Luncheon at Twelve

"Luncheon at Twelve" is a film that not only stars Charley Chase, but it's directed by him as well. Some might not notice this, as Charley uses his real name for his directing jobs (Charles Parrott). He also directed many other shorts for Hal Roach...especially the Little Rascals shorts.

The story starts off well enough. It's trash day and Charley rushes out with his small pail of garbage...and the trash collectors won't take it. However, the film QUICKLY goes downhill when Charley is offered a job. He thinks it's to be an interior decorator, but it turns out to be a job as a painter. What follows are some awful gags (especially the MANY which occur when the painters are painting a table) and you also get to see the painters splash paint all over each other...which isn't especially funny either.

Overall, the film has a few funny bits but the rest of it simply isn't funny and the film is flat. Watchable but not particularly funny for a comedy.