"Another Wild Idea" is an incredibly strange comedy from Hal Roach Studios starring Charley Chase. How strange? Here's the plot:
A weird inventor has created a device that shoots invisible rays at folks and makes them temporarily lose their inhibitions. To test it out, he uses it on Charley...because the man hates Charley and doesn't want his daughter to marry him! Soon, Charley begins doing all sorts of crazy things...including attacking a cop (who REALLY deserves it). It all ends with a bizarro courtroom scene you just need to see to believe!
Despite being very clever and strange, this is not a great comedy. The biggest reason is all the singing. While I know Chase did have a lovely voice, the singing just seem poorly integrated into the picture and unnecessary. In other words, his singing talents were better used in a few of his other shorts in a better way. Apart from that, it's fun and worth seeing...especially since there's nothing else like it!
A weird inventor has created a device that shoots invisible rays at folks and makes them temporarily lose their inhibitions. To test it out, he uses it on Charley...because the man hates Charley and doesn't want his daughter to marry him! Soon, Charley begins doing all sorts of crazy things...including attacking a cop (who REALLY deserves it). It all ends with a bizarro courtroom scene you just need to see to believe!
Despite being very clever and strange, this is not a great comedy. The biggest reason is all the singing. While I know Chase did have a lovely voice, the singing just seem poorly integrated into the picture and unnecessary. In other words, his singing talents were better used in a few of his other shorts in a better way. Apart from that, it's fun and worth seeing...especially since there's nothing else like it!