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William Claude Dukenfield (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), better known as W. C. Fields, was an American comedian, actor, juggler and writer. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and children.
His career in show business began in vaudeville, where he attained international success as a silent juggler. He gradually incorporated comedy into his act, and was a featured comedian in the Ziegfeld Follies for several years. He became a star in the Broadway musical comedy Poppy (1923), in which he played a colorful small-time con man. His subsequent stage and film roles were often similar scoundrels, or else henpecked everyman characters.
Among his recognizable trademarks were his raspy drawl and grandiloquent vocabulary. The characterization he portrayed in films and on radio was so strong it was generally identified with Fields himself. It was maintained by the publicity departments at Fields' studios (Paramount and Universal) and was further established by Robert Lewis Taylor's biography, W.C. Fields, His Follies and Fortunes (1949). Beginning in 1973, with the publication of Fields' letters, photos, and personal notes in grandson Ronald Fields' book W.C. Fields by Himself, it was shown that Fields was married (and subsequently estranged from his wife), and financially supported their son and loved his grandchildren.
In recognition of a Jon Massey's reportedly bravuva performance as an old man with a cane in Covington Latin's production of "The Beauty Part," I offer one of the great "cane" scenes from the Golden Age of Movies. The Blind Man was played by Charles Sellon.
A documentary on W.C. Fields from 1994 that aired on the biography channel. Part 2 of 2.
W.C. Fields cultivated the persona of a misanthropic cynic and many found it hard to tell where the character ended and the real person began. Master juggler, Broadway headliner, and radio star, Fields eventually reached Hollywood superstardom. Included in this DVD are rare behind-the-scenes footage and home movies of Fields at work and at play, along with hilarious scenes from some of his greatest films.
Classic W. C. Fields. Includes the "Canadian Club" segment. Enjoy!
I just love this film. I got a hat inspiried by the caddy's hat, it's my favorite. This is just amazing! This film is in public domain Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
An uncut collection of 3 hilarious shorts from W.C. Fields early career..Includes "The Golf Specialist"..
Chicago Comedy Film Festival brings you smart comedy for smart people. New videos 3 times every week! More Classic Comedy- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgcEhBqMtcU&list;=PLelLk-tabSnxL3G3Gv3er1KB2IsMReGyF&index;=3 Subscribe http://goo.gl/9FR6uE Like Us http://Facebook.com/chicagocomedyfilmfestival Follow Us http://Twitter.com/ccfilmfest http://chicagocomedyfilmfestival.com for info about the fest Chicago Comedy Film Festival brings you smart comedy for smart people. More videos here- http://youtu.be/EvYCiIiU6JI?list=PLelLk-tabSnwChYDPY4FHnG9exyNhVkzb Published with permission from the W.C. Fields Estate. (Ron and Al Fields)
A documentary on W.C. Fields from 1994 that aired on the biography channel. Narrated by Peter Graves. It is entertaining and informative, but the conflict with Fields and his father is overstressed and not exactly accurate. Mr. Dukenfield did indeed see his son perform and they had already reconciled by the time The Great Man was in his early 20's.
Classic W.C. Fields sketch. A dentist deals with the Ice man, Golf and his patients. This is Fields' Second talking comedy short.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland Writers: J.P. McEvoy (play), W.C. Fields (play) Stars: W.C. Fields, Louise Brooks and Blanche Ring Short Summary by Les Adams: Elmer Pettywillie is the owner of a small drug store in Florida, and Mildred Marshall is his clerk. Business is slow until George Delevan leases space in the store to sell New York real estate. Business is good, especially for George, but the sheriff comes looking for him and he departs the premises for places unknown. Elmer feels that he has been an unknowing accomplice in a con-game, and he heads for New York in his old Ford. But he heads in the wrong direction, gets lost a few times, gives up and starts back to his drugstore. Many townsmen are rushing toward him as he drives up the street, but they are running to congratulate him ...
fields talks about his great physical condition and his sporting endeavors,this is a clip taken from the documentary "Fields Straight Up" I taped this about 25 years ago from pbs. and haven't seen it on tv since.
Here are the highlights of a sit down interview that I did with William Rexford Fields Morris, who is WC Field's son. Bill is a very kindly gentleman and it is my honor to have been able to get to know him and become friends. This short interview was conducted on May 24th 2012.
