01 October 1927 Comedy 20 mins
For his birthday, Charley gets a cigarette lighter, but it won't light. He works on it with ill-suited tools amidst his family all giving advice. Finally, he unwisely fuels it with gasoline, which gets it lit, but soon, so is his house.
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Charley Chase as Charley
Edna Marion as Edna - Charley's Wife
May Wallace as Charley's Mother-in-Law
William Orlamond as Charley's Father-in-Law
Eugene Pallette as Charley's Brother-in-Law
Clara Guiol as Miss Pipps
Kay Deslys as Mrs. Phipps
Buddy the Dog as The Dog
James Parrott Director
United States 01 October 1927
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