Another Wild Idea (1934)
Betty's father has an invention that looks like a fancy camera; it emits an ultra-lavender ray that temporarily rids the ray's target of inhibitions. To test it, Betty's father zaps Charley hoping his newly-aberrant behavior will cause Betty to end her affections for the milquetoast. Dad's plan backfires: the invention works perfectly, Charley gets a backbone, and Betty loves her new forceful man. However, Charley's courage and lack of a superego get him in trouble with the law. He goes on trial for assaulting a bullying police officer. Is Charley going up the river leaving Betty high and dry?
- Date of release
- 1934-06-16
- TMDB
- 4.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Charley Chase, Eddie Dunn
Casting
- Charley Chase — Charley
- Betty Mack — Betty
- Frank Austin — Betty's Father
- Harry Bernard — Policeman
- Harry Bowen — Vegetable Man
- Baldwin Cooke — Radio Man
- Harry Dunkinson — Judge
- Billy Gilbert — Uncle Percy (voice)
- Carlton Griffin — District Attorney
- Charlie Hall — Man Pushed into Fountain
- Arthur King — Leader of Singers
- Charles Lloyd — Betty's Father's Assistant (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Another Wild Idea is a 1934 American Pre-Code short comedy science fiction film directed by and starring Charley Chase. It focuses on a Ray Gun which releases all of a person's inhibitions.
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