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Title:

W.C. Fields [videorecording] : 6 short films.

Format:

[videorecording] :

Publisher:

Criterion Collection,

Copyright Date:

2000

Description:

1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Pool (Game)--Drama.
Golf--Drama.
Dentists--Drama.
Short films.
Comedy films.
Silent films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Comedy--Short.
Comedy films.
Silent films.

Other Authors:

Fields, W. C., 1879-1946.
Middleton, Edwin.
Brock, Lou, 1892-1971.
Brice, Monte, d. 1962.
Pearce, Leslie.
Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960.
Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955.
Ripley, Arthur, 1895-1961.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Janus Films.

Other Titles:

Pool sharks.
Golf specialist.
Dentist.
Fatal glass of beer.
Pharmacist.
Barber shop.

Notes:

W.C. Fields. Six short comedies originally produced from 1915 to 1933. "Janus Films."

Contents:

Pool sharks / director, Edwin Middleton (si., 13 min., 1915) -- Golf specialist / producer, Louis Brock ; director, Monte Brice (sd., 20 min., 1930) -- Dentist / director, Leslie Pearce ; producer, Mack Sennett (sd., 22 min., 1930 -- Fatal glass of beer / producer, Mack Sennett ; director, Clyde Bruckman (sd., 20 min., 1933) -- Pharmacist / producer, Mack Sennett ; director, Arthur Ripley (sd., 20 min., 1933) -- Barber shop / producer, Mack Sennett ; director, Arthur Ripley (sd., 21 min., 1933).

Summary:

This compilation of films pays tribute to America's cantankerous comedy genius, W.C. Fields. Legendary one-liners and slapstick routines are preserved in these early shorts that chronicle the development of Fields' irascible screen persona.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 79

ISBN:

9781559409056
1559409053

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44890956

UPC:

715515010726

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)