The Mind Needer

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The Mind Needer

1938

0h 18m

7.0(2 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A Charley Chase short, produced at Columbia. Charley is alarmingly forgetful, and this is his wedding anniversary. Will he give his wife a present and avoid her wrath?

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6 members

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Charley Chase

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Ann Doran

Mrs. Chase

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Bess Flowers

Mrs. Ryan

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Vernon Dent

Mr. Ryan

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John T. Murray

Ben Johnson

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Beatrice Curtis

Ben's Secretary

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