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

Are Brunettes Safe? (1927)

Director: James Parrott

Screenplay:  H.M. Walker

Stars:  Charley Chase, Lorraine Eason Will Walling.

Tagline: You can only choose one.

The Plot…

Charley plays a newspaper advice columnist.  Charley 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.  Charley is surprised to see that the man looks exactly like him.

That’s when Charley gets an idea.  Charley 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 Charley 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.