It's a Gift
Summary:
W.C. Fields is in fine fettle as small-town grocer Harold Bissonette (pronounced Biss-o-NAY). Harold dreams of becoming a California orange farmer, but his gorgon wife (Kathleen Howard) will have none of it. After a grueling day at the store, during which his electric light stock is destroyed by a cane-wielding blind man (Charles Sellon), and his floor is flooded with molasses b... Full Summary >>
Cast:
W.C. Fields - (Harold Bissonette)
Jean Rouverol - (Mildred Bissonette)
Julian Madison - (John Durston)
Kathleen Howard - (Amelia Bissonette)
Baby Le Roy - (Baby Ellwood Dunk)
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Review:
Anyone seeking to understand W.C. Fields's humor and screen persona need look no further than Norman Z. McLeod's It's A Gift. The 1934 movie, which was successful but not highly regarded at the time, has become the defining film in the comic's screen career. It's also a very telling comedy about men who are downtrodden in spirit and put-up... Continue >>
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