lice in wonderland. he bank dick. f I had a million. nternational house. t's a gift. an on the flying trapeze. illion dollar legs. ississippi. rs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch. y little chicadee. ever give a sucker an even break. ld fashioned way. ix of a kind. illie and Gus. ou're telling me! oppy. he big broadcast of 1938. ou can't cheat an honest man.
Notes:
Full frame (1.33:1). "18 classic films."
Contents:
Million dollar legs (1932) / screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Henry Myers ; directed by Edward Cline ; cast: W.C. Fields, Jack Oakie, Andy Clyde (62 min.) -- If I had a million (1932) / written by Claude Binyon ; directed by Norman Taurog ; cast: W.C. Fields, Gary Cooper, George Raft (84 min.) -- International house (1933) / directed by Edward Sutherland ; cast: W.C. Fields, Peggy Hopkins Joyce, Rudy Vallee (69 min.) -- Tillie and Gus (1933) / directed by Francis Martin ; cast: W.C. Fields, Alison Skipworth, Baby LeRoy (58 min.). Alice in wonderland (1933) / director, Norman McLeod ; cast: W.C. Fields, Charlotte Henry, Cary Grant (77 min.) -- Six of a kind (1934) / screenplay, Walter DeLeon, Harry Ruskin ; director, Leo McCarey ; cast: W.C. Fields, Charlie Ruggles, Mary Boland (67 min.) -- Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) / screenplay, William Slavens McNutt, Jane Storm ; director, Norman Taurog ; cast: W.C. Fields, Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts (80 min.) -- You're telling me! (1934) / screenplay, Walter de Leon, Paul M. Jones ; director, Erle C. Kenton ; cast: W.C. Fields, Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Joan Marsh, Adrienne Ames (67 min.). The old fashioned way (1934) / written by Galt Bell, Preston L. Shobe ; director, William Beaudine ; cast: W.C. Fields, Baby Leroy, Joe Morrison (72 min.) -- It's a gift (1934) / screenplay, Jack Cunningham ; director, Norman McLeod ; cast: W.C. Fields, Baby Leroy, Kathleen Howard (69 min.) -- Mississippi (1935) / screenplay, Francis Martin, Jack Cunningham ; director, A. Edward Sutherland ; cast: W.C. Fields, Bing Crosby, Joan Bennett (74 min.) -- Man on the flying trapeze (1935) / screenplay, Ray Harris, Sam Hardy ; director, Clyde Bruckman ; cast: W.C. Fields, Mary Brian, Kathleen Howard (66 min.). Poppy (1936) / Written by Virginia Van Upp, Waldemar Young ; director, A. Edward Sutherland ; cast: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell (73 min.) -- The big broadcast of 1938 (1938) / screenplay, Walter DeLeon, Francis Martin, Ken Englund ; director, Mitchell Leisen ; cast: W.C. Fields, Martha Raye, Dorothy Lamour (90 min.) -- You can't cheat an honest man (1939) / screenplay, George Marion, Jr., Ricahrd Mack, Everett Freeman ; director, George Marshall ; cast: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Constance Moore (78 min.). My little chickadee (1940) / screenplay, Mae West, W.C. Fields ; directed by Edward Cline ; cast: Mae West, W.C. Fields (84 min.) -- The bank dick (1940) / screenplay, Mahatma Kane Jeeves ; director, Edward Cline ; cast: W.C. Fields, Una Merkel, Cora Witherspoon (72 min.) -- Never give a sucker an even break (1941) / screenplay, Prescott Chaplin, John T. Neville ; director, Edward F. Cline ; cast: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol (71 min.).
Summary:
W.C. Fields is a true comedy legend and remains one of the most recognizable and beloved actors of all time. From his early days on stage in vaudeville and Broadway through his live appearances on radio, he created an iconic persona that has never been matched. The comic genius of W.C. Fields is best captured forever in his body of films that highlight his notoriously sarcastic quick wit and slapstick routines.
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