W. C. Fields - 6 Short Films (1915).NFO
W. C. Fields - 6 Short Films (1915)
Criterion #79
http://www.criterion.com/films/618
Description: Bon mots and acerbic sarcasm transformed bulbous vaudeville
comedian W.C. Fields into a silver screen legend. This exciting collection
contains six of the inimitable comic's early film shorts.
Posting Date: 11 June 2009
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Pool Sharks (1915)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005910/
Director: Edwin Middleton
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Bud Ross
Description: Two ardent suitors for the hand of a pretty young woman carry
their fight from a picnic to a test of skill in an indoor pool hall. After
a series of unbelievable trick shots, the fight degenerates into billiard
throwing which involves an innocent bystander. [Silent]
Time: (11 minutes)
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The Golf Specialist (1930)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020927/
Director: Monte Brice
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Allan Bennett, William Black, Naomi Casey,
John Dunsmuir, Shirley Grey, Johnny Kane, Al Wood
Description: At a Florida hotel, absconding miscreant J. Effingham
Bellweather goes golfing with the house detective's flirtatious wife and
an incompetent caddy.
Time: (21 minutes)
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The Dentist (1932) [Uncensored]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022807/
Director: Leslie Pearce
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Marjorie Kane, Arnold Gray, Dorothy Granger,
Elise Cavanna, Zedna Farley, Billy Bletcher, Joe Bordeaux, Harry Bowen,
Bobby Dunn, Thelma Hill, Bud Jamison, Ethel La Blanche, Pete Rasch,
William Searby, Emma Tansey
Description: After dealing with an amorous ice-man and playing a bit of
golf, our dentist (Fields) turns to the problems of his patients.
He wrestles one woman all over the office during an extraction and one man
is so heavily bearded he can't find the man's mouth. (He uses a shotgun
to flush the birds out.)
Time: (22 minutes)
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The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022883/
Director: Clyde Bruckman
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Rosemary Theby, George Chandler, Richard Cramer,
Ernie Alexander, Jack Cooper, Gordon Douglas, Marvin Loback, George Moran,
Artie Ortego
Description: Mr. Snavely, a Yukon prospector, lost his only son years ago
to the temptations of the big city. Now the prodigal Chester, released
from prison, comes home to Ma and Pa. A parody of a Yukon melodrama, it
includes the famous looking-out-the-door routine.
Time: (19 minutes)
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The Pharmacist (1933)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024446/
Director: Arthur Ripley
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Marjorie Kane, Elise Cavanna, Grady Sutton,
Lorena Carr, Joe Bordeaux, Jack Cooper, Julia Griffith, Efe Jackson,
Si Jenks, Emma Tansey
Description: A hard-working, hen-pecked pharmacist, harried by a shrewish
spouse, dysfunctional family, and demanding clientele, maintains his
patience and stoic optimism by imbibing in frequent martinis. His family
shows little appreciation of his efforts as he tries to keep his precarious
business profitable by selling bootleg liquor under the counter (despite
the suspicions of the local sheriff.) His daughters drive him crazy, as one
talks on the phone forever, while the other wants to eat the canary.
Time: (20 minutes)
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The Barber Shop (1933)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023779/
Director: Arthur Ripley
Main Cast: W.C. Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland,
Frank Alexander, Joe Bordeaux, Harry Bowen, Joe Calder, Julia Griffith,
Fay Holderness, George Humbert, William McCall, Cyril Ring, Dick Rush,
John St. Clair, Gloria Velarde, Frank Yaconelli
Description: Barber O'Hare has a vegetarian wife at home and a pretty
manicurist at work. A dog sits in the barbershop, which O'Hare explains:
"One day I was shaving a man and I cut his ear off. The dog got it. He's
never been back here since." (Oh, and he also captures a bank robber.)
Time: (22 minutes)
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DVD Format: NTSC
DVD9: 7.93 GB - Exact Copy
Color: Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: English
Subtitle: English
Closed Captioned: No
Commentary: None
Extras: None
Audio: Dolby Digital 1.0
Total Time: 01:51
DVD Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 2000-08-22
ASIN: 1559409053
UPC: 715515010726
PAR2: 31 Blocks - (Repairs 31 3840 KB articles)
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