Charles R. Bowers

Total Credits at Criticker: 13 (Actor), 32 (Director), 17 (Writer)
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Westward Whoa (1926) - Short Film
Cowboys Mutt and Jeff tangle with a bull on the ranch where they work. (imdb)
Egged On (1926) - Short Film
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. (imdb)
Now You Tell One (1926) - Short Film
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner. (imdb)
Slick Sleuths (1926) - Short Film
Mutt and Jeff, SLICK SLEUTHS for their own detective agency, try to catch an elusive thief known as the Phantom. (imdb comments)
Soda Jerks (1925) - Short Film
In this silent Mutt and Jeff cartoon, Jeff puts some pep liquid instead of the usual syrup in the sodas that Mutt serves to the customers in the malt shop. (imdb comments)
Believe it or Don't (1935) - Short Film
A parody of the Ripley's "Believe It or Not" shorts series, Believe It or Don't has three narrated segments: a circus act entirely performed by peanuts with stick hands and legs, a hen that lays eggs from which toy autos come out of, and a humanized lobster who looks like a saloon singer walking the streets but actually becomes cheery when he plays the xylophone! (imdb)
A.W.O.L. (1918) - Short Film
The animated story of the adventures of a soldier who is Absent WithOut Leave. (imdb)
Say Ah-h! (1925) - Short Film
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and turns that foil his every attempt. (imdb)
He Done His Best (1926) - Short Film
Charley becomes manager of a restaurant owned by his girlfriend's father, and attempts to update it with a number of unusual devices. (imdb)
Dog Gone (1926) - Short Film
Mutt has been appointed the judge at a dog show. He persuades Jeff to dress in a dog costume and they will split the prize money. (imdb)
Accidents Won't Happen (1925) - Short Film
Mutt (the tall one) takes out a policy on Jeff hoping to cash in big. But, unfortunately for his big money plans, ACCIDENTS WON'T HAPPEN. (imdb)
The Extra-Quick Lunch (1918) - Short Film
A customer arrives at a restaurant in which Mutt is the waiter, and Jeff is the cook. The customer orders oxtail soup, and then argues with Mutt when it turns out to contain no actual tail. After Mutt then attends, with some difficulty, to two other customers, he takes an order for pancakes from an attractive woman. When the pancakes arrive, she is dissatisfied with them, and so Mutt tries to make amends. (imdb)
Fatal Footsteps (1926) - Short Film
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a beautiful woman. (imdb)
A Wild Roomer (1927) - Short Film
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to collect a huge bequest from his deceased father. (imdb)
Wild Oysters (1941) - Short Film
A mouse and his wife must defend themselves from an aggressive oyster in this puppet animation film. (imdb)
A Sleepless Night (1940) - Short Film
A mouse and his wife are kept awake by a snoring dog in this puppet animation short. (imdb)
Ups and Downs (1926) - Short Film
Director Charley Bowers has the unlikely pair go mountain climbing, dealing with the cartoon laws of physics and various wild animals, including a mountain goat with more personality than their exhibit in their movies. (imdb)
When Hell Freezes Over (1926) - Short Film
This Mutt and Jeff cartoon was directed by Charley Bowers. It shows his typical care, both in the drawings of the characters and a surprisingly elaborate back ground. Mutt and Jeff are out looking for fire wood during a cold snap; the Devil appears and takes them to the Hot Place, where they are put in charge of making sure that the last fire there doesn't go out. Their job is complicated by the imps and demons, as well as the fire insisting on wandering around. (imdb)
Nothing Doing (1927) - Short Film
Charley gets a job on the police force and attempts to round up a gang of crooks. (imdb)
Invisible Revenge (1925) - Short Film
A scientist discovers a special potion which can make any living creature invisible for half an hour, and hires Jeff as his assistant to try it out on various unsuspecting beings. But Mutt butts in, leaving Jeff to take a fitting revenge.
Where Am I? (1925) - Short Film
Jeff gets a pot stuck on his head and ends up wandering blindly around a dangerous construction site.