It Happened One Day

Charley Chase has been hired as a clerk at Oscar Apfel's firm. After blathering on about hard work, the other men in the office talk about him becoming a manager, and marrying the boss's daughter. Apfel, hearing this, ships him to Long Beach, where he meets Apfel's daughter, Betty Mack.

One of the joys of the classic Chase short subjects was his ability to compress a three-act plot into two reels, with plenty of time and talent for classic slapstick gags. In the sound era he would throw in a song or two, usually written by himself and house musical director, Leroy Shield; we get one here, a variation on "The Man on the Flying Trapeze". We also get plenty of well-timed gags, from Chase and Apfel tripping over each other and busting hats, to a full-fledged fire, with inept firemen trying to put it out. Enjoy!