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W.C. Fields comedy collection [DVD].
Title:
W.C. Fields comedy collection [DVD].
JLCTITLE245:
[DVD].
Publication Information:
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2004]
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (373 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781417015740
General Note:
Originally released as motion pictures between 1933-1940.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Special features: trailers for My little chickadee, You can't cheat an honest man, International House; episode of 'Biography': W.C. Fields: behind the laughter (1994, 45 min.).
Abstract:
Bank dick: Henpecked Egbert Sousé is a lowly bank guard who divides his time between the Black Pussy Cat Café and his dreaded family. His humdrum life changes when fate leads him to heroism, Hollywood and the good life.
My little chickadee: After a scandal runs a gold-digger out of town, she meets a con artist and becomes embroiled in a string of petty deceits.
You can't cheat an honest man: The owner of a debt-ridden circus contends with pursuant bill collectors and sheriffs and his beloved daughter's relationships with one of his performers and a stuffy but wealthy young man.
It's a gift: A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
International house: When a scientist in China invents a television, everyone around the globe clamors to purchase the rights to the mesmerizing new invention.
Reading Level:
Not rated.
Genre:
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Added Uniform Title Contained Work:
Container of (work): Bank dick (Motion picture)
Container of (work): My little chickadee (Motion picture)
Container of (work): You can't cheat an honest man (Motion picture)
Container of (work): It's a gift (Motion picture)
Container of (work): International House (Motion picture)
Restrictions on Access:
Educational and home use only.
Contents:
[Disc 1]. The bank dick / a Universal Picture ; Universal presents ; original screen play, Mahatma Kane Jeeves ; directed by Edward Cline (1940, 72 min.).
[Disc 2]. My little chickadee / a Universal Picture ; Universal presents ; original screen play, Mae West, W.C. Fields ; produced by Lester Cowan ; directed by Edward F. Cline (1940, 84 min.).
[Disc 3]. You can't cheat an honest man / a Universal Picture ; Universal presents ; screenplay, George Marion Jr., Richard Mack, Everett Freeman ; story by Charles Bogle ; directed by George Marshall ; produced by Lester Cowan (1939, 79 min.).
[Disc 4]. It's a gift / a Paramount Picture ; Adolph Zukor presents ; directed by Norman McLeod ; produced by William LeBaron ; screen play by Jack Cunningham ; from "The comic supplement" by J.P. McEvoy ; based upon a story by Charles Bogle (1934, 69 min.).
[Disc 5]. International House / a Paramount Picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Edward Sutherland ; screen play by Francis Martin and Walter DeLeon ; from a story by Neil Brant and Louis E. Heifetz (1933, 69 min.).
Credits:
The bank dick: Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; film editor, Arthur Hilton ; musical director, Charles Previn ; gowns, Vera West ; art director, Jack Otterson.
My little chickadee: Director of photography, Joseph Valentine ; film editor, Edward Curtiss ; musical director, Charles Previn ; musical score, Frank Skinner ; gowns, Vera West ; art director, Jack Otterson.
You can't cheat an honest man: Director of photography, Milton Krasner ; film editor, Otto Ludwig ; musical director, Charles Previn ; gowns, Vera West ; art director, Jack Otterson.
It's a gift: Photography, Henry Sharp.
International House: Photography, Ernest Haller ; music and lyrics, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin.
Performer:
The bank dick: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard, Richard Purcell, Grady Sutton, Russell Hicks, Pierre Watkin, Al Hill, George Moran, Bill Wolfe, Jack Norton, Pat West, Reed Hadley, Heather Wilde, Harlan Briggs, Bill Alston.
My little chickadee: Mae West, W.C. Fields, Joseph Calleia, Dick Foran, Ruth Donnelly, Margaret Hamilton, Donald Meek, Fuzzy Knight, Willard Robertson, George Moran, Jack Searl, Fay Adler, Gene Austin.
You can't cheat an honest man: W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, Constance Moore, John Arledge, James Bush, Thurston Hall, Mary Forbes, Edward Brophy, Arthur Hohl, Princess Baba, Blacaman, Eddie Anderson.
It's a gift: W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison, Tom Bupp, Baby Le Roy, Tammany Young, Morgan Wallace, Charles Sellon, Josephine Whittell, T. Roy Barnes.
International House: Peggy Hopkins Joyce, W.C. Fields, Rudy Vallee, Stuart Erwin, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Sari Maritza, Colonel Stoopnagle and Budd, Cab Calloway, Bela Lugosi, Baby Rose Marie, Franklin Pangborn, Edmund Breese, Lumsden Hare, Sterling Holloway, Lona André.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language:
In English with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English captions for the hearing impaired.