Synopsis
W. C. Fields’s prolific career placed him at the forefront of slapstick comedy. Gathered here are six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak: The Golf Specialist, Pool Sharks (silent), The Pharmacist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Barber Shop, and, of course, the notorious The Dentist. This unique collection will delight new generations of viewers with Fields’s hilariously sardonic routines.
Cast
| W.C. Fields |
Credits
| Director | Monte Brice, Clyde Bruckman, Edwin Middleton, Leslie Pearce and Arthur Ripley |
Disc Features
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
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W. C. Fields
by Aug 28, 2000Misanthropy is the better part of comedy. For every dozen good-natured clowns, there’s a humorist who finds the dark side of life a comfortable place from which to operate. There one sees the range of human folly sans romance and piety; the audience is less a confidant in a joke than it is the...
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