the slapstick comedy gets in the way, too much beating each other up. But I laughed enough to recommend it. A little crude but funny. *** (out of *****)

LOVE 'EM AND WEEP (1927, 24 MINS) - Like "Auntie" this is a fast-paced comedy that doesn't waste any time getting into things. It was remade in 1931 as "Chickens Come Home". If you've seen that one, James Finlayson plays the Oliver part with Stan playing the same role in both. Oliver has a brief role as a guest at the party. This is actually pretty funny, but I think dialogue was needed. Between the two I think most people will agree "Chickens" is better. Also worth mentioning is Mae Busch plays the same part in both versions. *** (out of *****)

So there you have it. A pretty solid collection of early Laurel and Hardy shorts and solo pieces. Some of the stuff on here is really funny, and the Chase short kind of disappoints. In the end though this is worth seeing, especially if you're a fan. This DVD'S were really designed for us, the devoted fans of the greatest comedy team of all-time. It is very interesting to see how the team grew and chemistry was put in place the more they worked together.

Bottom-line: Mostly good collection of early Laurel and Hardy shorts. These are really essentials for the devoted fans, others I'm afraid may not be interested enough to watch all of them. "Liberty" is the best in the set.

STUNNING!.......2005-03-16

I will not go into a synopsis of the material as that is readily available but will comment on the series itself having viewed them all.

This is a stunning collection of the early work of the `boys` and is presented from restored 35mm material much of which is taken from the original surviving negatives. Several of the titles in the series, have until fairly recently, been considered lost forever.

Each disc has detailed information on the titles and every film is presented with either the original vitaphone sound on disc (again recently discovered) synchronised with the picture or with a composite vitaphone soundtrack.

Even for those who don`t normally view `silent` movies these are astounding prints of what is now the historic formation of one the most inventive and forever lasting comedy teams ever to grace the silver screen.

Each disc deserves five stars for content, quality and value.

Good material with only minor flaws.......2005-02-16

The shorts presented herein are very fine and funny material, even the shorts that aren't real L&H shorts per se because they either appeared together but hadn't been teamed yet or because only one of them were appearing. The strongest material of course comes from the two proper L&H shorts, 'Liberty' and 'We Faw Down'; I also very much like 'The Lucky Dog,' the film in which they first appeared together, even though they were nowhere near getting teamed yet. 'Love 'Em and Leave 'Em' is the original silent version of what later became 'Chickens Come Home'; but for the difference of roles (Ollie and not Jimmy Finlayson plays the blackmailed husband running for mayor in the sound version), it's such a practically word-by-word and gag-by-gag retelling it's uncanny. 'Bromo and Juliet,' the Charley Chase short in which Ollie appears as a police officer, is very funny and enjoyable too; it's a criminal shame that today this great funnyman and performer is all but forgotten. 'Along Came Auntie,' which was rescued from near-decomposition, is also enjoyable, but overall I'd peg it as the weakest of the six shorts presented here. Of course the material on the discs in this collection are fantastic, but it just seems like they were assembled without rhyme or reason, like by theme or chronological order.

There are however a few minor flaws; it appears that this DVD is like the others in this collection in that it just starts playing right away, or at least it does so on my computer's DVD player. You have to click the Menu button on the control bar to be brought to the main menu to select the short you want to see yourself, and if you're only interested in seeing one, four, and six, say, you have to repeat this every time instead of having it automatically start and the beginning and not display the menu by itself until the final short is over. The background music, even if some of it may have been the original backing soundtrack in theatres, can also become repetitive and monotonous. Sure it's not EXACTLY the same throughout every short, but it's not very varied either.

