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W. C. Fields [videorecording] : 6 short films.

Contributor Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946.

Imprint:[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, c2000.

Description1 videodisc (115 min.) : si and sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Note:Six short comedies originally produced from 1915 to 1933.

Note:Pool sharks / Raymond Rohauer ; directed by Edwin Middleton ; produced by Gaumont (si., 11 min., 1915, c1968) -- Golf specialist / Radio Pictures ; produced by Louis Brock ; directed by Monte Brice (sd., 21 min., 1930) -- Dentist / Paramount ; directed by Leslie Pearce ; a Mack Sennett star comedy (sd., 22 min., 1932 -- Fatal glass of beer / U.M.& M. TV Corp. ; directed by Clyde Bruckman (sd., 19 min., 1933) -- Pharmacist / Paramount ; a Mack Sennett star comedy ; directed by Arthur Ripley (sd., 20 min., 1933) -- Barber shop / Paramount ; directed by Arthur Ripley (sd., 22 min., 1933).

Note:This compilation of films pays tribute to America's cantankerous comedy genius, W. C. Fields. Legendary one-liners and slapstick routines are preserved in these early shorts that chronicle the development of Fields' screen persona .

Note : PerformerW.C. Fields, Babe Kane, Elise Cavanna, George Chandler.

System Details NotesDVD ; monaural.

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Fields, W. C. (William Claude), 1880-1946.
Kane, Babe, 1909-1992.
Cavanna, Elise, 1902-1963.
Chandler, George, 1898-1985.
Rohauer, Raymond.
Middleton, Edwin.
Brock, Lou, 1892-1971.
Brice, Monte, 1891-1962.
Pearce, Leslie.
Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960.
Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955.
Ripley, Arthur, 1895-1961.
RKO Radio Pictures.
Gaumont (Firm)
U.M.& M. TV Corporation.
Paramount Productions.
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Janus Films.
Title:
W. C. Fields [videorecording]
Six short films [videorecording]
6 short films [videorecording]
Series Statement
Classic collection
Buhl Library Video Collection
Series Added Entry
Criterion collection
Subject:
Motion picture film collections.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Comedy films.
Short films.
Silent films.
Black and white films.
Short films.
Silent films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Other title
Pool sharks.
Golf specialist.
Dentist.
Fatal glass of beer.
Pharmacist.
Barber shop.
Series Added Entry-Uniform title
Classic collection (Criterion Collection (Firm))