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W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films

W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films

2000 · 115 min · ★ 7.3 · Comedy

A Criterion compilation of "six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak: The Golf Specialist, Pool Sharks (silent), The Pharmacist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Barber Shop, and, of course, the notorious The Dentist." Pool Sharks is his first film ever, released in 1915; the rest are all five of Fields’ talking shorts, released from 1930 to 1933.

Directed by Leslie Pearce

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The Carnation KidThe Carnation Kid · 1929
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★ 10.01929
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It's a case of mistaken identity in this comedy that centers around a country bumpkin mistaken for a Chicago hitman.
The Delightful RogueThe Delightful Rogue · 1929
The Delightful Rogue
★ 9.01929
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A modern-day pirate vies with a society playboy for the love of a dancer.
Bulldog DrummondBulldog Drummond · 1929
Bulldog Drummond
★ 6.51929
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Bulldog Drummond is a British WWI veteran who longs for some excitement after he returns to the humdrum existence of civilian life. He gets what he's looking for when a girl requests his help in freeing her uncle from a nursing home. She believes the home is just a front and that her uncle is really being held captive while the culprits try to extort his fortune from him.
The Fall GuyThe Fall Guy · 1930
The Fall Guy
★ 6.31930
MovieComedyCrime
Johnny Quinlan is so desperate for a job that he takes a gig as a "bag man" for the mob. Meanwhile, his beleaguered wife has to deal with her bizarre, unemployed, wise-cracking brother and various neighbors while keeping house in their Brooklyn tenement.
The DentistThe Dentist · 1932
The Dentist
★ 5.91932
MovieComedy
An unconventional dentist deals with patients in slapstick fashion.
Blue of the NightBlue of the Night · 1931
Blue of the Night
★ 5.81931
MovieComedyMusic
Starring Bing Crosby as himself in a short comedy/romance telling a tale of mistaken identity. Two-reeler; directed by Mack Sennett
Road to HollywoodRoad to Hollywood · 1947
Road to Hollywood
★ 5.01947
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Exploitation film-maker Bud Pollard appears on screen to tell us of Bing Crosby's rise to fame, using scenes from four early Crosby shorts to illustrate his fictional biography.
Billboard GirlBillboard Girl · 1932
Billboard Girl
★ 4.61932
MovieComedyMusic
Bing and a buddy drive to the college town where Bing's penpal, a billboard model, goes to school. Little does he know he's being pranked by one of her male classmates.
Roadhouse QueenRoadhouse Queen · 1933
Roadhouse Queen
★ 3.71933
MovieComedy
Walter Catlett learns his son Ben Alexander has thrown over fiancee Joyce Compton for acrobat Nora Lane. He takes lawyer Arthur Housman to the road house where she is performing to lay down the law.
Don't Play Bridge With Your WifeDon't Play Bridge With Your Wife · 1933
Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife
1933
MovieComedy
A Mack Sennett-produced sound short about couples playing bridge through the ages.
Too Many HusbandsToo Many Husbands · 1931
Too Many Husbands
1931
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'Ed Martin's honeymoon is upset by the appearance of his son, with his fiancée and her uncle - who turns out to be his bride's first husband.' (Leonard Maltin)

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