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Charles R. Bowers
Born
7 June 1889
Died
26 November 1946
Place
Creco, Iowa, USA
Directing

Charles R. Bowers

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

As director

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
There It Is

There It Is

1928 · Director
Say Ah-h!

Say Ah-h!

1928 · Director
Whoozit

Whoozit

1928 · Director
Hop Off

Hop Off

1928 · Director
A Wild Roomer

A Wild Roomer

1927 · Director
Many a Slip

Many a Slip

1927 · Director
Nothing Doing

Nothing Doing

1927 · Director

The Globe Trotters

1927 · Director
Egged On

Egged On

1926 · Director
He Done His Best

He Done His Best

1926 · Director
Now You Tell One

Now You Tell One

1926 · Director
Fatal Footsteps

Fatal Footsteps

1926 · Director
Westward Whoa

Westward Whoa

1926 · Director
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1926 · Director
Slick Sleuths

Slick Sleuths

1926 · Director
Dog Gone

Dog Gone

1926 · Director

When Hell Freezes Over

1926 · Director

Ups and Downs

1926 · Director
Mummy O'Mine

Mummy O'Mine

1926 · Director
'Lots' of Water

'Lots' of Water

1926 · Director
A Stretch in Time

A Stretch in Time

1926 · Director
The Big Swim

The Big Swim

1926 · Director
Bombs and Bums

Bombs and Bums

1926 · Director
Accidents Won't Happen

Accidents Won't Happen

1925 · Director
Soda Jerks

Soda Jerks

1925 · Director

A Link Missing

1925 · Director

Where Am I?

1925 · Director

As actor

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
Say Ah-h!

Say Ah-h!

1928 · The Ostrich Farm Handy Man
There It Is

There It Is

1928 · Charley MacNeesha
Whoozit

Whoozit

1928
Hop Off

Hop Off

1928
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)
Egged On

Egged On

1926
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