Charles R. Bowers
Known for
Directing
Born
June 7, 1889
Birthplace
Creco, Iowa, USA
Died
November 26, 1946 (aged 57)
Biography
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
Best known work
Scanners
1981
Egged On
1926
There It Is
1928
Now You Tell One
1926
It's a Bird
1930
A Wild Roomer
1927
Fatal Footsteps
1926
Many a Slip
1927
He Done His Best
1926
A.W.O.L.
1918Filmography
2003
1981
ScannersSound Editor
1969
The Adding MachineSound Editor
1941
Pop and Mom in Wild OystersDirector, Writer
1940
A Sleepless NightDirector, Screenplay, Animation
1939
Pete-Roleum and His Cousinsas Narrator (voice), Animation
1937
The Dumb CluckWriter
1937
The Mechanical Handy ManWriter
1937
The Keeper of the LionsWriter
1935
Believe it or Don'tDirector, Writer, Executive Producer
1930
It's a Birdas Charley Chucklehead, Special Effects
1928
Hop OffDirector
1928
Say Ah-h!as The Ostrich Farm Handy Man, Director, Writer
1928
WhoozitDirector, Writer, Producer
1928
There It Isas Charley MacNeesha, Director, Writer
1927
The Globe TrottersDirector
1927
A Wild RoomerDirector, Writer, Producer
1927
Nothing Doingas (as Charley Bowers), Director, Producer, Writer
1927
Many a Slipas Charley (as Charley Bowers), Director, Writer, Producer
1926
Now You Tell Oneas Mr. Bowers, Director, Writer, Producer
1926
Fatal Footstepsas Bricolo (as Charley Bowers), Director, Writer, Producer
1926
Mummy O'MineDirector
1926
He Done His BestDirector, Writer, Producer
1926
The Big SwimDirector
1926
Dog GoneDirector