The screenplay by bob merrill is based on a memoir by carlotta monti, mistress of actor w. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Follow the boys currently available on region 24 dvd or on the genuine dvd universal region 2, 17 movie wc fields collection or on questionable dvdr release from private collector. Jack cassidy is also on hand as fields close friend and drinking crony john barrymore.
On this page you will find the solution to modernday remake of a w. Fieldss bestknown comic shorts in one tidy package. Fields movie appearance edwin middleton film by change before going productions. Fields was listed in the 1940 census as single and living at 2015 demille drive cecil b. Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and. Follow fields from his beginnings as a ziegfeld follies headliner in new york to the movie sets of hollywood. This mega rare movie stars rod steiger as the comic genius who hated. Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs. Fields and me stars rodsteiger, valerieperrine, johnmarley, jackcassidy the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Valerie perrine was born on september 3, 1943 in galveston, texas, usa as valerie ritchie perrine. Fields rod steiger is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend bernadette peters leaves him and his broker loses his money, fields begins anew. Wc fields 6 shorts, the amazing now out of print criterion collection of 6 shorts needs to be rereleased to dvd and to blu ray.
Fields american comedian born on january 29, 1880, died on december 25, 1946 william claude dukenfield, better known as w. Although none of these films is as stringent as his classic feature the bank dick, they nevertheless give viewers the opportunity to see the masters nascent persona emerging flashing glimpses of the weary misanthrope that was to become fieldss specialty. Fields is best captured forever in his body of films that highlight his notoriously sarcastic quick wit and slapstick routines. Fields films as an essential and unique resource for the w. Most of his best known movies are here, including the single best movie he ever made, its a gift 1934. In the true adventures of the rolling stones, stanley booth writes of choosing a london hotel because it looked like the sort of place where w. Fields plays a rich traveler whos gets lost piloting his plane. Fields the original voice tracks from his greatest. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the interprison rodeo coming up. Well, that last statement is based on fields classic reputation as much as i take it from the material i saw on this dvd.
The son of a poor cockney immigrant and an american mother, he ran away from home at the age of eleven due to abuse, surviving by his wits. The film is not above sacrificing facts for a good story, notably in its recreation of fields celebrated dentist routine which. The music was composed and conducted by charles bud dant. Fields rod steiger is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend bernadette peters leaves him and his broker loses his money, fields begins anew in california. This is the film version of the fields biography written by the comedians former mistress carlotta monti.
The rest i have were all taped off tv on vhs many years ago, so purchasing this set is a nobrainer for me, since w. Fields is a true comedy legend and remains one of the most recognizable and beloved actors of all time. Demille lived at 2000, the only other address on the street. He isnt the grouch that he played in his shorts and later films, but. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. As a writer and director, it makes me think about marijuana as a. Peppers lonely hearts club band remains the most iconic album cover of all time. Mar 15, 2015 skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. Fields characters, along with a first and last name like no other. Fields s bestknown comic shorts in one tidy package. He began his career as a juggler, and much later appeared in the ziegfeld follies and in earl carrolls vanities. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Fields is an american original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good, mean fun.
Rod steiger plays fields, while valerie perrine portrays ms. The bank dick 1940 is probably fields best film, but his career resides not so much in individual films as in scenes and moments scattered here and there between his first short subject, in 1915, and his last films in the mid1940s. Fieldssix short films 1933 the criterion collection. In 1930, fields made his first talkie, the golf specialist, for rko at a new jersey studio, featuring the golf routine hed made famous in the vanities and in a silent film, sos your old man, and for the first time film audiences heard his distinctive, raspy drawl. Never give a sucker an even break 1941 360p full movie. Log in for full access to heraldnet using your subscriber account. Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs his career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained. The humorist who travels this road risks backlash and. This is timeless stuff, and fields and the marx brothers are worthy of a complete viewing not relegated to bits and being interrupted by the wellmeaning but annoying gary owens. Fields william claude dukenfield birthdaythursday, january 29, 1880 birthplacedarby, pennsylvania, u. The humorist who travels this road risks backlash and scorn, which makes the case.
W c fields youre telling me 1934 480p full film by harry steiman. Fieldss prolific career placed him at the forefront of slapstick comedy. Monti had small roles in two of fields films, and in 1971 wrote a memoir, w. Totally clueless about the real world, befuddled jane is embroiled in teenromance. Fields is best captured forever in his body of films that highlight his notoriously sarcastic quick. Though that sentiment isnt as resonant now, at the time of the event the late 60s it meant quite a bit. To the world he was a beloved, curmudgeonly funnyman, but behind the cameras he was someone very different. Aug 28, 2000 misanthropy is the better part of comedy. Fields 18801946 born william claude dunkinfield in philadelphia, pennsylvania on january 29th, 1880, fields had a tragic childhood. Fields and me soundtrack 1976 the moviemusic store.
