Charley is a bashful clerk in love with the boss' daughter. Accidentally partaking of gin that has been dumped into an old water cooler to hide it, he becomes a scrapper, ready to lick everyone in sight, and of course ends by getting the girl even though gasoline vapors have sobered him and restored him to his bashful self.


body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; }In the realm of silent comedies, Fighting Fluid stands out as a particularly intriguing specimen, showcasing the inimitable Charley Chase as a bashful clerk whose life is turned upside down by a series of improbable events. The film's narrative is set in motion when Charley,...

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"body { background-color: #000; color: #fff; }In the realm of silent comedies, Fighting Fluid stands out as a particularly intriguing specimen, showcasing the inimitable Charley Chase as a bashful clerk whose life is turned upside down by a series of improbable events. The film's narrative is set in motion when Charley, smitten with his boss's daughter, inadvertently drinks gin that had been hidden in the office water cooler. This ingestion of spirits precipitates a radical transformation, imbuin..."
Ed Porter
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