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I've occasionally mentioned here the great film comedian Charley Chase, not to be confused with the current actress in XXX-rated films of the same name. This is a quick excerpt from Mr. Chase's 1924 film, Sittin' Pretty which finds him disguised with a fake beard.

Perhaps that scene reminds you of a similar but more famous scene in the 1933 Marx Brothers movie, Duck Soup. The latter routine is said to have been something more or less improvised on the set by director Leo McCarey…and (Hey, what a coincidence!) Leo McCarey was the director of the 1924 Charley Chase film, too. Here, to refresh your memory, is that scene with Groucho and Harpo…

And while we're at it, here from a 1955 episode of I Love Lucy is…well, you know what this is…