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Running Time
1 hour, 11 minutes
Country USA
Studio Universal
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Other Titles
• Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
• What a Man
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Genre: Comedy, Musical, Slapstick, Satire, Hollywood, Scams And Cons
Plot: In his last starring role, W.C. Fields plays himself, having a typical day at his studio, Esoteric Pictures. Director Eddie Cline masterfully imparts a certain level of surreal spontaneity to Field's digressions and misadventures. Fields eats breakfast, spars with a sarcastic waitress (Jody Gilbert), and then pitches his fractured script to studio head Franklin Pangborn. The script reading becomes a film within a film, commencing with the hero of the tale (Fields again playing himself) leaping out of an airplane in hot pursuit of a flask of whiskey. He lands on the bed of an innocent young girl and tries to seduce her before her mom (Margaret Dumont) comes crashing in. Fields then escapes over a cliff in a basket. Things get even more bizarre before Pangborn throws him out, and back into a "reality" that culminates in a lengthy, frenetic car chase. There's also some musical interludes courtesy Gloria Jean, a singing star Universal was grooming for success at the time. Though Fields undoubtedly bristled at the studio's insistence he share the bill, the two actually display a touching rapport in their scenes together; just another small miracle in this truly unique and hilarious film.
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W.C. Fields
The Bank Dick, It's a Gift, Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of Dav |
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W.C. Fields
The Bank Dick, It's a Gift, Personal History, Adventures, Experience, and Observation of Dav |
| Gloria Jean
The Ladies' Man, Copacabana, Universal Horror | Leon Errol
Alice in Wonderland, The Invisible Man's Revenge, Footlight Varieties | | | | | |
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| Frank Skinner
Harvey, Saboteur, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein |
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