[go: up one dir, main page]

    Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily Entertainment GuideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPride MonthAmerican Black Film FestivalSummer Watch GuideSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Back
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro
Charley Chase in The Big Squawk (1929)

Review by boblipton

The Big Squawk

6/10

Not Slippery When Wet

Charley Chase is having woman troubles. He loves Nina Quartero, but she's making him jealous by dancing with other men. On the advice of pal Jay Eaton, he goes to his cabin; Jay tells Nina he's there with a lover, and they head off to stop him. What none of them don't know is that Gale Henry and a bevy of Roach starlets have taken shelter in the cabin.

Chase's first talkie is a fairly polished one for 1929, given the still-primitive technology, with a good musical background. As usual, Chase offers a two-act farce in 20 minutes, with a decent story and gags peppered in. The first one is the odd sounds coming out of the saxophone he plays in the opening. The second major one has him struggling to get a sodden necktie off; those of us who deal with that bit of haberdashery are aware how difficult they are to untie when wet. In between, there are Charley and the ladies missing each others' presence as he wanders through the cabin, until Gale Henry and he come face to face.

It's not a great comedy short; it would take another season and Thelma Todd for Charley to get up to speed. It is a nice transition piece from his man-about-town silent persona to a more staid sound character.
  • boblipton
  • Oct 24, 2022

More from this title

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.