W C FIELDS COMEDY COLLECTION (DVD) (5DISCS)

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W.C. Fields is an American original, the curmudgeonly master of wit and good, mean fun. In this collection of madcap classics, the famously top-hatted Fields unleashes his unique comic zing, proving himself the king of the one-liner. This special DVD collection includes The Bank Dick, My Little Chickadee, You Can't Cheat an Honest Man, It's a Gift and International House. The W.C. Fields Comedy Collection is Fields at his finest, and a must-have for anyone who loves to laugh!

• Actors: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph
• Director: Edward F. Cline
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• ISBN: 1417015748
• Language (Original Language): English
• Language (Subtitled): English
• Language (Subtitled): French
• Language (Subtitled): Spanish
• Region Code: 1
• Release Date: 2004-11-09
• Running Time: 373 minutes
• Theatrical Release Date: 1940-03-15

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Reviewed on 2008-04-05 It really is a Gift! I just want to add that I am glad to see that so many reviewers like "It's a Gift." I don't know how many times I have told folks that this is the funniest movie ever made and drawn blank stares, even from folks like myself, born "at a more comfortable distance from the Apocalypse" (Thanks, Emo!). I am just deducting a star because it annoys me that the movies are not available separately. All of these have their moments, but IH is not a very good film imho. Still, to get "It's a Gift," pay any price.... p.s. For a good laugh, look up Claude's Honest John routine on Youtube. It's from "Six of a Kind" and I believe that the pool table bit may be the most densely packed 4 minutes of comedy ever. Absolutely masterful!

Reviewed on 2008-04-05 William Claude Dukenfield's Movie Greats W C Fields (William Claude Dukenfield originally) Comedy Collection is a fantastic overview of his works. From the time I received the set, I was in love with the collection before even watching the first disc. The packaging is beautiful. Heavy cardboard unravels to display the five discs. As each section unfolds, the cover displays photo's, advertising for the shows and bits and pieces from the various movies. The discs themselves hold a novel value as well, for here was a person who was politically incorrect...and he's funny (and famous) because of that. My favorite disc is The Bank Dick. I can't explain why but I love it. There is also an extra on W C Fields' life which is also extremely interesting. The total package is fantastic and the episodes are strong. Well worth the money.

Reviewed on 2008-03-27 Comedic Genius "It's A Gift" is one of the funniest films of all-time; for that reason alone, you should buy this set. The movie is so great, in fact, that even if the other four films in the set were, say, culled from the worst of Rob Schneider, Pauly Shore, Carrot Top and Soupy Sales (I actually liked him, and thought he was pretty funny, but you get the point), you should STILL buy the set! And the thing is, you get four other Fields movies as a bonus. The Bank Dick is a masterpiece, My Little Chickadee with the inimitable Mae West is fantastic, and You Can't Cheat an Honest Man is grievously underrated. There was nobody like Fields, and there never will be. His skills were monumental. If you owned the two Fields volumes, you'd have his best.

Reviewed on 2008-01-16 Extrodianarily Happy I couldn't have been happier with the shape of this product. The only thing that couldve made it better was having one of the movies I was looking for but has not yet been released on DVD.

Reviewed on 2007-12-04 WC Fields Collection This is a nice collection of movies from a by-gone era. Classic comedy and antics abound in these family presentable funnies. They're in black&white, but the real deal (no comercials). It's a shame they don't program these on tv, but society has gotten to sophisticated for honest, simple humor. Enjoy them and the simple times that were. Really Great!, for what they are.

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