Fields films were featured at the 2010 fall cinesation film preservation festival, september 2326, in massillon, oh at the historic lincoln theatre. Fields is an american original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Jun 23, 2017 william claude dukenfield january 29, 1880 december 25, 1946, better known as w. A picaresque misadventure of a drunken misanthrope and the family and society that hate him right back. There one sees the range of human folly sans romance and piety. They seem almost too silly when you read them, but in his universe, they made perfect sense. Fields and me soundtrack 1976 the moviemusic store. May 10, 2012 this heartbreaking, revealing film is based on the book detailing carlotta montis stormy relationship with the irascible comedic genius w. Ronald fields fields by himself, together with his emmywinning documentary, still take the prize in my opinion for comprehensive treatment of the great man.
He lived there until he was 16 when his father died, then went to chicago, where he attended lake view high school and worked n a silent movie house. Fields team up in their one and only film together, my little chickadee. Chicago comedy film festival brings you smart comedy for smart people. Fields and me original soundtrack henry mancini on allmusic 1976. Bellweather finds a girl and tries to get in a round of golf. Some very funny, dark stuff heremy first fields film. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler and writer. 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. A biography by james curtis and man on the flying trapeze. Fields and me soundtrack cd details and availability. 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. 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. Id like to introduce my 10 year old grandson to wc fields and hope to rent some movies.
The film is based on the memoirs of carlotta monti who was fieldss livein mistress. Ebenfalls 1934 erschienen noch vier weitere fieldsfilme, darunter youre telling me, in dem seine figur ein erfolgloser. 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. For every dozen goodnatured clowns, theres a humorist who finds the dark side of life a comfortable place from which to operate. Fields american comedian born on january 29, 1880, died on december 25, 1946 william claude dukenfield, better known as w.
Hulton archivegetty images entertainmentgetty images. Never give a sucker an even break, wc fields 1941 free movie. Monti had small roles in two of fields films, and in 1971 wrote a memoir, w. The next year, with the popularity of sound pictures and the death of. Her last movie was sextette in 1978, two years before her death. Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his snarling contempt for dogs and. Fields doesnt really enter the film until the film is about of the way over, but he steals the show from that point on. Fieldss prolific career placed him at the forefront of slapstick comedy. The fields is a 2011 american suspense thriller directed by tom mattera and dave mazzoni.
Marriage is a fine institution, but im not ready for an institution. Fields and me 1971, is a memoir about fields by his former mistress. Mar 15, 2015 skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. Fields was listed in the 1940 census as single and living at 2015 demille drive cecil b. Henpecked egbert souse has comic adventures as a substitute film director and unlikely bank guard. Fields, cora witherspoon, una merkel, evelyn del rio. Fields best quotations and sayings on such as some weasel took the cork out of my lunch. 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. Fields and me is the film version of the fields biography written by the comedians former mistress carlotta monti. Downloads faqs contact us meet us rss feed click to find out how to use the. This is wc fields by vidds on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
Gathered here are six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak. The humorist who travels this road risks backlash and scorn, which makes the case. Skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. The dentist, one of fields best works on screen, was produced without any background music. Fields and me is a 1976 american biographical film directed by arthur hiller and starring rod steiger and valerie perrine. Demille lived at 2000, the only other address on the street. Original tv spot for arthur hillers 1976 universal picture starring rod steiger as w. Starting with pool sharks a silent from 1915, where we see a 35 years old and much thinner fields, plying the comedy that he will perfect in later films. 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 international. Fields is an american original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good, mean fun.
Fields and me, which was made into a motion picture at universal studios in 1976. I thought i told you to shut up free a short film narrated by jonathan demme about the making of. Mahatma kane jeeves and otis criblecoblis, and the less hilarious charles bogle, there are the goofy names he made up for his characters. Other useful works are donald deschner, the films of w. The screenplay by bob merrill is based on a memoir by carlotta monti, mistress of actor w. Harriet, have done remarkable jobs explicating and exhibiting their grandfathers life, times and artifacts. Nihilist drunk chaos as wc fields stumbles and mumbles his way through a series of increasingly absurd set pieces. This mega rare movie stars rod steiger as the comic genius who hated. Rod steiger is superb as the juggling vaudeville star who eventually arrived in hollywood during the silent era and moved up into talking features, showcasing his unique brand of comedymumbling dialogue and asides, thoroughly henpecked, and making no secret. I went to see it, mostly to watch steiger fall on his face. He isnt the grouch that he played in his shorts and later films, but his comic timing and mumbled jokes are still hilarious.
Fields characters, along with a first and last name like no other. A friend was telling me recently of a movie or a sequence in a movie where w. This is the film version of the fields biography written by the comedians former mistress carlotta monti. Fields full movie man on the flying trapeze thomas hood racket busters 1938 humphrey bogart duration. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, noted for his. Aug 28, 2000 misanthropy is the better part of comedy. Fields and me, 1976, directed by arthur hiller, with rod steiger, valerie perrine, john marley, at turner classic movies. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. 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. He taught himself ventriloquism from a pamphlet when he was 11 and a few years. 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. Fields plays a rich traveler whos gets lost piloting his plane. In that year he also was featured in a sequence in the anthology film if i had a million. Geniet van al het beste nieuwe film releases met al uw favoriete film genre geniet van al het beste nieuwe film releases met al je favoriete filmgenre uitvinden waarom duizenden mensen elke dag aan streaming films kijken.
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. All fans of hollywoods greatest curmudgeon should enjoy this biographical film on w. Mae west went on to write and star in seven more films, including my little chickadee, with w. Fields films as an essential and unique resource for the w. I saw the film in the movie house when it first came out. This heartbreaking, revealing film is based on the book detailing carlotta montis stormy relationship with the irascible comedic genius w. A love of alcohol and a disdain for children are staples of most w. Stanley kubrick listed it as one of his 10 favorite films on his only top 10 list. 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 was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, who was noted for his ability to say the most hilariously cutting and mean things in a cheery, bright tone of voice. With rod steiger, valerie perrine, john marley, jack cassidy. Opened in 1915, the lincoln is the oldest continually operating movie theatre in this country. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies.
Million dollar legs 1932 my little chickadee 1940 if i had a million 1932 tillie and gus 1933 mississippi 1935 the bank dick 1940. Fields photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Krijg gratis kijkfilm online met eenvoudige fill in inschrijfformulier. William claude dukenfield january 29, 1880 december 25, 1946, better known as w. Fieldssix short films 1933 the criterion collection.
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