[From "Kovacs Corner" on YouTube.com] - William Claude Dukenfield, known professionally as W.C. Fields, with his bizarre and iconoclastic sense of humor, certainly influenced Ernie Kovacs. 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 recut and reshot parts of it. After which they quietly released the film to movie theaters and Fields from his contract. This sketch, featuring character actress Jody Gilbert, gives a new meaning to the term "customer service". [Updated October 16, 2010] I found this in the Wikipedia dictionary... "Gosha" is also the beloved name of "Chuminji", a cute and baby Indian god of good health. He is favourite of ...
Never before see interview. Ray Bradbury talks about meeting W.C. Fields and early hollywood stars.
Fields created one of the great American comic personas of the first half of the 20th century: a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs, children, and women. The music is Stomp and Swing and you can find it on Smartsound.com
Part 2 of a 4 part interview with sweet, 87 year old former child actress Jane Withers.
Read your free e-book: http://copydl.space/mebk/50/en/B003VPWXBU/book They made fans go crazy and censors apoplectic, spent fortunes faster than they made them, forged Rembrandts and hung them in major museums, went on trial for committing statutory rape with necrophiliac teenage girls, reinterpreted Hamlet as an incestuous mama's boy,and swilled immeasurable quantities of spirits during week-long parties on wobbly yachts.they were "the Bundy Drive Boys," and they made the Rat Pack look like Cub Scouts.their self-destructiveness was spectacular, the misanthropy profound, but behind the boozy bravado was a devoted mutual affection. The Bundy Drive Boys' un-bowdlerized stories have never been illustrated so well or told so completely as within Hollywood's Hellfire Club.author Gregory William...
Devon Travis goes to his right to field Hyun Soo Kim's grounder, then makes an off-balance throw to first to get the out Check out http://m.mlb.com/video for our full archive of videos, and subscribe on YouTube for the best, exclusive MLB content: http://youtube.com/MLB About MLB.com: Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced on January 19, 2000, that the 30 Major League club owners voted unanimously to centralize all of Baseball's internet operations into an independent technology company. Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLBAM) was formed and charged with developing, building and managing the most comprehensive baseball experience available on the internet. In August 2002, MLB.com streamed the first-ever live, full length MLB game when the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees ...
This is an A-side single to “Round World" and the writer is T. Boyce, B. Hart. The 45 was released in 1966 by Mercury Records and the catalog # is 72578. This group hails from California!
Here is the newly released W.C.Fields Film Collection. Hope you enjoy this and the other W.C. DVD's I have in my collection. Like Subscribe Share Comment
An unconventional dentist deals with patients in slapstick fashion. Cast W.C. Fields ... Dentist Marjorie Kane ... Mary - Dentist's Daughter Arnold Gray ... Arthur the Iceman Dorothy Granger ... Miss Peppitone, Patient Elise Cavanna ... Miss Mason, Patient Zedna Farley ... Dental Assistant Joseph Belmont ... Mr. Benford, Man Hit by a Golf Ball Billy Bletcher ... Mr. Foliage, Bearded Patient Joe Bordeaux ... Benford's Caddy Harry Bowen ... Joe Bobby Dunn ... Dentist's Caddy George Gray ... Benford's Golf Partner Barney Hellum ... Patient in Waiting Room Thelma Hill ... Minor Role Bud Jamison ... Charley Frobisher Pete Rasch ... Benford's Tough Son Emma Tansey ... Old Lady Directed by Leslie Pearce Story by W. C. Fields Produced by Mack Sennett Cinematography by John W. Boyl...
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In 1915, Fields starred in two short comedies, Pool Sharks and His Lordship's Dilemma, filmed in New York.[31] His stage commitments prevented him from doing more movie work until 1924, when he played a supporting role in Janice Meredith, a Revolutionary War romance.[32] He reprised his Poppy role in a silent-film adaptation, retitled Sally of the Sawdust (1925) and directed by D. W. Griffith. His next starring role was in the Paramount Pictures film It's the Old Army Game (1926), which featured his friend Louise Brooks, later a screen legend for her role in G. W. Pabst's Pandora's Box (1929) in Germany.[33] Fields' 1926 film, which included a silent version of the porch sequence that would later be expanded in the sound film It's a Gift (1934), had only middling success at the box office....
To be blunt, This game wasn't very fun. I don't intend to play it or anything in the "Fear" series again. Fields's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFlYyRCDM-c&feature;=youtu.be Subscribe... And stuff. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFX1... Don't have to. :) How about checking out the official fan page on Facebook because this is here to. https://www.facebook.com/AlishaUltra/ Follow me on Twitter for weird updates and stuffs... Cuz I post here to sometimes...: https://twitter.com/AlishaUltra