Talkie short
The Panic Is On
Synopsis
Charley's in love with the daughter of a financier who wants her to insist that Chas have a pile of cash before she marries him. But, the Depression is everywhere: Charley's behind on his rent and nearly everyone he meets is down on their luck. After reading a "how to" book on the power of a forceful will, Charley applies the lessons with mixed results, but he does land a job that includes delivering a shake-down letter to his girlfriend's father. Is the naïve Charley going to end up in jail?
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Charley Chase | Charley Chase | Charley Chase |
| Cast | Virginia Whiting | Miss Morgan | Virginia Whiting |
| Cast | Harry Bernard | Cop with Tootchache (uncredited) | Harry Bernard |
| Cast | Baldwin Cooke | Mr. Cooke (uncredited) | Baldwin Cooke |
| Cast | Billy Gilbert | Smith - Investment Broker aka The Spot (uncredited) | Billy Gilbert |
| Cast | Charlie Hall | Man on the Street (uncredited) | Charlie Hall |
| Cast | Jerry Mandy | Charley's Neighbor (uncredited) | Jerry Mandy |
| Cast | Margaret Mann | Mrs. Mann, Landlady (uncredited) | Margaret Mann |
| Director | James Parrott | Director | James Parrott |
| Producer | Hal Roach | Producer | Hal Roach |
| cinematography | George Stevens | Director of Photography | George Stevens |
| editor | Richard C. Currier | Editor | Richard C. Currier |
| Writer | H.M. Walker | — | — |
| sound | Elmer Raguse | — | — |
| Cast | Howard Truesdale | James Morgan | — |
| Cast | Frank Holliday | Joe | — |
| Cast | Carl M. Leviness | Crook | — |
| Cast | Chester Bachman | Second policeman | — |
| Cast | Gordon Douglas | Tenant leaving with Mr. Cooke | — |
| Cast | Leo Willis | Mugger | — |
| Cast | Bob Minford | Tobacco vendor/ | — |
| Cast | Jack Hill | Pedestrian reading newspaper/ | — |
| Cast | Ham Kinsey | Pedestrian reading newspaper/ | — |
| Cast | Harvey Shepard | Pedestrian | — |
| Cast | Evelyn Burns | Woman in hallway | — |
| Cast | Russell Custer | Pedestrian bumming a light/ | — |
| Cast | Charles Meakin | Crook | — |
| Cast | Cy Slocum | Motorcycle cop/Laughing man in crowd | — |
| Cast | Charles Lloyd | Pedestrian bumming a light | — |
| Cast | Harry Wilde | Pedestrian/Elevator operator | — |
| Cast | Laughing Gravy | Charley's dog | — |
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