Chase appears as a small town cub reporter of the rather "dumber" sort who indulges in some April Fool jokes with results disastrous to himself. A good burlesque on the suspicion with which most people regard their neighbors on the day when every sort of practical joke is adjudged legitimate.
body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; }The inimitable Charley Chase stars as a lovable, yet bumbling cub reporter in the 1924 silent comedy film, April Fool. This sidesplitting burlesque masterfully mocks the ingrained suspicion with which people regard their neighbors on April Fool's Day, a day when every manner...
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"body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; }The inimitable Charley Chase stars as a lovable, yet bumbling cub reporter in the 1924 silent comedy film, April Fool. This sidesplitting burlesque masterfully mocks the ingrained suspicion with which people regard their neighbors on April Fool's Day, a day when every manner of practical joke is tacitly condoned.Chase's character, with his well-intentioned but inept nature, embarks on a series of escalating pranks that precipitate a calamitous chain r..."
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