The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 2 (Slapstick Symposium)

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Pure vintage Chase
Charley Chase
The library won't be complete without it ... and even now it's incomplete!
Great entertainment from a neglected comedian

The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 2 (Slapstick Symposium)
Starring: Charley Chase , Katherine Grant , Gale Henry , Fred DeSilva , and John Cossar
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ASIN: B000AM4PJK
Release Date: 2005-09-13

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Pure vintage Chase.......2007-06-07

This volume brings together 5 wonderful Charley Chase shorts that showcase his comedic genius, as well as a rare short from his brother James Parrott (who went by Paul onscreen) and a very brief biography narrated by Serge Bromberg, the founder of Lobster Films (the company that puts together this great Slapstick Symposium series). Charley might not have been one of the top-ranking clowns of the silent and early sound era, but he was every bit as talented as the Big Three, and as more of his surviving work continues to be released, it seems as though more people are rediscovering him and realising just how talented and funny he was. Those who falsely associate silent comedy with nothing but pie fights and police chases will be pleasantly surprised at how sophisticated, polished, and inventive Charley's scenarios and gags were.

'His Wooden Wedding' (1925) features Charley as a man who is led by a bootlegger into believing the woman he's about to marry has a wooden leg. Little does he know this man's true intentions in telling him this lie, to gain for himself the heirloom diamond ring he gave his intended. The two end up on a cruise ship, where hilarity ensues, particularly as they fight to get the diamond back and the truth is slowly discovered.

'Isn't Life Terrible?' (1925) has Charley as a rather henpecked husband desperate to go on a summer vacation with his wife and daughter, with his leech of a brother-in-law Remington who lives with them (Oliver Hardy minus his moustache) tagging along for the ride. He had his heart set on going camping, but his wife and Remington changed their minds upon seeing an advertisement for a contest sponsored by a pen company, with the winner to get a free cruise. Though he wins the contest, everything that could possibly go wrong on this cruise does, and the troubles start even before the ship sets sail.

'Innocent Husbands' (1925) features Charley as Melvin (one of the few times he went by a name not his own after becoming a star), a husband with an even more difficult wife. His wife is convinced he's up to no good, even without any real evidence, and is prevailed upon by her catty friends to hold a séance so they can discover all of his alleged misdeeds. Things get complicated when the séance relocates to his own apartment, while he's trying to get an unwanted female admirer, his buddy who lives across the way, and his buddy's date out of there undetected.

'Dog Shy' (1926) has Charley as a man who's been deathly afraid of dogs since boyhood. He's chased into a phonebooth by a dog and ends up on the phone to a lovely young lady who's being forced to marry some repugnant nobleman, the man who just stormed out of the booth. He ends up being mistaken for the butler who has been sent to work at his new sweetheart's mansion, and in the course of his first day there has to conquer his old fear of dogs when called upon to take care of The Duke, the family's pet dog. The hilarity reaches a high point when six different people hatch three different plots that all take place at midnight, unbeknownest to the others.

'Bromo and Juliet' (1926) was previously released on Vol. 3 of 'The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy,' and was my introduction to Charley. Here he's a young man roped into playing Romeo in his girlfriend's charity production so that she'll agree to marry him. Unfortunately, her drunken father is also appearing in the show, and Charley has to find a way to get him to the show on time. This task turns out to be anything but routine, as an irate cab driver whom the old man owes $40 to (Oliver Hardy) and a cop whose suspicions are aroused by the behavior of Charley, who has gotten drunk himself, are hot on their heels and tag them all of the way to the playhouse, all while the show is trying to go on.

'Shine 'Em Up!' (1922) stars Charley's brother James (Paul) as a shoeshine man who gets mixed up with a bunch of escaped convicts who eventually end up trying to rob the safe at the train station where he has just gotten a job. He also finds time to have a romance with the station master's daughter Okra (Jobyna Ralston, who became Harold Lloyd's leading lady a year later). It's enjoyable and entertaining enough (and James looks practically like Charley's identical twin), but his character just doesn't seem as real or endearing as his brother's. He seems more like just another comedian of the era, not a distinct personality whom the viewer connects with and grows to care about.

