Another Wild Idea
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Another Wild Idea is a 1934 short comedy
science fiction film
which was directed by Charley Chase
who was also the films director. This short comedy movie focuses on a Ray Gun which releases all of a persons inhibitions.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
science fiction film
Science fiction film
Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
which was directed by Charley Chase
Charley Chase
Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
who was also the films director. This short comedy movie focuses on a Ray Gun which releases all of a persons inhibitions.
Cast
- Charley ChaseCharley ChaseCharley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
as Charley - Betty MackBetty MackBetty Mack was an American film actress who appeared in over 45 films between 1931 and 1941.Modern viewers will recognize Mack as the petite brunette Corabell, wife of Moe Howard, in the Three Stooges short film The Sitter Downers.Mack died in Placerville, California on November 5, 1980.-External...
as Betty - Frank Austin as Betty's Father
- Charles Lloyd as Betty's Father's Assistant
- Harry DunkinsonHarry DunkinsonHarry Dunkinson was an American film actor. He appeared in 141 films between 1912 and 1935.He was born in New York, New York and died in California.-Selected filmography:* The Broken Pledge...
as Judge - James C. MortonJames C. MortonJames C. Morton was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922 and 1943.-Career:...
as Milkman - Harry BernardHarry BernardHarry Bernard was a movie comedian who worked for Mack Sennett and with Laurel & Hardy, usually typecast as a policeman.Bernard was born in San Francisco, California, and died in Hollywood.-Selected filmography:...
as Cop - Kay McCoy as Flirt
- George Nardelli as Wop
- Baldwin CookeBaldwin CookeBaldwin Cooke, also known as Baldy Cooke , was a comedic American actor. Born in New York, Cooke and his wife, Alice, toured in vaudeville with Stan Laurel, remaining close friends over the years. He appeared in some thirty Laurel and Hardy comedies...
as Radio Man - Harry Bowen as Vegetable Man
- Tiny SandfordTiny SandfordStanley J. "Tiny" Sandford was a tall, burly actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. He was usually cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies.Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa. After working in stock...
as Big Cop - Pat HarmonPat HarmonPat Harmon was an American film actor. He appeared in 134 films between 1920 and 1947.He was born in Lewiston, Illinois and died in Riverside, California.-Selected filmography:...
as Cop - Billy GilbertBilly GilbertBilly Gilbert was an American comedian and actor known for his comic sneeze routines. He appeared in over 200 feature films, short subjects and television shows starting in 1929. He is not to be confused with silent film actor Billy Gilbert Billy Gilbert (September 12, 1894 – September 23,...
as Off-Screen Voice (uncredited) - Carlton GriffinCarlton GriffinCarlton Griffin , was an American film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1915 and 1940.He was born in New York, New York and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Girl Shy...
as Undetermined Role (uncredited) - Arthur King as Leader of Singers (uncredited)