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Charles 'Chic' Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of 'Lem Putt', a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses.
By age 49 his stage act had become so popular that he felt compelled to write, with the help of two newspaper writers, a 3000-word collection of his monologues (at the urging of his lawyer who expressed dismay over lesser comedians stealing his act), which was published as "The Specialist". The book was a huge hit, published in nine languages, and remains in print to this day. (Sale took six months off touring to personally answer fan mail resulting from the book. A sequel was published as "I'll Tell You Why".) During the 1930s and '40s there were outhouses sporting "Chic Sale" signs all over the world, his name becoming synonymous for toilet (which didn't please him in the least) and the butt of fellow comedian Groucho Marx's jokes.
After appearing in a flop Broadway show in 1930, Sale headed for Hollywood for good and became, thanks to effective makeup and complete mastery of his lanky body, a character actor. Still in his mid to late 40s, he convincingly played octogenarians. He did this so well that it was quite a shock to see him out of make-up; he was unrecognizable from his old man screen persona.
Chic Sale died of pneumonia in 1936 at just 51 years of age. He was survived by his wife Marie.
Most Popular Charles 'Chic' Sale Trailers
Total trailers found: 28
29 February 1936
In this short film, a small-town newspaper editor struggles with what to publish on his paper's front page.
30 April 1932
A lame boy's uncle tries to rescue him from his over-protective parents.
22 August 1931
A tough District Attorney goes after a murderous crime gang, only to find that his witnesses, an innocent family, have clammed up in fear of reprisals.
29 January 1936
A bored small-town teacher gets mixed up with an escaped bank robber.
05 March 1932
An elderly gentleman arrives for an extended stay with his grown son in Chicago.
06 August 1931
Crickle is a tenacious small-town grocer who stubbornly resists the efforts of a monopolistic chain-store firm to purchase his establishment.
25 November 1932
Bank robbers and killers cause mayhem in a small western town.
13 March 1987
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
21 August 1966
Lem Putt specializes in building outdoor lavatories.
31 December 1930
A carpenter who specializes in building outhouses becomes successful, but then things take a turn for the worse when his name becomes synonymous with "toilet".
21 October 1921
Shenanigans at a small town movie theater.
01 March 1935
A mining engineer teams up with a crusty deputy sheriff to solve the mystery killings at an old mine where the owner's family waits for him to die, and where a valuable radium strike may have been made.
14 August 1936
In Victorian-era USA, a horse-jockey becomes a scapegoat in the nefarious schemes of a group of small-time criminals.
17 August 1934
In this early film adaptation of the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, young Jim Hawkins is caught up with the pirate Long John Silver in search of buccaneer Captain Flint's buried treasure.
15 August 1935
The day after his Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln meets a wounded Confederate soldier in a hospital.
09 November 1935
In this comedic short, two pie vendors discuss merging their businesses, but one of them may have an ulterior motive.
03 November 1933
The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to become the unknowing pawn of corrupt politicians.
28 December 1928
A 1928 comedy short
31 October 1936
A wealthy young man writes a play under a different name to prove to his overbearing mother that he can succeed on his own.
23 January 1937
Based partially on the story of Bonnie and Clyde, Eddie Taylor is an ex-convict who cannot get a break after being released from prison.
14 May 1936
A man preparing to shoot his ailing elderly dog sadly recounts their time together.
08 August 1932
Charles 'Chic' Sale gets in the middle of a train robbery!
28 April 1934
Jimmy Durante asks popular song writing team Mack Gordon and Harry Revel to demonstrate some of their songs.
20 April 1933
A rich man's enemies cause him to lose his money, his best friend (his dog), as he goes to jail. Once free he spends all his time hunting for his lost dog.
31 May 1924
The new teacher is brutally terrorized by the pupils and becomes the laughingstock of town. Then dramatic events occur which give him a chance for redemption.
04 October 1935
Desperate for work, Johnny Barclay leaves Ma and Grandpop to join the newly formed Civilian Conversation Corps.
15 June 1933
A railroad detective is having a difficult time stopping or even slowing down a gang that is robbing the merchandise carried on the freight trains, with inside information.
20 February 1933
A candidate for Congress visits Mr. Bowman at his farm to ask for his vote. In reply, Mr. Bowman recites the title poem.
