Okay Toots!

Charley Chase was a very talented director and comedy star. It's a shame that many of his best films with Hal Roach are impossible to find today. A few that you can find are absolute classics, such as "Nurse to You!" and "Might Like a Moose"...and a few, like "Okay Toots!" are NOT. I guess you can't win 'em all!

The first portion of the short is better than the big gimmick midway through the film. It seems that Charley made a mistake....and made a fortune for his brokerage company! After leaving for home, there's an overlong routine involving his car being parked in by other cars. None of this is great...but at least it didn't grate. The grating portion happened after he arrived at home. He finds his wife having a fortune telling party with friends and goes up to bed...and has a goofy dream where he has his wife's voice and she has his. It's really unfunny...and made worse by the wife's voice...which is much like Helen Kane's or Betty Boop's...and a little of this high-pitched voice goes a long way.

Overall, a dud. The only plus is you get to hear Charley sing a bit...as he had a very pleasant voice and he only sang occasionally in films. Also, you do get to see Hattie McDaniel as, you guessed it, a maid.