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Charles R. Bowers

Directing · 1889–1946 · Creco, Iowa, USA

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

Known for

Filmography

2003A la Recherche de Charley Bowers
1981ScannersSound Editor
1969The Adding MachineSound Editor
1941Pop and Mom in Wild OystersDirector
1940A Sleepless NightDirector
1939Pete-Roleum and His CousinsNarrator (voice)
1937The Dumb CluckWriter
1937The Mechanical Handy ManWriter
1937The Keeper of the LionsWriter
1935Believe it or Don'tDirector
1930It's a BirdCharley Chucklehead
1928Hop Off
1928Say Ah-h!The Ostrich Farm Handy Man
1928Whoozit
1928There It IsCharley MacNeesha
1927The Globe TrottersDirector
1927A Wild Roomer
1927Nothing Doing(as Charley Bowers)
1927Many a SlipCharley (as Charley Bowers)
1926Now You Tell OneMr. Bowers
1926Fatal FootstepsBricolo (as Charley Bowers)
1926Mummy O'MineDirector
1926He Done His Best
1926The Big SwimDirector
1926Dog GoneDirector
1926Egged On
1926Playing with FireDirector
1926Ups and DownsDirector
1926Westward WhoaDirector
1926Slick SleuthsDirector
1926When Hell Freezes OverDirector
1926A Stretch in TimeDirector
1926'Lots' of WaterDirector
1926Bombs and BumsDirector
1925A Link MissingDirector
1925Mixing in MexicoDirector
1925Oceans of TroubleDirector
1925Soda JerksDirector
1925Accidents Won't HappenDirector
1925Where Am I?Director
1925Invisible RevengeDirector
1920On StrikeWriter
1920Mutt and Jeff in the MoviesDirector
1918The Extra-Quick LunchDirector
1918A.W.O.L.Director

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