A bandleader ignores a pretty dancer who fancies him in order to chase after a beautiful, snooty high-society dame..

If you have about twenty minutes and want to see a guy try way too hard to impress the wrong person, What a Bozo! is worth a look. It is a Charley Chase short from 1931, back when movies were still figuring out how to talk without sounding like they were in a hollow box. It is mostly for people who like that specific ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

James Parrott

Henry Edwards
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"If you have about twenty minutes and want to see a guy try way too hard to impress the wrong person, What a Bozo! is worth a look. It is a Charley Chase short from 1931, back when movies were still figuring out how to talk without sounding like they were in a hollow box. It is mostly for people who like that specific brand of 1930s embarrassment comedy. If you hate seeing a guy make a fool of himself for a woman who clearly finds him repulsive, you will probably want to turn this off after five..."
H.M. Walker
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