The disc is topped off by a 5-minute bio of Charley's career, starting with his days at Keystone in the Teens, moving forward to his glory years, and eventual decline, at Hal Roach Studios, and ending with his final years at Columbia (unfortunately we're not shown any clips of the shorts he made while there, and, oddly, while it's mentioned that he directed a number of Three Stooges shorts, the one we see a clip from, 'Disorder in the Court,' was not one of the ones he directed).

Overall, it's a great introduction to this long-forgotten and neglected comedian for those who might not already be aware of his wonderful body of work; the only downside is that there are only 5 of his shorts, whereas most of the other volumes in this Slapstick Symposium series contain more.

Charley Chase.......2007-05-19

Some good examples of this neglected comedian, who has a pleasing personality and a command of visual gags. An excellent biography is an extra, as well as an ingenious film by Paul Parrott.
But my disc was defective, which meant one film was hard to view, and the damage was clear on the disc. UK buyers should beware that they will be subjected to customs and post-office charges for handling over and above what are listed in the Amazon bill that can amount to almost as much as the product.

The library won't be complete without it ... and even now it's incomplete!.......2007-04-07

I'm writing this review more or less to simply confirm my fellow-reviewer's conclusion. This second volume of Charley Chase-comedies is overall as satisfying as the first. As with any other comedian, some of Chase's movies work better than others (to be funny can be very unfunny at times!), but the best are downright hilarious and besides very well structured, and even the weaker include amusing moments.

I too would like to add DOG SHY and HIS WOODEN WEDDING as my favorites included here. In contrast to what most of his colleagues are concerned (even the most gifted ones, that is), Chase's gags are always well placed in context to the story and never waste any time. Fans of Chase will also find it interesting to see one of the few surviving films starring his brother James, SHINE 'EM UP -- it offers nothing extraordinary but is good fun nonetheless.

My complaint concerning this sampling of shorts is that his last silent effort MOVIE NIGHT, which marked my introduction to Chase and was one of his highlights, is left out in both volumes. I also think the featurette covering Chase's life could have lasted far longer -- thankfully, a very insightful and well researched biography entitled SMILE WHEN THE RAINDROPS FALL is available here on Amazon, which gives a unique portrayal of Charley the comedian as well as Chase the man.

However, THE CHARLEY CHASE COLLECTION VOL. 2 is recommended from me throughout to buffs of silent comedy and to you who somehow have got the strange impression that the mentioned genre is just "pies and knock-about." It's delightful to witness a comic genius finally being recognized!

Great entertainment from a neglected comedian.......2005-09-17

It's wonderful to see that Kino Video is providing us with more great comedy from the silent era, especially of stars most of us might not be too familiar with. I was pleasantly surprised by this DVD right from the start: each of the six comedy shorts (averaging around 20 minutes in length) has very high production and picture quality, and I especially enjoyed the clever gags and ideas. Although this Kino Video series is called "Slapstick Symposium", I would rate Charley Chase's comedy as somewhat more 'high brow' than the everyday slapstick most of us are familiar with such as Keystone, early Chaplin and Arbuckle, for instance. So if you are no great fan of these silent comedians, then perhaps Charley Chase would be more to your taste. Personally, I got a lot more genuine good chuckles and plenty of smiles out of all 6 Chase shorts on this DVD than most Chaplin or Arbuckle. Not only are the gags quite original and clever, the overall editing and acting by Chase also add quality to these comedies. Unlike Chaplin, Arbuckle and others who played a clown-like character, Charley Chase is just a normal guy - much like Harold Lloyd - who finds himself in hilarious situations. His acting style is not excessive in any way, nor does he stand out, but the end product is always a satisfying and entertaining little comedy. Chase was more than just a comedian, however; he was also involved in writing, directing and of course, thinking up his own funny gags, and this DVD has a nice selection of good quality ones. My favourites are "Dog Shy" and "His Wooden Wedding" (in the latter he is misled into thinking his fiancee has a wooden leg) but Chase's appearance as Romeo in "Bromo and Juliet" as he pads his tights because his legs appeared too thin is also worth a couple of laughs. All up, this is about 2 hours of really good entertainment - perhaps nothing extraordinarily hilarious or unusual, but overall enjoyable. I was just a bit disappointed that the special feature biography on Charley Chase is only 8 minutes long, as I'm sure he deserves a much longer and thorough bio. Good fun for silent comedy fans, especially those who prefer the likes of Harold Lloyd.

The Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 4

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The Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy: The Complete Collection, Vol. 4
Starring: Sammy Brooks , Kathleen Collins , Clyde Cook , William Gillespie , and Helen Gilmore
Director: James Parrott , and Jess Robbins
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Mastered from the original 35mm material, this fourth volume of lost films from the great comedy team of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy includes: "They Go Boom!" (1929, 20 min.), "Their Purple Moment" (1928, 21 min., silent), "Bacon Grabbers" (1929, 20 min., silent), "Unaccustomed As We Are" (1929, 18 min.) in an alternate silent version of their first sound short, the Clyde Cook/Oliver Hardy short "Should Sailors Marry?" (1925, 22 min., silent), plus the Charley Chase short "On the Wrong Trek" (1936, 19 min.) featuring a cameo by Laurel & Hardy.

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Paul Schrader grows into being something of an optimist
"It's cologne. I'm a sucker for that airplane stuff."
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This compelling 1992 drama is often cited as the third film in writer-director Paul Schrader's trilogy of "nocturnal alienation" that includes Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (which Schrader wrote) and American Gigolo. Like those other films, this one deals with a solitary man who works almost exclusively at night, and the film immerses us in the rhythms and psychology of his lifestyle. In this case, Willem Dafoe plays a cocaine addict who has kicked the habit that almost killed him, but still delivers drugs to clients for a dealer (Susan Sarandon) who dreams of opening a legitimate cosmetics business. He meets an old lover (Dana Delany) who fears he will draw her into their old life of drug abuse, but that proves to be the least of their worries. Simultaneously sad, funny, and fascinating, the film inevitably leads to the outburst of violence that has become a kind of signature in Schrader's work. It lacks the visceral impact of Taxi Driver, but few directors can match Schrader's gift for creating fully realized characters on the fringes of a society to which they don't quite belong. Insomnia, in Schrader's world, is a condition suffered by those whose dreams remain elusive, just beyond their grasp. --Jeff Shannon

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Hidden Treasure for film fans.......2005-08-26

The previous reviews of this film are great, so I won't praddle on - just want to add a couple notes. Though I'm a Schrader fan and film buff, I was never aware that this "Trilogy" existed and enjoyed this film on its own. This film is not Taxi Driver, one of the greatest American films ever made, but it also does not carry the over-bearing weight of that film, and can be "enjoyed", with an anti-hero which we can more readily identify. The style is minimalist with great visual touches and choices by Schrader (with some moments that are quiet but extremely revealing), fun dialogue and interesting characters. The subtext dealing with aging drug dealer DeFoe's insomniac character LaTour, confronting his "lost dreams" as the "garbage" of his past piles up (set against a New York waste haulers' strike) is compelling and strong thematically. Anybody over 30 who's given a moments thought to their life's choices and where they're going can identify. Sarandon and Delaney are in top form. Yes, the ending is a bit forced with some over-violence and a bit of a leap in logic (the relationship between DeFoe and Sarandan is not established well enough to warrant his expressions at the end). Still, great film any fan of existential cinema should appreciate. By the way...DeFoe's character is named John LaTour - Latour was the name of the Marquis de Sade's valet!

