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The Bank Dick (1940) - W.C. Fields

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metaldams:
....and for anybody wanting to dig into Fields, here’s an 18 film set of all the Paramounts and Universal going for $28 and change as I type this.  A steal and I do own this set.

https://www.amazon.com/W-C-Fields-Comedy-Essentials-Collection/dp/B012TIKBL8/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=w.c.+fields&qid=1580509796&sr=8-5

Freddie Sanborn:
Fields *does* play a stereotypical slurring drunk in his first sound feature, Her Majesty Love, and the effect is disconcerting and un-Fieldsian, to say the least.

metaldams:

--- Quote from: Freddie Sanborn on January 31, 2020, 04:38:44 PM ---Fields *does* play a stereotypical slurring drunk in his first sound feature, Her Majesty Love, and the effect is disconcerting and un-Fieldsian, to say the least.

--- End quote ---

Interesting.  Will have to check it out while not expecting prime Fields.  One of his few films I’ve yet to see.

Dr. Mabuse:
"The Bank Dick" remains among the all-time great comedies. W.C. Fields calls the shots as the immortal Egbert Sousé while pulling a fast one on the Hays Office. Plenty of quotable dialogue, eccentric characters and a car chase for the ages. Along with "It's a Gift"  and "Man on the Flying Trapeze," Fields' feature-length masterpiece.

10/10

Big Chief Apumtagribonitz:
Umbrella Sam, of the Fields Paramounts I've seen, my favorite, which hasn't been mentioned yet, is The Old Fashioned Way.  It's Carny Fields rather than Henpecked Fields, and I enjoyed it very much.  He's great, he juggles, and the supporting cast is excellent.

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