Pat Sullivan's cartoon version of Charley Chaplin goes to the beach, steals hot dogs, ogles pretty women and flees from their mamas.
Tommy Jose Stathes has produced a collection called OTTO MESSMER'S FELINE FOLLIES, and this is one of the cartoons in it, because, yes, there is a black cat. The version I looked a seems to be more complete than the other reviewer's description.
It's lewd, crude, and meant t take advantage of the Chaplin craze that began in 1914, and continued through at least 1920. Everyone wanted to have their own Charlie Chaplin and the profits he brought. This was good news for former members of the Fred Karno troupe, where Chaplin had learned pantomime, but the quality of their shorts ranged from abominable through pretty good. The public didn't seem to care, but Chaplin kept advancing in technique and cinematic excellence, while pursuing the imitators with lawsuits. Pat Sullivan's studio got slapped with a complaint or six, so he gave up Charley and concentrated on the cat.
Tommy Jose Stathes has produced a collection called OTTO MESSMER'S FELINE FOLLIES, and this is one of the cartoons in it, because, yes, there is a black cat. The version I looked a seems to be more complete than the other reviewer's description.
It's lewd, crude, and meant t take advantage of the Chaplin craze that began in 1914, and continued through at least 1920. Everyone wanted to have their own Charlie Chaplin and the profits he brought. This was good news for former members of the Fred Karno troupe, where Chaplin had learned pantomime, but the quality of their shorts ranged from abominable through pretty good. The public didn't seem to care, but Chaplin kept advancing in technique and cinematic excellence, while pursuing the imitators with lawsuits. Pat Sullivan's studio got slapped with a complaint or six, so he gave up Charley and concentrated on the cat.
