The Real McCoy

1930
21m

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Charley Chase and Edgar Kennedy in The Real McCoy (1930)

Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.Charley poses as a hillbilly in his pursuit of a country girl.

Director
- Warren Doane
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5.8/10

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Director
- Warren Doane
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Charley Chase

Charley

Thelma Todd

Thelma

Edgar Kennedy

Cicero the Cop

Chet Brandenburg

Townsman
(uncredited)

Sammy Brooks

Hunter
(uncredited)

Russell Custer

Townsman
(uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Mountain Man
(uncredited)

William Gillespie

Violin Player
(uncredited)

Helen Gilmore

Townswoman
(uncredited)

Pete Gordon

Woman in wagon
(uncredited)

Charlie Hall

Mountain Man
(uncredited)

Edna Hall

Townswoman
(uncredited)

Sheila Hayward

Young woman at dance
(uncredited)

Danny Hoy

Young man at dance
(uncredited)

Ham Kinsey

Townsman
(uncredited)

Sam Lufkin

Mountain Man
(uncredited)

Charles McAvoy

Townsman
(uncredited)

Nelson McDowell

Square Dance Caller
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Final film of Helen Gilmore.

Quotes
Opening Subtitle: Thar's b'ars up thar in them thar mountains - - An' fightin' down thar in them thar valleys...

Connections
Referenced in Coco, le perroquet qui en savait trop (1998)

Soundtracks
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
(uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
Played during the opening credits

Real McCoy, The (1930)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

A city boy (Charley Chase) tries to win the heart of a country girl (Thelma Todd) by pretending to be a redneck. This early talkie shows once again why Chase is so overlooked as a comedian today. This film has plenty of jokes that fall flat on their face but for the most part they're fun and entertaining. One of the highlights of the film is when the redneck group are doing a square dance and an earlier sequence where Charley must sing a "mountain" song. Another major plus is having Todd on hand as she's certainly charming enough and gets a few good laughs as well.

As of now, none of Chase's Columbia shorts are on DVD but TCM does show them quite often.