Short film
Southern Exposure
1935 · 21 min
A breezy, silly comedy of mistaken social expectations that resolves into cheerful song-and-dance silliness.
- Directed by
- Charley Chase
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Charley Chase, Constance Bergen, Bob Burns
- Overview
- Connie Chase receives a letter from Chaseville in Chase County, Kentucky, informing her that her lawyer husband, Jimmie, is a descendant of the Blue Grass State Chases. Assuming that they are now aristocratic heirs, they take a trip to visit their wealthy relations. They soon discover that Chaseville is a back-country hick town, and that their kin are dirt-poor illiterates who ambulate in bare feet. Nevertheless, Pappy (Charley Chase) could use Jimmie to defend him in a breach of promise lawsuit. Miss Lavinia Watkins sued him for not tying the knot, after pledging to marry her. The case is resolved as the courtroom becomes a dance floor, and everyone celebrates.
- How it feels
- Light, absurd, satirical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Class, family, identity, deception
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Charley Chase
- Genres
- Comedy
- Starring
- Charley Chase, Constance Bergen, Bob Burns