Its climax seems to belong to another movie.......2005-05-20

John LeTour (Willem Dafoe) is a recovered drug addict who spends his lonely life drifting around the city by night, delivering drugs for his boss, Ann (Susan Sarandon). He worries about his future, but he is firmly enmeshed in a lifestyle from which escape does not seem like a realistic option. A bit of hope creeps back into his life when he encounters an old flame (Dana Delany) from his days as a user and the possibility of rekindled romance becomes his lifeline. This is a very low-key film for most of its length, but its climactic explosion of violence provides a jarring change of pace that plays as if writer/director Paul Schrader couldn't figure out how to end the film. Delany's character is rather off-handedly changed from a figure with real dramatic purpose to a mere plot point that sets up the justification for a bloodbath. The performances are excellent and Schrader is a talented filmmaker, but he falters here./

Paul Schrader grows into being something of an optimist.......2005-04-13

The irony is that while an obvious case can be made that the best way to appreciate Paul Schrader's 1992 drama "Light Sleeper" is to have seen the previous two entries in his "nocturnal alienation" trilogy, "Taxi Driver" and "American Gigolo," those comparisons are the Achilles heel for the film as well. The commonalities between the angry young Travis Bickle, the narcissistic Julian Kay, and Willem Dafoe's John LeTour are obvious since they are loners with a variety of night jobs. But what is more important is the way Schrader's archetypal hero has progressed over the course of these three films to the point where this last version is able to take stock of his life and realize he is actually looking forward to something in his life.

This is rather difficult for LaTour because the omnipresent fact of this film is that his past is close behind. Although he has stopped doing drugs, he does deliveries for his boss lady, Ann (Susan Sarandon), who keeps threatening to go legit and do cosmetics rather than sell drugs. The other person delivering drugs to Ann's upscale clientele is Robert (David Clennon), and he is interested in changing careers too. So far the change is just all talk but LaTour starts wondering about his own future and does not see much of one. When he is not "working" he spends his time filling up stacks of composition books while drinking wine. He has tried being an actor and dreams of being a musician, but apparently has not noticed that he is actually a writer.

The catalyst for change becomes a couple of chance encounters with his old girl friend, Marianne (Dana Delany), who does not really want to remember the good times they shared when they were both addicts. She is back in town to sit by the bedside of her dying mother at a local hospital and LaTour becomes captivated by the idea that she represents the road not taken and an opportunity for him to change his life. But even though he is able to get back into her bed and have a moment of sheer happiness, Marianne cannot see him as a good future. For her, he is only a reminder of a bad past, and although his heart and motives are pure he is a slippery slope for her despite his best intentions.

The problem is that at the moment of crisis it is hard not to see Schrader's film as returning to territory quite similar to the final reel of "Taxi Driver." I liked the optimistic revelations of LaTour's final speech in the film, but how we get from the film's low point to the prospect of a happy ending somewhere down the road is missing the necessary causal connections to make the conclusion truly fulfilling. Fortunately the performances cover the narrative gaps as Schrader spins his little morality play about the decline and fall of the drug culture. There is never really a point where Dafoe's character is a bad person and the same can be said for Sarandon's as well, while it is Delany whose character jumps the rails when she is being asked to anchor another person's life. "Light Sleeper" is the weakest part of this faux trilogy, but it has value both as that last act and on its own terms.

"It's cologne. I'm a sucker for that airplane stuff.".......2004-11-04

This movie really is a mixed bag. I'd been looking for it for years, and I suppose expectations had far exceeded the actual film. Paul Schrader never fails to deliver in terms of gritty reality with some actual morals ("Taxi Driver", of course, is the best example), so maybe I expected another "Taxi".

The amazing thing about this film is the sharp, sharp contrast between the plot and the way the characters act. William Dafoe plays a drugdealer, and Susan Sarandon plays his main connection, but at no point do we see either of them as villains. Eating Chinese, yucking it up, laughing with one another about the old days and certain forms of art, there are moments when you think you're watching a sitcom rather than a movie about a guy with a vendetta trying to climb out of the sewer of dealing/addiction.

