A little post occasioned by the fact blogged about earlier that today is the birthday of pennsylvania. Fields, actor whose flawless timing and humorous cantankerousness made him one of americas greatest comedians. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet. Fields in this dramatization of the longtime romance between the iconic comedian rod steiger and his mistress, carlotta monti valerie perrine. He lived there until he was 16 when his father died, then went to chicago, where he attended lake view high school and worked n a silent movie house.
Mar 21, 2010 a fields 18801946, born william claude dukenfield in darby, pa. This heartbreaking, revealing film is based on the book detailing carlotta montis stormy relationship with the irascible comedic genius w. Another rod steiger underrated masterpiece reveals the realw. Fields and me is almost entirely a work of fiction. A fields 18801946, born william claude dukenfield in darby, pa. Fields is an american original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good, mean fun.
Fields is an american original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good. Fields and me soundtrack cd details and availability. Dec 12, 2016 a little post occasioned by the fact blogged about earlier that today is the birthday of pennsylvania. Fields found his break in acting by pretending to drown at an amusement park to attract media attention and visitors.
Fields, the legendary comedian, actor, juggler, poker player and billiards player. A charles dickens character come to life, american comedian w. Fields and me movie videos for the full length movie and video clips on mefeedia. This is an invaluable work for anyone interested in fields career. The story arc begins in new york city in the 1920s and explains how heartbreak leads fields to relocate to santa monica, where. The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath. Fields biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Fields gary cooper charles laughton george raft jack oakie richard bennett charles ruggles alison skipworth all dvds are professionally produced and come with a full dvd case, with artwork, labels and are 100% guaranteed.
Fields and me stars rodsteiger, valerieperrine, johnmarley, jackcassidy the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Get a funny quote of the day each day by email or in your feed reader. Fields by himself his intended autobiography commentary by ronald j. Fields and me movie full length movie and video clips. Fields and me is the greatest recreation of the mans life thats ever been put on film.
Fields hates christmas, and its up to the ghosts of christmas past played by rich as humphrey bogart, present played by rich as columbo and future played by rich as inspector clouseau to convince him otherwise. Fields and me original soundtrack henry mancini on allmusic 1976. Mar 15, 2015 skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler, and writer.
This biographical film is based on the memoirs authored by carlotta monti, who was romantically involved with comedy legend w. Fields and me 1976 stream and watch online moviefone. Fields and me is a 1976 american biographical film directed by arthur hiller and starring. Returning in defeat from a disastrous bigcity demonstration of his latest invention. Fields 1880 1946 start everyday with a smile and then get it over with. Perfecting his skills as a juggler until his fingers bled, fields became. Wc fields article about wc fields by the free dictionary. Fields and me on digital and stream instantly or download offline. Fields and me is a 1976 american biographical film directed by arthur hiller and starring rod steiger and valerie perrine. Fields horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. The golf specialist, fatal glass of beer, and the dentist.
Fields, his only recordings, plus 8 songs by mae west i purchased this cd just to upgrade the media. He had a recognizable and unique style on stage, movies, and radio. There is no instance in the human condition we cannot find some solace in the humor of w. He would babysit me when my parents were away and as soon as they were out of the house he became wc fields. Fields less admirable qualities, one comes away from the movie both moved and saddened by his untimely end. The dvd iso file is available via the download it link on page featuring w. In the movie, steigers fields is probooze all the way. The pharmacist 1933 best free legal movies ever 46 comedy by tutti quanti. Im a girl and i was adopted when i was five years old. His real name was william claude dukenfield and he started his career when he ran away from home at the age of 11. Born william claude dukenfield and the son of a cockney vegetable peddler, w. Guide, download movies, tv shows, free videos, watch movies. Although they respected fields for being a total original, even his best friends thought he was a miserable old devil. I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case i see a snakewhich i also keep handy.
Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs. To the world he was a beloved, curmudgeonly funnyman, but behind the. I saw the film in the movie house when it first came out. As you may have noticed, we have been intensely focused of late on a certain famous pennsylvanian, comedian w. In this oneman show starring rich little, ebeneezer scrooge played by rich as w. Fieldss songs stream online music songs listen free. Fields, his only recordings, plus 8 songs by mae west by. To the world he was a beloved, curmudgeonly funnyman, but behind the cameras he was someone very different.
Fields, vice president for public relations and director of baptist press from 195987, died may 23. Fields simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. His reallife and screen personalities were often indistinguishable, and he is remembered for his distinctive nasal voice, his antisocial character, and his fondness for alcohol. My step mother had a son fifteen years older than i was and in college. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. I went to see it, mostly to watch steiger fall on his face. William claude dukenfield january 29, 1880 december 25, 1946, better known as w. Ronald fields fields by himself, together with his emmywinning documentary, still take the prize in my opinion for comprehensive treatment of the great man. The two eastern boys are having difficulty adjusting to the new life until the warden finds that skip has a natural talent for riding broncos with the interprison rodeo coming up. It aint what they call you, its what you answer to. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, noted for his. Follow fields from his beginnings as a ziegfeld follies headliner in new york to the movie sets of hollywood. This mega rare movie stars rod steiger as the comic genius who hated.
Coming from an impoverished philadelphia background, where his father used to hit him on the head with a shovel, w. Fields plays sam bisbee, an erstwhile inventor who is the laughingstock of his small town. Fields in this dramatization of the longtime romance between the iconic comedian rod steiger and. Fields and me soundtrack 1976 the moviemusic store.
Fields rod steiger is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend bernadette peters leaves him and his broker loses his. Fortunately, this film is widely available online, as well as on dvd as part of the w. Fields born william claude dukenfield ran away from home at age 11. Fields and me 2shared extension mobile format ios extension phone without register. He taught himself ventriloquism from a pamphlet when he was 11 and a few years. Fields and me year 1976 vimeo extension 720p format phone new. Fields speaks truth to authority with dignity, respect, and kindness. Skip and harry are framed for a bank robbery and end up in a western prison. Fields recordings two routines are funny if you like w. Acrevalue analyzes terabytes of data about soils, climate, crop rotations, taxes, interest rates, and corn prices to calculate the estimated value of an individual field. With rod steiger, valerie perrine, john marley, jack cassidy. The eldest of the five children of james dukenfield, an english immigrant, and kate felton, a native philadelphian, fields lived to hear him tell it in later years a huck finn sort of childhood in which he left home at age 11 after smashing a crate over his fathers head and. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Here is a clip from the film international house and it includes the original theatrical trailer. The screenplay by bob merrill is based on a memoir by carlotta monti, mistress of actor w. Fields william claude dukenfield birthdaythursday, january 29, 1880 birthplacedarby, pennsylvania, u. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. Wc fields and me universal pictures home entertainment. Harriet, have done remarkable jobs explicating and exhibiting their grandfathers life, times and artifacts.
He says he is the reincarnation of wc fields and i almost believe him. I already owned the cassette tape, which was released back around 1985. This is the film version of the fields biography written by the comedians former mistress carlotta monti. Bprebecca elizabeth hagan fields libby, the wife of w. Fields original and authentic recordings by the great. This short is the acting and writing debut of william claude dunkenfield, better known as w. Fields made and makes the world laugh the best medicine of all. Currently available in california, illinois, indiana, iowa, michigan, minnesota, nebraska, ohio, and wisconsin. Continuous exposure to cold weather gave his voice its distinctive hoarse timbre, while constant fights with bigger kids gave fields his trademarked red, battered nose.
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