The Fatal Glass of Beer Summary, Review, Cast & Crew

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The Fatal Glass of Beer
Running Time: 18 min.

Summary:
The short comedy The Fatal Glass of Beer stars the legendary W.C. Fields as Mr. Snavely, a prospector who is awaiting the return of his prodigal son, Chester, who has been in prison for the last few years. The last time Snavely saw his son was when t... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
W.C. Fields (Mr. Snavely)
Rosemary Thebv (Mrs. Snavely)
Rychard Cramer (Officer Posthlewhistle)
George Chandler (Chester the wastrel son)
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Review:
A send-up of temperence dramas -- a genre for which you know W. C. Fields felt not an ounce of sympathy -- and Northern adventure stories, this W. C. Fields short is one of the stranger, more surreal movies in the comic legend's output (and that's go ... Continue >>