The Chief is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Arthur Caesar and Robert E. Hopkins. The film stars Ed Wynn, Charles "Chic" Sale, Dorothy Mackaill, William "Stage" Boyd, Effie Ellsler and C. Henry Gordon. The film was released on November 3, 1933, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Plot

A timid man (Ed Wynn) is thrust into the spotlight when his father is honored as a hero. He blunders into a series of adventures because of a woman (Dorothy Mackaill) and becomes a hero himself. Although two political parties try to use him for their benefit, he unwittingly foils all their plans. This is based on Wynn's famous radio character, and the film ends with Wynn on his own radio show.