Just discovered this hilarious, if uneven due to some missing scenes, Charley Chase short on YouTube. Basically, Charley is a clothes delivery man who brings pants to a mansion. The lady of the house asks him to try it on. He does in front of a window just as the man that the pants was for passes by in his chauffeured limousine and sees him taking it off making the chauffeured man gasp in horror and get a detective to try to get Chase out quietly. The man's wife herself finds out and tells Charley to get out. Just as Mr. Chase is getting his own pants on, however, a dog grabs it from him leading to a way funny mix up on clothes between them, the detective, and a butler. Highly recommended Hal Roach comedy short for fans of silent comedy especially those of Charley Chase.

When this Charley Chase short begins, it's obvious that the context for the film is missing--something that unfortunately happens with some older films, as parts of the film have degraded over the years and are no longer available. Charley must be some sort of clothing store owner or something, but inexplicably the film begins with a woman feeling his legs and inspecting his pants--and NOT in a clothing store. And, when her husband sees it happening he suspects the worst. This scene just doesn't make much sense. However, the film then abruptly cuts to another scene where Charley is telling his girl that he needs to deliver some pants to a rich lady's house. Once there, the rich woman asks him to try them on to see how they look. This doesn't make a lot of sense as the pants are for her husband, but what follows is very funny, as her husband unexpectedly comes home and Charley has his pants stolen by the family dog! Most of the rest of the film consists of him stealing other pants so he can make a getaway without being caught. On a purely superficial level, this is funny stuff but not exactly Chase's best work. Fortunately it does end on a high note.

This short comedy is essentially a one-gag film, but it does all right with the idea, managing to come up with enough variations and uses of the basic idea to make it worth seeing. Charley Chase plays the main character, and though it's one of the less substantial efforts, it does have its moments.Chase plays a delivery boy who brings a pair of trousers to a wife who ordered them for her husband. When she asks him to model the pants for her, it sets off a chain of slapstick events, all revolving around mismatched and /or missing pants. The idea is very familiar from many other comedies of the era, and so this one doesn't stand out in any way. It does have enough laughs, though, to be worth seeing.As the previous commentator has also implied, the currently available version seems to be missing some of the original footage, since there are a couple of apparent gaps, most particularly at the beginning. The missing footage may have clarified some of the details, but most likely would not change the nature of the material that much.

Charley Chase has to deliver a pair of pants to a rich man's house. When he gets there, the man's wife has him try them on to see how they look. Unfortunately, the rich man arrives home early, with lots of guests. When Charley hastily tries to put his pants back on, a dog rips off his pants. Charley has to figure out how to get out of the house quickly. When that does not work, he tries to steal other people's pants instead! While only available in fragmentary form, this excerpt is very funny and any fan of silent slapstick will love it.A nine-minute excerpt from this film is available on THE LOST FILMS OF LAUREL & HARDY #6 DVD. Although it is not listed on the packaging or the DVD menu, it is shown after the last short FORTY FIVE MINUTES FROM HOLLYWOOD. Some might consider this a bonus, others a mistake.