W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
- Starring:
- Rod Steiger, Valerie Perrine, (more)
- Director(s):
- Arthur Hiller
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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W.C. Fields and Me is the film version of the Fields biography written by the comedian's former mistress Carlotta Monti. W. C. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, who was noted for his ability to say the most hilariously cutting and mean things in a cheery, bright tone of voice. He had amazing skills in the manipulation of objects, from pieces of paper to crooked cue sticks. Rod Steiger plays Fields, while Valerie Perrine portrays Ms. Monti. Jack Cassidy is also on hand as Fields' close friend and drinking crony John Barrymore. The film is not above sacrificing facts for a good story, notably in its recreation of Fields' celebrated "dentist" routine which. W. C. Fields and Me depicts the great juggler/comedian as a straightforwardly mean-spirited man, whereas he is generally believed to have been more complex than that. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Rod Steiger - W.C. Fields
- John Marley - Studio Head Bannerman
- Bernadette Peters - Melody
- Billy Barty - Ludwig
- Milt Kamen - Dave Chasen
- Andrew Parks - Claude Fields
- Elizabeth Thompson - Woman Patient
- Kenneth Tobey - Parker
- George Loros - Schmidt
- Hank Rolike - Leon
- Valerie Perrine - Carlotta Monti
- Jack Cassidy - John Barrymore
- Dana Elcar - Agent Dockstedter
- Allan Arbus - Gregory La Cava
- Louis Zorich - Gene Fowler
- Eddie Firestone - Private Detective
- Paul Stewart - Florenz Ziegfeld
- Clay Tanner - Assistant Director
- Linda Purl - Ingenue
- Paul Mantee - Edward
- Director(s):
- Arthur Hiller
- Writer(s):
- Bob Merrill, Robert Merrill
- Producer(s):
- Jay Weston
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG(Questionable for Children)
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