Their Fatal Bumping
"Their Fatal Bumping" is a Keystone comedy with mostly unknown actors. However, it was directed by Charles Parrott...also known as Charley Chase, a wonderful silent and early talking pictures comic who almost exclusively appears in shorts as well as directed quite a few.As far as the story goes, it's pretty typical of a Keystone short....with only a broad plot and folks winging it, so to speak. Much of it involves rival suitors fighting over a girl..and several getting tossed in the lake in the scuffles. Nothing brilliant here...just a very early Chase film you might want to see if you adore the comic...though he does not appear to actually be in front of the camera, just behind it.By the way, if you do watch it, you might want to turn off the sound. The accompanying whistling soundtrack is a bit annoying.
