Charles R. Bowers

Biography

Charles R. Bowers was a cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries. As his surviving films were rediscovery he has been one of the greats of the silent film era; along with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd

Most Famous Work

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Scanners

(1981) Sound Editor

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There It Is

(1928) Director

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Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

(1939) Animation

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The Adding Machine

(1969) Sound Editor

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Now You Tell One

(1926) Director

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Playing with Fire

(1926) Director

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Egged On

(1926) Producer

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Mutt and Jeff in the Movies

(1920) Director

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1939	Narrator (voice)	Pete-Roleum and His Cousins 1939-05-15 Movie
1930	Charley Chucklehead	It's a Bird 1930-12-31 Movie
1928	N/A	Whoozit 1928-01-02 Movie
	Charley MacNeesha	There It Is 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	N/A	A Wild Roomer 1927-11-01 Movie
	(as Charley Bowers)	Nothing Doing 1927-07-11 Movie
	Charley (as Charley Bowers)	Many a Slip 1927-01-24 Movie
1926	Mr. Bowers	Now You Tell One 1926-12-27 Movie
	Bricolo (as Charley Bowers)	Fatal Footsteps 1926-11-29 Movie
	N/A	He Done His Best 1926-10-04 Movie
	N/A	Egged On 1926-09-06 Movie
1925	The Ostrich Farm Handy Man	Say Ah-h! 1925-02-18 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1981	Sound Editor	Scanners 1981-01-14 Movie
1969	Sound Editor	The Adding Machine 1969-09-23 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1941	Director	Wild Oysters 1941-01-05 Movie
1940	Director	A Sleepless Night 1940-01-01 Movie
1935	Director	Believe it or Don't 1935-04-09 Movie
1928	Director	Whoozit 1928-01-02 Movie
	Director	There It Is 1928-01-01 Movie
1927	Director	The Globe Trotters 1927-12-01 Movie
	Director	A Wild Roomer 1927-11-01 Movie
	Director	Nothing Doing 1927-07-11 Movie
	Director	Many a Slip 1927-01-24 Movie
1926	Director	Now You Tell One 1926-12-27 Movie
	Director	Fatal Footsteps 1926-11-29 Movie
	Director	Mummy O'Mine 1926-10-14 Movie
	Director	He Done His Best 1926-10-04 Movie
	Director	Dog Gone 1926-09-14 Movie
	Director	Egged On 1926-09-06 Movie
	Director	Playing with Fire 1926-09-01 Movie
	Director	Ups and Downs 1926-08-14 Movie
	Director	Slick Sleuths 1926-08-01 Movie
	Director	Westward Whoa 1926-08-01 Movie
	Director	When Hell Freezes Over 1926-03-06 Movie
	Director	'Lots' of Water 1926-01-15 Movie
1925	Director	A Link Missing 1925-12-12 Movie
	Director	Mixing in Mexico 1925-11-17 Movie
	Director	Oceans of Trouble 1925-11-12 Movie
	Director	Soda Jerks 1925-09-17 Movie
	Director	Accidents Won't Happen 1925-09-17 Movie
	Director	Say Ah-h! 1925-02-18 Movie
	Director	Invisible Revenge 1925-01-01 Movie
	Director	Where Am I? 1925-01-01 Movie
1920	Director	On Strike 1920-01-16 Movie
	Director	Mutt and Jeff in the Movies 1920-01-01 Movie
1918	Director	The Extra-Quick Lunch 1918-07-14 Movie
	Director	A.W.O.L. 1918-03-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1941	Writer	Wild Oysters 1941-01-05 Movie
1940	Screenplay	A Sleepless Night 1940-01-01 Movie
1937	Writer	The Dumb Cluck 1937-12-20 Movie
	Writer	The Mechanical Handy Man 1937-11-08 Movie
	Writer	The Keeper of the Lions 1937-10-18 Movie
1927	Writer	A Wild Roomer 1927-11-01 Movie
	Writer	Nothing Doing 1927-07-11 Movie
1926	Writer	Fatal Footsteps 1926-11-29 Movie
	Writer	He Done His Best 1926-10-04 Movie
1925	Writer	Say Ah-h! 1925-02-18 Movie
1920	Writer	On Strike 1920-01-16 Movie
1918	Writer	A.W.O.L. 1918-03-07 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Visual Effects

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1939	Animation	Pete-Roleum and His Cousins 1939-05-15 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1930	Special Effects	It's a Bird 1930-12-31 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1927	Producer	A Wild Roomer 1927-11-01 Movie
	Producer	Nothing Doing 1927-07-11 Movie
1926	Producer	He Done His Best 1926-10-04 Movie
	Producer	Egged On 1926-09-06 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv