Born on 29th January 1880 W.C. Fields found his break in acting by pretending to drown at an amusement park to attract media attention and visitors. A skilful juggler and a master pool player Fields was known as a distinguished comedian by the age of 19. His memorable voice and even more memorable quotes are priceless. Here he stars in six classic short films: The Pool Shark The Golf Specialist The Dentist The Fatal Glass of Beer The Pharmacist The Barber Shop
War veteran Luke Doolin returns home to the family business of transporting illegal moonshine through the mountains whilst dodging the local police. But soon the bootleggers are having a new threat in the shape of Kogan a businessman who is buying up the stills. If they refuse to hand over their profits to Kogan he will take them by force and starts by shooting one of the drivers. With the police taxmen and the gangsters on his trail will Luke survive? This action packed Mitch
Returning a lost wallet to its rightful owner gains honest Chuck Scott a job as a chauffeur for Eddie Roman. Roman is a local gangster who treats his wife as badly as he treats his enemies, and Chuck is soon plotting to help Lorna escape the clutches of her madman husband.
The Fatal Glass Of Beer: 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 Yukon melodrama; includes the famous looking-out-the-door routine. The Dentist: After dealing with an amorous iceman and playing slapstick golf a dentist treats assorted comic patients including an unintentionally suggestive session with the sexy Miss Mason. The Golf Specialist: At a Florida hotel absconding miscreant J. Effingham Bellweather goes slapstick golfing with the house detective's flirtatious wife and an incompetent caddy. The Barbershop: An inept barber maintains his good-humored optimism in his small town shop despite having a hen-pecking harridan for a wife and a total lack of sartorial skill. The Pharmacist: A henpecked but stoic pharmacist tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family. Pool Shark: Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love.
Includes the following W.C. Fields short film comedies: The Dentist / Pool Shark / The Pharmacist / The Barbershop / The Golf Specialist / The Fatal Glass Of Beer
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