W. C. Fields (1880–1946)
Author of W. C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography
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Works by W. C. Fields
W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vol. 2 (You're Telling Me / The Old Fashioned Way / Man on the Flying Trapeze / Poppy / Never Give A Sucker An Even Break) — Actor — 15 copies
Classic Comedy Laugh Pack (Africa Screams / Flying Dueces / My Man Godfrey / Best of W. C. Fields) (2003) — Director — 7 copies
W. C. Fields Collected Shorts: Fatal Glass of Beer, The Golf Specialist, The Dentist (2007) 4 copies
Trumpets in Dixie 3 copies
Sally Of The Sawdust 1 copy
Best of WC Fields 1 copy
The Great Radio Feuds 1 copy
Comedy Legends the best of W.C. Fields Groucho Marx Stan Laurel an Oliver Hardy and Buste Keaton 1 copy
The Best of Old Time Radio: W.C. Fields and Charlie McCarthy Go at It in Classic Debate Style (1985) 1 copy
A fifth of Fields 1 copy
Stolen Bonds 1 copy
Short films 1 copy
Associated Works
The Fatal Glass of Beer [1933 film] 5 copies
Poppy [1936 film] — Actor — 3 copies
The Golf Specialist [1930 film] 2 copies
School Days — Actor — 1 copy
Six of a Kind [1934 film] — Actor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1880-01-29
- Date of death
- 1946-12-25
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- actor
- Relationships
- Monti, Carlotta (paramour)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Darby, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- Pasadena, California, USA
- Burial location
- Great Mausoleum, Hall of Inspiration, Columbarium of Nativity, Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- California, USA
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Reviews
Fields' movies are hit or miss. At their best, such as You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, they are hilarious and pretty much non-stop. At their worst, they are labored and repetitive. But this bargain-priced edition is pretty good quality for such old films, and if you haven't seen The Bank Dick or My Little Chickadee, you don't know what you're missing. The latter film is certainly one of the strangest ever made.
W.C. Fields gets a job as a bank's security guard and helps cover up embezzlement.
2.5/4 (Okay).
Fields seems like he'd probably be pretty funny, given some material. What he's not, apparently, is someone who can write a feature film.
(May 2022)
2.5/4 (Okay).
Fields seems like he'd probably be pretty funny, given some material. What he's not, apparently, is someone who can write a feature film.
(May 2022)
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- Works
- 38
- Also by
- 32
- Members
- 515
- Popularity
- #48,204
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 41
- Languages
- 1
- Favorited
- 1