Charles Chic Sale was primarily a stage comedian, who, although he infrequently appeared on Broadway from 1902-30 and appeared in a handful of silent films, spent the majority of his career treading the boards of vaudeville as a comedian, usually in the persona of Lem Putt, a carpenter from Urbana, Illinois who specialized in the building of outhouses.By age 49 his stage act had become so popular that he felt compelled to write, with the help of two newspaper writers, a 3000-word collection of his monologues (at the urging of his lawyer who expressed dismay over lesser comedians stealing his act), which was published as The Specialist. The book was a huge hit, published in nine languages, and remains in print to this day. (Sale took six months off touring to personally answer fan mail resulting from the book. A sequel was published as Ill Tell You Why.) During the 1930s and 40s there were outhouses sporting Chic Sale signs all over the world, his name becoming synonymous for toilet (which didnt please him in the least) and the butt of fellow comedian Groucho Marxs jokes.After appearing in a flop Broadway show in 1930, Sale headed for Hollywood for good and became, thanks to effective makeup and complete mastery of his lanky body, a character actor. Still in his mid to late 40s, he convincingly played octogenarians. He did this so well that it was quite a shock to see him out of make-up; he was unrecognizable from his old man screen persona.Chic Sale died of pneumonia in 1936 at just 51 years of age. He was survived by his wife Marie.

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Poster movie You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

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Lem Putt, the Specialist

Film 1930

Treasure Island

Ben Gunn

Film 1934

The Fighting Westerner

Tex Murdock

Film 1935

The Ladies' Man

Film 1928

The Star Witness

Pvt. Summerill

Film 1931

The Expert

John T. Minick

Film 1932

Stranger in Town

Ulysses Crickle

Film 1931

A Slip at the Switch

Lem

Film 1932

Men Of America

Smokey Miller

Film 1932

The Chief

Uncle Joe

Film 1933

When a Feller Needs a Friend

Uncle Jonas Tucker

Film 1932

The Man I Marry

Sheriff Clem Loudecker

Film 1936

The Gentleman from Louisiana

Deacon Devlin

Film 1936

It's a Great Life

Grandpa Barclay

Film 1935

Man Hunt

Ed Hoggins

Film 1936

Whisperin' Bill

Mr. Bowman

Film 1933

Hollywood on Parade No. B-9

Hick

Film 1934

His Nibs

Theo. Bender (segment "His Nibs")

Film 1921

The New School Teacher

Professor Timmons

Film 1924

Important News

Elmer 'Scoop' Stevens

Film 1936

Old Shep

Farmer

Film 1936

The Great American Pie Company

Ephraim Deacon

Film 1935

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

Film 1988

The Perfect Tribute

Abraham Lincoln

Film 1935

Lucky Dog

Arthur Wilson

Film 1933