“Are Brunettes Safe?” (1927) starring Charlie Chase / Z-View

Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)

Director: James Parrott

Screenplay:  H.M. Walker

Stars:  Charlie Chase, Lorraine Eason Will Walling.

Tagline: You can only choose one.

The Plot…

Charlie plays a newspaper advice columnist.  Charlie gets a letter from a man saying he hasn’t seen his mother in years and he will not be able to return home.  The man encloses a photo of himself.  Charlie is surprised to see that the man looks exactly like him.

That’s when Charlie gets an idea.  Charlie will travel to the man’s small town.  He’ll visit the man’s mother and see if he can impersonate the man.  It’ll make a great human interest story.

What Charlie doesn’t know, but is about to find out: the man is infamous in the town!  He is wanted for robbing the town’s bank.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

Are Brunettes Safe? is a 20 minute silent film from Hal Roach, the producer famous for Laurel & Hardy, Harold Lloyd and Our Gang shorts.

Are Brunettes Safe? (1927) rates 4 of 5 stars.