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Author:   James L. Neibaur
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9781476665306

ISBN 10:   1476665303
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   10 April 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface The Early Life of W. C. Fields: 1880‒1915 • The Films • Pool Sharks His Lordship’s Dilemma Janice Meredith Sally of the Sawdust That Royle Girl It’s the Old Army Game So’s Your Old Man The Potters Running Wild Two Flaming Youths Tillie’s Punctured Romance Fools for Luck The Golf Specialist Her Majesty, Love Million Dollar Legs If I Had a Million The Dentist The Fatal Glass of Beer The Pharmacist The Barber Shop International House Tillie and Gus Alice in Wonderland Six of a Kind You’re Telling Me The Old Fashioned Way Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch It’s a Gift David Copperfield Mississippi Man on the Flying Trapeze Poppy The Big Broadcast of 1938 You Can’t Cheat an Honest Man My Little Chickadee The Bank Dick Never Give a Sucker an Even Break The Final Years: 1942–1946 The W. C. Fields Legacy Notes Bibliography Index

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"""solid, well-researched, enjoyable...a great source to learn more about the unique vintage comedy star, one of the few silent veterans to prosper in the sound era""--Plan 9 Crunch."

solid, well-researched, enjoyable...a great source to learn more about the unique vintage comedy star, one of the few silent veterans to prosper in the sound era --Plan 9 Crunch.

Author Information

James L. Neibaur is a film historian and scholar with more than 30 books and hundreds of articles appearing in Cineaste, Classic Images, Film Quarterly, Films in Review, Filmfax, and Encyclopædia Britannica.

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