John (Dafoe's character) has some real bright shiny moments, and I'm not kidding. It's like he's the Mr. Rogers of drugdealers. This fat guy is whigging out on coke and crystal meth and Dafoe goes, "I remember when your wife was here, when you had a life. Come on". What is he, a drug counselor? The jazz music just don't work as well as it did in "Taxi", because nothing is really going on that seems all that dreadful.

There is a reality check, however, amongst the "Friends" atmosphere the film creates. Dafoe's former lover, who now shuns him, gets strung out after her mother dies and jump off a hotel balcony owned by one of Susan Sarandon's customers. Hence Dafoe's decision to buy a gun.

I have to say I've never seen anything quite like this. It manages to turn drugdealers into characters from "Today's Special". It doesn't glorify it or not glorify it. You have to see this movie to believe it.

Humane.......2003-07-14

Unusual in the usual world of American movie theater. Thought provoking and very consequential, certainly not unpredictable but somehow enriching and very humane. The characters of drug dealers turn out to be very likeable and egzistential.
There are many weaknesses in this plot - violent end seems to be repeating "Taxi Driver" in a sort of casual "Crime And Punishment" way, nevertheless it is very simplistic. Drug dealer is apparently more in a character of Paul Schreader than a realistic immersion into the psyche of a drug dealer. The main character narates too much as if we have a problem to understand his actions, unnecessary in my view. And there is a genuine bad guy as if to create the vent for the eventual explosion at the end. He is reduced to inhumanity perhaps to underline the humanity of others that some of us would have trouble accepting. All in all few weak places and yet because these types of intelligent movies are so rare, it is so much beyond the typical Holywood entertainment sewer. All the actors are doing great work as expected.

The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 1 (Slapstick Symposium)

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The Charley Chase Collection, Vol. 1 (Slapstick Symposium)
Starring: Charley Chase , William V. Mong , Martha Sleeper , Milla Davenport , and William Blaisdell
Director: Leo McCarey
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ASIN: B0002CHIEC
Release Date: 2004-08-03

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Bringing a collection of seven 2-reeler comedies from the golden period of this acting/producer legend, the CHARLEY CHASE DVD is a fantastic introduction to the funny and frenetic world of Charley Chase and a rare chance to experience the work of one of the most influential short-film comedians of the late 1920s. The CHALEY CHASE DVD brings the following short films: MUM'S THE WORD (1926), APRIL FOOL (1926), CRAZY LIKE A FOX(1926), LONG FLIB THE KING (1923), MIGHTY LIKE A MOOSE (1926), and ALL WET (1924).

In a series of one and two reelers at the Hal Roach Studios, Chase elevated the style of situation comedy to an art form with his unique combination of madcap adventures, beautiful women and wild misunderstandings. After a decade of working in front of and behind the cameras (he was Director General at the Roach Studios), Charley Chase was persuaded to start a new series of one reel comedies in 1923. From the first release, Chase became a hit with the public--"America's New Joy Boy" was filling theater houses with laughter from coast to coast.

Chase discovered that by starting with a simple predicament that any average person could get into, the public could identify with him. Then, gradually, by building a once plausible situation into a fiascfiasco, he could take them to a riotous conclusion that is unbelievable, yet, somehow conceivable. Carefree, frivolous, wild and woolly, Charley Chase was the "Good Time Charlie" that we all wished we could be. Fortunately, due to film preservation, we still have him.

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Some great stuff.......2007-06-22

Though he was the biggest comedian working in short subjects in the mid- and late Twenties, unfortunately Charley Chase is largely forgotten today. Happily, however, as more of his work becomes available on DVD and released to the public, it seems as though more and more fans of vintage comedy are rediscovering just how talented and funny he truly was, right up there with the likes of Keaton, Chaplin, Lloyd, and Linder. This disc brings together six of his shorts, four two-reelers and two one-reelers.

