Mighty Like a Moose is a Charley Chase

Charley Chase

Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...

 short silent film

Silent film

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 that was directed by Leo McCarey

Leo McCarey

Thomas Leo McCarey was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. During his lifetime he was involved in nearly 200 movies, especially comedies...

. It was released on July 18, 1926.

In this short silent comedy, a homely husband and his equally unsightly wife improve their looks with plastic surgery

Plastic surgery

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 without telling each other. The two later meet, and not recognizing each other, begin to flirt, both thinking they are cheating on their spouse. The film is representative of Chase's adroit blend of farce

Farce

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, surrealism

Surrealism

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, and sight gags.

This two-reel short comedy is considered by some scholars to be Chase's finest silent film and is routinely listed among the greatest of all silent comedy short subjects. In 2007, Mighty Like A Moose was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry

National Film Registry

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 by the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

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, which recognizes American films deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Cast

• Charley Chase
  Charley Chase
  Charley Chase was an American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director, best known for his work in Hal Roach short film comedies...
  
   as Mr. Moose
• Vivien Oakland
  Vivien Oakland
  Vivien Oakland , was an American actress best known for her work in comedies in Hollywood in the 1920s and 1930s, most notably with the Hal Roach Studios...
  
   as Mrs. Moose
• Gale Henry
  Gale Henry
  Gale Henry was an American film actress. A prominent comedienne, she appeared in 238 films between 1914 and 1933....
  
   as Wallflower at Party
• Charles Clary
  Charles Clary
  Charles Clary was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 206 films between 1910 and 1930.He was born in Charleston, Illinois and died on his 58th birthday in Los Angeles, California...
  
  as Dentist
• Ann Howe as The Mooses' Maid
• Malcolm Denny as Gigolo at Party