Girl Shock

The plot for "Girl Shock" is very strange and a bit contrived. It seems that Charley is nervous around women and his girlfriend explains why this is the case to her father. It seems that during WWI, Charley was a pilot in Russia* and was shot down. He was rescued by a group of female communist soldiers who called themselves 'The Legion of Death'. Exactly what they did to him isn't shown, but it seems that they thought he was super-sexy and they forced themselves on him. After this, he's been incredibly shy around women.

Soon, Dr. Lorenzo, a noted psychologist arrives so that he can treat and possibly cure Charley. However, the Doctor seems pretty crazed and you wonder if perhaps HE needs help more than Charley! What's next? See the film.

This is not one of Charley Chase's better shorts. Much of it is because the whole premise is pretty dumb. Additionally, when Charley sees women, he acts in the most ridiculous manner. And, finally, the Doctor says the cure to Charley's affliction is to be bitten by a dog...which makes no sense at all! His next 'cure' is to give him a blood transfusion! All in all, a very weak outing. But don't let this film discourage you...as Chase made many wonderful shorts. This just isn't one of them.



*A seldom talked about part of history is barely mentioned in history books is the occupation of parts of Russia by the Allied forces (including Americans and Brits and many other nations) during the Russian Revolution. Ostensibly they were there to protect their country's interests (such as embassies) but they actually were used in some cases to fight against the communist forces. Ultimately, this intervention failed and the troops were pulled out around 1920.