Silent short
The Lighter That Failed
Synopsis
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.
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Charley Chase | Charley | Charley Chase |
| Cast | Edna Marion | Edna - Charley's Wife | Edna Marion |
| Cast | May Wallace | Charley's Mother-in-Law | May Wallace |
| Cast | William Orlamond | Charley's Father-in-Law | William Orlamond |
| Cast | Eugene Pallette | Charley's Brother-in-Law | Eugene Pallette |
| Cast | Clara Guiol | Miss Pipps | Clara Guiol |
| Cast | Kay Deslys | Mrs. Phipps | Kay Deslys |
| Cast | Buddy the Dog | The Dog | Buddy the Dog |
| Director | James Parrott | Director | James Parrott |
| Producer | Hal Roach | — | — |
| Writer | H.M. Walker | — | — |
| cinematography | Len Powers | — | — |
| editor | Richard C. Currier | — | — |