'Mum's the Word' (1926) was previously released on Vol. 9 of 'The Lost Films of Laurel and Hardy.' Charley plays a young man who is coming home from school to visit his mother, who has just remarried. On the train home, he meets a young lady whom he, of course, falls in love with. It turns out that she's travelling to the same house he is, where she works as a maid, and that once home, he must pretend to be a new butler, for his mother hasn't yet told her new husband the rather important fact that she has a grown son. It also comes out that the new maid isn't being totally honest about her true identity either.

'Long Fliv the King' (1926) starts out with the not-so-original plot device of a young woman, Helga, having to marry by a certain date and time, but in this case she's not being rushed to marriage because she's got money coming to her--she's got a royal crown coming to her. She settles on Charley, who is in prison and scheduled to die soon. What the new queen didn't count on was that just after they were married and she left for her kingdom, Charley would be sprung from prison and cleared of the false charges against him. He trails her to her kingdom with his new friend/lackey Warfield, played by the wonderful Max Davidson, who is even more forgotten than Charley today. His own films aren't shown too often because of modern-day concerns and sensitivities towards the rather stereotyped Jewish characters he often was stuck playing, but in films such as this (though it does contain a few somewhat cringe-worthy moments), he was more or less allowed to just be himself and to be funny that way. Of course, complications arise when Charley arrives in Thermosa. Many people at court don't want some outsider on the throne, and try to overthrow him. Oliver Hardy also plays a small role in this one.

'April Fool' (1924) is from Charley's days playing a character called Jimmie Jump. Being a one-reeler, the plot is fairly simple and straightforward, people at his newspaper office playing tricks on one another all day, with his sweetheart, the boss's daughter, eventually getting in on the fun too.

'Mighty Like a Moose' (1926) was previously released on Vol. 9 of 'The Lost Films of L&H.' Charley, Mr. Moose, has horrible teeth, and his wife has a rather unfortunate nose. Unbeknownest to the other, they each get surgery, and are so unrecognisable to one another afterwards that they make a date to go to a party being thrown by their doctor. Since they both think they're cheating on the other spouse, a lot of comedy ensues as they're each getting ready for the date. Things get even more sticky when a picture of the two of them shows up on the front page of the paper after the party was busted for having alcohol.

'Crazy Like a Fox' (1926) was previously released on Vol. 6 of 'The Lost Films of L&H,' and co-stars Oliver Hardy in a minor role. Charley is very unhappy because he's being forced to marry a woman he doesn't know, and even more so after meeting and falling in love (or at least lust) at first sight with a young woman he meets at the depot. She too is being forced to marry against her will, but what neither of them know is that Charley is the man she's been matched with. Determined to avoid this marriage, Charley decides to pretend to be absolutely crazy when he arrives at the young woman's mansion. His riotous act may end up working a little too well, however.

'All Wet' (1924) is another Jimmie Jump comedy. Jimmie, who is staying at a boarding house, gets an important telegram telling him to be at the train station by 2:30 to pick up a litter of English Pitbull puppies. He happily dashes off to fulfill what he thinks will be a routine errand, but meets with nothing but car (and other) trouble along the way. Though he was really good in these one-reelers, he was just too funny and talented to be served well in such a short timeframe. He needed that extra reel to continue building up the storyline and his character.

Overall, this is a solid enough introduction to Charley's work for a new fan, though the one-reelers really aren't at the same mature polished level as the later four shorts. It's also unfortunate that fully one-half of this collection was previously released; it's not fair to fans to be asked to buy that much duplicate material just to see a few new shorts. Having three repeats from previous collections might not be that bad had there been more than just six shorts here, but since there are only six, it seems like it would have made more sense for there to be more newly-released material, no matter how great the three repeats are.

