Charles R. Bowers

Charles R. Bowers

Directing

June 7, 1889 — November 26, 1946Creco, 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

Known for

Scanners

Scanners

1981

There It Is

There It Is

1928

Egged On

Egged On

1926

Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926

It's a Bird

It's a Bird

1930

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1927

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

A.W.O.L.

A.W.O.L.

1918

Directing37

Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters

Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters

1941

Director

A Sleepless Night

A Sleepless Night

1940

Director

Believe it or Don't

Believe it or Don't

1935

Director

Hop Off

Hop Off

1928

Director

Say Ah-h!

Say Ah-h!

1928

Director

Whoozit

Whoozit

1928

Director

There It Is

There It Is

1928

Director

The Globe Trotters

The Globe Trotters

1927

Director

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Director

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927

Director

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1927

Director

Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926

Director

Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926

Director

Mummy O'Mine

Mummy O'Mine

1926

Director

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

Director

The Big Swim

The Big Swim

1926

Director

Dog Gone

Dog Gone

1926

Director

Egged On

Egged On

1926

Director

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1926

Director

Ups and Downs

1926

Director

Westward Whoa

Westward Whoa

1926

Director

Slick Sleuths

Slick Sleuths

1926

Director

When Hell Freezes Over

When Hell Freezes Over

1926

Director

A Stretch in Time

A Stretch in Time

1926

Director

'Lots' of Water

'Lots' of Water

1926

Director

Bombs and Bums

Bombs and Bums

1926

Director

A Link Missing

1925

Director

Mixing in Mexico

Mixing in Mexico

1925

Director

Oceans of Trouble

Oceans of Trouble

1925

Director

Soda Jerks

Soda Jerks

1925

Director

Accidents Won't Happen

Accidents Won't Happen

1925

Director

Where Am I?

1925

Director

Invisible Revenge

Invisible Revenge

1925

Director

On Strike

On Strike

1920

Director

Mutt and Jeff in the Movies

Mutt and Jeff in the Movies

1920

Director

The Extra-Quick Lunch

The Extra-Quick Lunch

1918

Director

A.W.O.L.

A.W.O.L.

1918

Director

Acting14

A la Recherche de Charley Bowers

A la Recherche de Charley Bowers

2003

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

1939

Narrator (voice)

It's a Bird

It's a Bird

1930

Charley Chucklehead

Hop Off

Hop Off

1928

Say Ah-h!

Say Ah-h!

1928

The Ostrich Farm Handy Man

Whoozit

Whoozit

1928

There It Is

There It Is

1928

Charley MacNeesha

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927

(as Charley Bowers)

Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1927

Charley (as Charley Bowers)

Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926

Mr. Bowers

Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926

Bricolo (as Charley Bowers)

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

Egged On

Egged On

1926

Writing13

Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters

Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters

1941

Writer

A Sleepless Night

A Sleepless Night

1940

Screenplay

The Dumb Cluck

1937

Writer

The Mechanical Handy Man

The Mechanical Handy Man

1937

Writer

The Keeper of the Lions

The Keeper of the Lions

1937

Writer

Say Ah-h!

Say Ah-h!

1928

Writer

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Writer

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927

Writer

Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926

Writer

Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926

Writer

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

Writer

On Strike

On Strike

1920

Writer

A.W.O.L.

A.W.O.L.

1918

Writer

Production5

A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927

Producer

Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927

Producer

Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926

Producer

He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926

Producer

Egged On

Egged On

1926

Producer

Sound2

Scanners

Scanners

1981

Sound Editor

The Adding Machine

The Adding Machine

1969

Sound Editor

Crew1

It's a Bird

It's a Bird

1930

Special Effects

Visual Effects1

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins

1939

Animation