Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

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Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Rob Farr » Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:45 am

From Digital Bits:

Sony will also release Charlie Chase Shorts: Volume 1 as an MOD DVD-R title on 1/1. Included will be Man Bites Lovebug, The Mind Needer, The Chump Takes a Bump, Rattling Romeo, Skinny the Moocher, The Awful Goof, The Heckler, South of the Boudoir and A Nag in the Bag.
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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Ed Watz » Thu Nov 29, 2012 12:40 pm

Hmm...I'll believe it when they learn to spell "Charley" Chase's name correctly...meanwhile still waiting for my CUT TO THE CHASE set to arrive, looking forward to the rare title on the set, CHARLEY, MY BOY.
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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Uli Ruedel » Mon Jun 10, 2013 3:05 am

Practically my first exposure to the Columbia Chases -- I'm greatly enjoying that DVD and do hope that Columbia follows up with more, Chase Vol.2, and hopefully Langdon at some point. There seem to be rumors that all there might be is this first volume though -- does anyone know if there's substance to that? Since all the Columbia comedy shorts have been impeccably restored under the supervision of Grover Crisp, and the release is MOD, it doesn't make much sense to me, unless it's about the cost of video transfers...

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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Gary Johnson » Mon Jun 10, 2013 11:58 am

It's the cost of the transfers.

I had read (I believe on FB) that the only reason this collection got released is because the transfer work had already been done over a decade ago and so they were just sitting on a shelf ready to go.

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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Mike Paradise » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:04 pm

Gary Johnson wrote:It's the cost of the transfers.

I had read (I believe on FB) that the only reason this collection got released is because the transfer work had already been done over a decade ago and so they were just sitting on a shelf ready to go.


Mike Schelesinger at Sony played a major part in getting the Chase Comedies released. If anybody would know about Volume 2 it would probably be him.

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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Richard M Roberts » Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:39 pm

Mike Paradise wrote:
Gary Johnson wrote:It's the cost of the transfers.

I had read (I believe on FB) that the only reason this collection got released is because the transfer work had already been done over a decade ago and so they were just sitting on a shelf ready to go.


Mike Schelesinger at Sony played a major part in getting the Chase Comedies released. If anybody would know about Volume 2 it would probably be him.

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Unfortunately, Mike Schlesinger has retired from Sony as of last year.


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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Uli Ruedel » Wed Nov 13, 2013 2:51 pm

Vol. 2 is now available: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSvcgTjIYnM. Kudos to Sony!

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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Jim Reid » Wed Nov 13, 2013 4:17 pm

My Volume 2 arrived this morning just as I was leaving for work.

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Re: Columbia Charley Chase Shorts to be Released on 1/1

Postby Gary Johnson » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:05 pm

As of yesterday Deep Discount was offering Vol. 2 for $13 bucks.


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