Charles R. Bowers
Know for: Directing
Born: 1889-06-07
Place of birth: Creco, Iowa, USA
Also know as:
Say Ah-h! (1928)
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and...
There It Is (1928)
When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced...
Egged On (1926)
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of...
A Wild Roomer (1927)
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to...
Nothing Doing (1927)
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself...
Now You Tell One (1926)
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner....
Fatal Footsteps (1926)
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a...
Many a Slip (1927)
Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
It's a Bird (1930)
Charlie, working on a junkjard, always trying to help people in the most impossible ways with junk from his work place, hears from a German...
Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (1939)
Pete Roleum, an oil droplet, narrates a presentation about the history and uses of oil: He starts by introducing some of his relations, with...
He Done His Best (1926)
When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then...
Whoozit (1928)
Whoozit, produced in 1928 by Bowers Comedy Corp, was considered totally missing. This unique 16 mm print was discovered in 2008 in the collections of...
Hop Off (1928)
Only a few minutes remain of this partially lost film. A scientist discovers a potion that restores things to their original form: pets,...
Egged On (1926)
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of...
There It Is (1928)
When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced...
A.W.O.L. (1918)
A soldier impatient for his discharge from the army after the armistice ending World War I goes absent without leave and is faced with the...
A.W.O.L. (1918)
A soldier impatient for his discharge from the army after the armistice ending World War I goes absent without leave and is faced with the...
Egged On (1926)
Charley invents a machine that turns ordinary, breakable eggs into rubbery, unbreakable ones for transport. He builds a Rube Goldberg contraption of...
He Done His Best (1926)
When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then...
A Wild Roomer (1927)
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to...
Many a Slip (1927)
Charley attempts to invent a non-slippery banana peel.
Now You Tell One (1926)
The Liars Club is holding their contest to see who can tell the most unbelievable story, with a gold medallion waiting to be awarded to the winner....
Nothing Doing (1927)
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself...
Fatal Footsteps (1926)
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a...
Westward Whoa (1926)
Cowboys Mutt and Jeff tangle with a bull on the ranch where they work.
Playing with Fire (1926)
Cartoon classic starring Mutt and Jeff.
The Extra-Quick Lunch (1918)
A customer arrives at a restaurant in which Mutt is the waiter, and Jeff is the cook. The customer orders oxtail soup, and then argues with Mutt when...
A Sleepless Night (1940)
A family of mice who live inside of a wall are trying to sleep, but Mom mouse is being kept awake by a dog snoring in the room outside of their hole....
Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters (1941)
A family of mice lives inside a hole in the wall, just outside of the kitchen. One of the mice is ready to go out and get some food, but first he has...
Say Ah-h! (1928)
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and...
Believe it or Don't (1935)
A parody of the Ripley's "Believe It or Not" shorts series, Believe It or Don't has three narrated segments: a circus act entirely performed by...
Slick Sleuths (1926)
Private eyes Mutt and Jeff are on the trail of the ghostly shape-shifting criminal, the Phantom.
Dog Gone (1926)
Mutt has been appointed the judge at a dog show. He persuades Jeff to dress in a dog costume and they will split the prize money.
The Globe Trotters (1927)
Our heroes Mutt 'n Jeff go on a round-the-world trek.
Accidents Won't Happen (1925)
Mutt (the tall one) takes out a policy on Jeff hoping to cash in big. But, unfortunately for his big money plans, ACCIDENTS WON'T HAPPEN.
Soda Jerks (1925)
In this silent Mutt and Jeff cartoon, Jeff puts some pep liquid instead of the usual syrup in the sodas that Mutt serves to the customers in the malt...
He Done His Best (1926)
When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then...
He Done His Best (1926)
When Charley asks a young woman whom he is in love with to marry him, she tells him that he needs to get her father's consent. But when Charley then...
Where Am I? (1925)
Mutt’s attempts to help Jeff get out of the pot attached to his head soon leads to dizzy escapades on a half-built skyscraper.
Mutt and Jeff in the Movies (1920)
In this fragmentary episode, Mutt, as a cinema proprietor, has problems with his 5-man orchestra and his projectionist Jeff.
When Hell Freezes Over (1926)
This Mutt and Jeff cartoon was directed by Charley Bowers. It shows his typical care, both in the drawings of the characters and a surprisingly...
Ups and Downs (1926)
Director Charley Bowers has the unlikely pair of Mutt and Jeff go mountain climbing, dealing with the cartoon laws of physics and various wild...
On Strike (1920)
On Strike is one of more than 300 animated ‘half-reelers’ produced between 1913 and 1926 starring the popular American comic-strip...
On Strike (1920)
On Strike is one of more than 300 animated ‘half-reelers’ produced between 1913 and 1926 starring the popular American comic-strip...
Nothing Doing (1927)
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself...
Nothing Doing (1927)
Charley asks for his girlfriend's hand in marriage, but her father, the police chief, angrily refuses to allow her to marry anyone who is not himself...
The Adding Machine (1969)
An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Oceans of Trouble (1925)
A Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
Mixing in Mexico (1925)
A Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
A Sleepless Night (1940)
A family of mice who live inside of a wall are trying to sleep, but Mom mouse is being kept awake by a dog snoring in the room outside of their hole....
Whoozit (1928)
Whoozit, produced in 1928 by Bowers Comedy Corp, was considered totally missing. This unique 16 mm print was discovered in 2008 in the collections of...
'Lots' of Water (1926)
Mutt and Jeff's hilarious hijinks.
Fatal Footsteps (1926)
Charley is obsessed with learning the Charleston, so he can enter and win a local contest, which promises a large prize and the hand in marriage of a...
A Wild Roomer (1927)
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to...
A Wild Roomer (1927)
Charles Bowers is once again an eccentric inventor. This time, he has only a matter of hours to debut his extraordinary new invention in order to...
Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (1939)
Pete Roleum, an oil droplet, narrates a presentation about the history and uses of oil: He starts by introducing some of his relations, with...
Say Ah-h! (1928)
Charley has to find an ostrich egg in a hurry for a disgruntled visitor, but he doesn't count on the introduction of some surreal plot twists and...
It's a Bird (1930)
Charlie, working on a junkjard, always trying to help people in the most impossible ways with junk from his work place, hears from a German...
Hop Off (1928)
Only a few minutes remain of this partially lost film. A scientist discovers a potion that restores things to their original form: pets,...
Scanners (1981)
After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he...
Invisible Revenge (1925)
1925 Mutt and Jeff cartoon
The Keeper of the Lions (1937)
The title character, Oswald the Rabbit, pulls a foolish prank on the lions in the zoo, causing them to break out of their cage and run rampant.
The Dumb Cluck (1937)
An Oswald Rabbit cartoon.
The Mechanical Handy Man (1937)
An Oswald Rabbit cartoon.
Pop and Mom in Wild Oysters (1941)
A family of mice lives inside a hole in the wall, just outside of the kitchen. One of the mice is ready to go out and get some food, but first he has...