Charley Chase invents chaotic workplace romance in 10 minutes of silent slapstick perfection.
Acting
Chase's nervous energy defines every frame he's in.
Direction
Parrott builds gags with surgical precision, zero fat.
Director
James Parrott
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Charley Chase developed his 'nervous gent' persona here, later refined in his Hal Roach talkies.
This 1924 short captures the exact moment American office culture became fertile ground for comedy—before Dilbert, before The Office.
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