Assistant Wives

Charley Chase is married to Edna Marion, as he was a lot in this period. In his short comedies, I mean. For reasons of the plot, he hasn't told boss Eugene Pallette he's married, so he tries to pass off Anita Garvin, who's the flapjack queen of the diner opposite the office as his wife in hopes of getting a raise. Anita invites the boss to dinner, and Pallette says tonight is fine.

It's a typical sitcom situation, and Chase and crew are experts. However, the real standout here is Miss Garvin. Always a reliable performer in comedies of this period, she is extra funny swanking around in a bleached-blonde wig; you can almost here a Brooklyn accent and sit on the gum she has stuck under the seat.