The Chases of Pimple Street

CHARLIE CHASE seems to be using silent screen technique for his broad antics on display here in THE CHASES OF PIMPLE STREET. He's amusing as a hen-pecked husband whose sister lives under the same roof with him and his wife. She exasperates him to the point of hysteria, but when his boss needs an extra "girl" for a party, he has to use his own wife as the girl when his sister is mistakenly identified by his boss as his wife. Does that make any sense? Well, of course, it doesn't really. It's a merry mix-up and Chase makes the most of it. The early scenes in the busy household with Charlie shut out of his own bathroom by his sister-in-law are funnier than what takes place later at the party.

In other words, it's an uneven comedy, getting laughs where it should but not over-the-top hilarious.

Summing up: Enjoyable two-reeler owes a lot to Chase's skill as a comedian with silent screen technique embedded in his acting, as late as 1934.