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             Fighting Fluid 
            (1925) United States of America 
            B&W : One reel 
            Directed by Leo McCarey 
            Cast: Charley Chase [Jimmy Jump], Marie Mosquini [the boss’s daughter], Pierre Couderc [the joker; and the thief], Ed Porter [the boss], Jules Mendel [the butler], Clara Guiol [the secretary] 
            Hal Roach Studios, Incorporated, production; distributed by Pathé Exchange, Incorporated. / Produced by Hal Roach. Cinematography by Len Powers. / Released 1 February 1925. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot 30 October through 4 November 1924. 
            Comedy. 
            Synopsis: [The Moving Picture World, 31 January 1925, page ?] Charley is a bashful clerk in love with the boss' daughter. Accidentally partaking of gin that has been dumped into an old water cooler to hide it, he becomes a scrapper, ready to lick everyone in sight, and of course ends by getting the girl even though gasoline vapors have sobered him and restored him to his bashful self. 
            Survival status: Print exists. 
            Current rights holder: Public domain [USA]. 
            Listing updated: 1 January 2025. 
            References: Website-IMDb. 
            Home video: DVD. 
            
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