The Way of All Pants

How tragic that this little gem is incomplete today. Still, there are a little more footage in existence than what is seen in the "Lost Films of Laurel & Hardy vol. 6": Robert Youngson's "The Further Perils of Laurel & Hardy" Show the same footage as Mr. Agee does in Lost Films..., but Youngson's footage continues and actually shows us the rest of the film. Charley gets off the bus and there, by the bus stop, is Edna Marion waiting for him. The detective seen previously passes the two, greets them and continues down the street in riding trousers, much to Edna's and Charley's amusement.

It seems that the next Charley Chase DVD and blu-ray sets, now dealing with Chase's late silent titles at Hal Roach Studios, will have this title, complete.

Lacking the major part of reel one, it is great fun studying the film's cutting continuity. The film actually opens with Charley being asked to employ one of the many charming young ladies replying to the ad for the job. Edna is chosen, being described as "Edna - one stenographer in a thousand - She knows the difference between a comma and a period--".