Neighborhood House (1936)
March 9, 1936Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Charley Chase
Charley Chase / Writer / Director
Rosina Lawrence
Rosina Chase
Darla Hood
Mary Chase
George Meeker
Adolph, Theatre Manager
Ben Taggart
Cop
Dick Elliott
Perkins - Charley's Boss
Harry Bowen
Irate Movie Patron
Bess Flowers
Irate Moviegoer (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Neighborhood House is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Charley Chase, Harold Law, and Alan Hale, Sr. and written by Charley Chase, Harold Law, Richard Flournoy, and Arthur Vernon Jones. The film stars Charley Chase, Rosina Lawrence, Darla Hood, George Meeker, Ben Taggart, and Dick Elliott. Originally produced as a 55-minute feature first titled Bank Night and then Neighborhood House, the film faced legal action from the actual Bank Night corporation, which organized cash giveaways in America's movie theaters. The film was withdrawn, cut down to 22 minutes, and released as a standard Charley Chase short by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.The often cited release date of May 9, 1936, is erroneous. That was when the unreleased feature version was scheduled for distribution; the Motion Picture Herald trade review of the feature was published on May 9. The short-subject version was released later in the year.