The Way of All Pants

Charley Chase is called on to deliver some riding pants to boss Frank Leigh's house as a surprise birthday gift from Leigh's wife, Hazel Howell. When Leigh spots him modelling them for the missus, he hires Tom Dugan to hustle Chase out, lest he disrupt the dinner party. Charley is anxious to leave. However, thanks to occasional Chase player Buddy the Dog, Charley winds up without a pair of pants. As does Dugan, and the butler.

It's a fairly risque short for Chase. He would make others during the Hal Roach contract with MGM, as more sophisticated audiences appreciated this sort of thing -- or at least were willing to admit it. It would reach its zenith with LIMOUSINE LOVE, in which a naked Viola Dana would wind up in Charley's car on the way to his wedding. Never mind. This one is equally funny.