Charles R. Bowers
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 7, 1889
- Died
- November 26, 1946
- Birthplace
- Creco, Iowa, USA
Charles R. Bowers was a cartoonist and slapstick comedian during the silent film and early "talkie" era. He was forgotten for decades and his name was notably absent from most histories of the Silent Era, although his work was enthusiastically reviewed by André Breton and a number of his contemporaries. As his surviving films were rediscovery he has been one of the greats of the silent film era; along with Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd
Filmography
A la Recherche de Charley Bowers 2003
Actor
Scanners 1981
Sound Editor
The Adding Machine 1969
Sound Editor
Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters 1941
Director, Writer
A Sleepless Night 1940
Director, Screenplay, Animation
Pete Roleum and His Cousins 1939
as Narrator (voice), Animation
- The Dumb Cluck
The Dumb Cluck 1937
Writer
- The Mechanical Handy Man
The Mechanical Handy Man 1937
Writer
The Keeper of the Lions 1937
Writer
Believe it or Don't 1935
Director, Writer, Executive Producer
It's a Bird 1930
as Charley Chucklehead, Special Effects
Hop Off 1928
Actor, Director
Say Ah-h! 1928
as The Ostrich Farm Handy Man, Director, Writer
Whoozit 1928
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
There It Is 1928
as Charley MacNeesha, Director, Writer
- The Globe Trotters
The Globe Trotters 1927
Director
A Wild Roomer 1927
Actor, Director, Writer, Producer
Nothing Doing 1927
as (as Charley Bowers), Director, Producer, Writer
Many a Slip 1927
as Charley (as Charley Bowers), Director, Writer, Producer
Now You Tell One 1926
as Mr. Bowers, Director, Writer, Producer
Fatal Footsteps 1926
as Bricolo (as Charley Bowers), Director, Writer, Producer
Mummy O'Mine 1926
Director
He Done His Best 1926
Actor, Director, Producer, Writer
The Big Swim 1926
Director
Dog Gone 1926
Director
Egged On 1926
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Playing with Fire 1926
Director
- Ups and Downs
Ups and Downs 1926
Director
Slick Sleuths 1926
Director
Westward Whoa 1926
Director
- When Hell Freezes Over
When Hell Freezes Over 1926
Director
A Stretch in Time 1926
Director
'Lots' of Water 1926
Director
Bombs and Bums 1926
Director
- A Link Missing
A Link Missing 1925
Director
Mixing in Mexico 1925
Director
- Oceans of Trouble
Oceans of Trouble 1925
Director
Soda Jerks 1925
Director
Accidents Won't Happen 1925
Director
- Invisible Revenge
Invisible Revenge 1925
Director
- Where Am I?
Where Am I? 1925
Director
On Strike 1920
Writer, Director
- Mutt and Jeff in the Movies
Mutt and Jeff in the Movies 1920
Director
The Extra-Quick Lunch 1918
Director
A.W.O.L. 1918
Writer, Director
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