Here's Vera Vague reworking the same script as the Charley Chase two-reeler CALLING ALL DOCTORS. In my opinion, this version is superior than the Chase effort.
Vera Vague (Barbara Jo Allen) was married to my 4th cousin removed Barton Yarborough :) They were only married for like two years. He died a long time ago in 1951 he was my Great Grandpa’s first cousin! My grandpa and Great Uncle knew him when they were young!
Here's a gag which I'm sure went over the heads of many youtube'rs. The sign on the door reads 'Vague and Vague', which is a take off of ''Haig and Haig', the well known liquor.
I liked this version better than Chase's Calling all Doctors. I like Charley Chase I just didn't think that this story was his best performance he just didn't make it feel real like Vera did. Vera did a better comical performance as the germaphobe than Chase. I did like the other films Chase did though and I did think both Vera and Chase did good in the their own versions of The Wrong Miss Wright. And out of all the Chase shorts I one I like the best is South of the Boudoir, that is his number one best Columbia short.
The "Laugh Movie" theater on Market Street & McCarter, Newark N.J. would run only comedies (plus an occasional western). On Saturday mornings they had 4 hour matinees of comedy shorts and cartoons. from April, 1948: A STAR STUDDED VARIETY COMEDY SHOW ! * * * Jerry Colona Leon Errol Vera Vague 3 Stooges Willie Howard Shilling & Lane Chico Marx Andy Clyde Donald Duck & many more * * * Musical Treat - Tex Beneke/ Radio's Juvenile Jury - Smart Kids!
TheShortsDepartment well thank you very much 👍😎 As a comedian said “ I’ll be here All week “ well to me it’s more like” I’ll be here all week- Oh wait a minute I’m being escorted out by a cop so now it’s’ I’ll be here abou Five seconds!’”
