Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen was told by his show business manager not to make shorts, but Edgar Bergen secretly made shorts with out his show business manager/ agent knowledge. Edgar Bergen made the shorts because he didn't think anyone would see them..but a lot of people did see and watch his short films. You may ask who's the woman in the picture with Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, the woman was a stand in that had a brief conversation with Charlie McCarthy nothing serious just a little chit chat, just a observation note in many of Edgar Bergen films you will notice many of these chit chats from people with Charlie McCarthy. Vitaphone......talkies.... silent films. Warner Bros pictures were the production company of vitaphone short films. What was shorts? They were like social media today but for vauldeville entertainers and performers.. vauldeville had declined in the entertainment indust...