She is an actress, known for superman 1978, lenny 1974 and superman ii 1980. Still, the great man gets away with several amusing moonshinelaced gags, and fields classic golf routine which he tacked onto the end of the story alone makes the film a mustsee. The dentist, one of fields best works on screen, was produced without any background music. Crop corps, a small army of young folks staying at youth hostels and picking crops while adult farmworkers are at war. They seem almost too silly when you read them, but in his universe, they made perfect sense. Mahatma kane jeeves and otis criblecoblis, and the less hilarious charles bogle, there are the goofy names he made up for his characters. Fields and me soundtrack cd details and availability. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, noted for his. The fields is a 2011 american suspense thriller directed by tom mattera and dave mazzoni. Feb 18, 2010 it had been written that when fields delivered the story outline of this 1941 film, never give a sucker an even break, the suits at universal studios thought the film was so surreal that they. Song of the open road 1944 as himself child film star jane powell, fed up with her every move being stage managed by her stage mother, runs away and joins the u. From his early days on stage in vaudeville and broadway through his live appearances on radio, he created an iconic persona that has never been matched. Follow fields from his beginnings as a ziegfeld follies headliner in new york to the.
Fields, concentrating on his years in hollywood and his relationship with aspiring actress carlotta monti. Fields photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. William claude dukenfield january 29, 1880 december 25, 1946, better known as w. A love of alcohol and a disdain for children are staples of most w. The film is touted as being a semiautobiographical account of what happened to harrison smith, the film s writer, as a boy growing up on a grandparents farm on the outskirts of easton, pennsylvania.
Fields and me is a 1976 american biographical film directed by arthur hiller and starring rod steiger and valerie perrine. Fields and me, which was made into a motion picture at universal studios in 1976. Fields in this dramatization of the longtime romance between the iconic comedian rod steiger and his mistress, carlotta monti valerie perrine. Fields best quotations and sayings on such as some weasel took the cork out of my lunch. Apart from the criterion collections release of the bank dick, w. Gathered here are six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak. The narration is done by gary owens of rowan and martins laughin tv comedy.
Fields of hollywood to publish oa collection of humorous articles to consist of approximately 20,000 words,o which would be published in 1940 as w. The pictures include fedora 1978, inserts 1975, valentino 1977, nickelodeon 1976, silent movie 1976, the wild party 1975, the last tycoon 1976, hearts of the west 1975, the day of the locust 1975, the worlds greatest lover 1977, gable and lombard 1976, goodbye, norma jean 1976, bud and lou 1978, and w. Fields and marx brothers movie on dvd or vcr, the charm of these decca records has all but evaporated. Wc fields article about wc fields by the free dictionary. With rod steiger, valerie perrine, john marley, jack cassidy. Although none of these films is as stringent as his classic feature the bank dick, they nevertheless give viewers the opportunity to see the masters nascent persona emerging flashing glimpses of the weary misanthrope that was to become fields s specialty.
Fields doesnt really enter the film until the film is about of the way over, but he steals the show from that point on. I went to see it, mostly to watch steiger fall on his face. Fields and me stars rodsteiger, valerieperrine, johnmarley, jackcassidy the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a. Fields and me right now, here are some details about the biography flick. I saw the film in the movie house when it first came out. The film actually begins with the prehollywood fields on the vaudeville stage in new york city, where hes performing the famously racy dentists office routine. A biography by james curtis and man on the flying trapeze. There one sees the range of human folly sans romance and piety. William claude fields, 18801946, american comic actor, b. Fields and me 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. This clue was last seen on new york times crossword july 12 2017 crossword in case the clue doesnt fit or theres something wrong please contact us. Littles christmas carol 1978, a oneman presentation of a christmas carol.
Mississippi 1935 as commodore orlando jackson a young pacifist after refusing on principle to defend her sweethearts honor and being banished in disgrace, joins a riverboat troupe as a singer, acquires a reputation as a crackshot after a saloon brawl in which the villain of the piece accidentally kills himself with his own gun, falls. The comic actor wrote and cowrote a number of his own film scripts, often using aliases such as otis cribelcoblis and mahatma kane jeeves odd monikers that hark back to his years on the vaudeville stage. Fields and me original soundtrack henry mancini on allmusic 1976. Fields feature films havent had a very distinguished history on dvd, until this release. Fields and me, 1976, directed by arthur hiller, with rod steiger, valerie perrine, john marley, at turner classic movies. He lived a very active and full life, and embellished or out and out lied about so many of the things that he did that no two biographies tell the same story.