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The Sting of Stings

  • 1927
  • 19m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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The Sting of Stings (1927)
ComedyShort

Charley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivileged children out for a fun day at the c... Read allCharley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivileged children out for a fun day at the carnival. Unfortunately, the children come from Juvenile Hall, and each one is more trouble... Read allCharley and Edna are feeling very pleased with themselves and their new car. They decide to share their good fortune and offer to take six underprivileged children out for a fun day at the carnival. Unfortunately, the children come from Juvenile Hall, and each one is more trouble than the last.

  • Director
    • James Parrott
  • Writer
    • H.M. Walker
  • Stars
    • Charley Chase
    • Edna Marion
    • Bull Montana
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    26
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writer
      • H.M. Walker
    • Stars
      • Charley Chase
      • Edna Marion
      • Bull Montana
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Charley Chase
    Charley Chase
    • Charley
    Edna Marion
    Edna Marion
    • Edna
    Bull Montana
    Bull Montana
    • Bull Montana
    Mickey Bennett
    Mickey Bennett
    • Joe Montana
    John Aasen
    John Aasen
    • Giant
    • (uncredited)
    Chester A. Bachman
    Chester A. Bachman
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Chet Brandenburg
    Chet Brandenburg
    • Balancing Act
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Carver
    Louise Carver
    • Hat Lady
    • (uncredited)
    Budd Fine
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    Al Hallett
    • Headmaster - Juvenile Hall
    • (uncredited)
    Jackie Levine
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Billy Lord
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Lufkin
    Sam Lufkin
    • Lion Tamer
    • (uncredited)
    Kenneth McMillan
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Terence McMillan
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Gabe Saienz
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Tiny Sandford
    Tiny Sandford
    • Big Man
    • (uncredited)
    Clifton Young
    Clifton Young
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • James Parrott
    • Writer
      • H.M. Walker
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    6boblipton

    No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    This Charley Chase comedy is a good one, but not, alas, because of Charley Chase. Although the nominal lead, this short does not concentrate on him. Instead it is about the gang of boys he and his girl friend pick up from Juvenile Hall to give the pleasure of a day out to celebrate his getting a new car -- once again, I am gobsmacked at how attitudes have changed in eighty years; not that I expect that in 1927 a man and a woman could have gone to a reform school, pointed to six kids and said "We'll take those!" But it looks like the audience would have accepted the idea back then.

    Anyway, the short is a good one, as you would expect from Roach in this period, but it is not about Charley: it's mostly about how kids can get into trouble, using a carnival as a background to big comedy set pieces and figuring out how to get a touring car up at the top of a Ferris Wheel. Charley and Edna Marion get a great opening, thanks to the wonderful Beanie Walker titles and Charley gets some good reaction shots, but it's about the kids.

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      This is 'Charley Chase''s first comedy short to be released by MGM.

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    • Release date
      • September 3, 1927 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Treat for the Boys
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 19m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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