Mine Played Fine.......2005-10-15

Look right below me. Since when did this stop being a review symposium and start being the Complaints Department at Macey's? I'm here for the reviews, not for some dopey quality-control issue that should be brought up with the manufacturer and one that the manufacturer and distributer would certainly fix pronto. I hated Don Quixote because of a bad binding? I honestly expect more sense from a Top 500 reviewer. I just came from a review of a Hammer Film (The Devil Rides Out) where some loon from Italy goes on and on about all the DVDs that Amazon sends her are "100% Damaged" including the replacements!!! She's ordering DVDs from the US and she lives in Italy?! A Region Coding problem perhaps? Please visit the review and hit inappropriate, then go to her other reviews and do the same (They all complain about "100% Damaged" DVDs!!). Lets clear out the deadwood.

Anyway, I highly recommend this collection. Chase is a real surprise if you've been stuck with the usuals for silent comedy--his work almost seems like fun rips on Silents that would've been made in the Fifties for, say, "Singin' in the Rain." He especially had an acute eye for an outrageous site gag that somehow made sense. In one film (name forgotten) he's getting out of his car with his golf clubs and a women whizzes by him and nearly misses him. The golf clubs fly way too far up in the air and scatter ridiculously. It's a subtle bit of extra oomph that makes his work so enjoyable.

Thanks Kino--great job!!

Defective dvd don't buy.......2005-07-10

This dvd will only play the first short. There are no links to get to the other movies. The main menu only goes to one movie.

Silent Screwball Comedy.......2005-04-09

In the 1930s, most of the great US directors (Hawks, Hitchcock, Sturgess, Capra, Wilder) experimented with the "screwball comedy" genre. Although hard to define, a screwball comedy usually consisted of a witty middle class couple falling in and out of love and/or marriage, a series of madcap adventures, and witty dialog, often with sexual innuendo. Leo McCarey, who wrote and directed for Hal Roach, also made sound films in this genre (The Awful Truth).

This collection represents Leo McCarey's work with Charlie Chase for Hal Roach between 1924 and 1926. Charlie Chase invites more comparisons with the male leads in Screwball comedies (especially Robert Montgomery and Joel McCray) than with the great "clowns" like Chaplin, Lloyd and Keaton. Chase lacked the physical grace and the ability to create memorable visual humor of the big 3. Instead his humor tended to emerge from being thrown into and out of outrageous, awkward or embarassing situations, typically but not always involving a romantic partner. In "Mighty Like a Moose", both he and his wife try to surprise one another with changes in their facial appearance, then become attracted to each other in their "new look", without knowing their true identity. In "Long Fliv the King", Chase, a condemned criminal, marries a princess of a foreign country out of convenience, only to be pardoned, and thus faced with being King of his inherited land. Sometimes the situations work, but more often they are too outrageous to draw the viewer into the mayhem. Also, the witty dialog of the sound screwball comedies sometimes made up for the silly premises of the plot (think of "Bringing Up Baby"), but in the silent version, of course, such dialog was not possible. So these films, although interesting and mildly amusing at times, may be disappointing to many viewers. One gets the overall sense here that Roach and McCarey were part of an experimental lab for developing more sophisticated alternatives to the "slapstick" genre (so the title of the series "Slapstick symposium" is a little misleading). Like all lab experiments, sometimes they work, sometimes not.

Another interesting aspect of these, and other silent movies, is how often their gags were reused later on. In "Mum's the Word", Charlie and his step-dad perform a sight gag with a window shade that resembles the famous pantomime between Chico and Groucho in "Duck Soup" (also directed by McCarey). Also, there is the "woman making like a chair" scene that was repeated in Laurel and Hardy's sound feature "Blockheads".

In general, it would help to be both a fan of the screwball genre, as well as of the Hal Roach factory, to enjoy this collection.

Charley's Back!.......2004-10-04

It's really kind of sad to think that the name Charley Chase barely registers with anyone nowadays. Sad because in an era of great comics, he was one of the greatest. One of the reasons, probably, is the fact that Charley didn't have the clown persona of a Chaplin or a Keaton. He was much more of a regular guy type, comperable to Harold Loyd although I always thought that Chase's character was much more believable than Loyd's. The release of this DVD is a cause for celebration among all lovers of great comedy. I hope it's the first of many more.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY

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