The History of the Comedian Volume IV - W.C. Fields In Films

SUBJECTS By CHAPTER:


1. Stories - Humor And Laughter As Therapy


2. Historic Photographs Of Clowns: The Original Stand Up Comic


3. Clown Posters And Other Artwork


4. Historic Photographs Of Comedians


5. Historic Comedic Posters And Artwork


6. Text - Understanding and Communicating through Narratives 


7. Text - You’re A What?  Rodeo Clown


8. Movie - The Dentist (Public Domain; 1932)


One of a number of shorts that W.C. Fields made before he went into feature films. The scene where he extracts the woman's tooth may be one of the funniest he made.


9.   Movie - The Pharmacist (Public Domain; 1933)


A henpecked but stoic pharmacist (W.C. Fields) tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family.


10.   Movie - Pool Sharks (Public Domain; Silent; 1915)


This is W.C. Fields’ first comedy short.


11.   Movie - The Golf Specialist (Public Domain; 1930)


Another early - with sound - W.C. Fields short. J. Effingham Bellweather (W.C. Fields) is a guest in a hotel, where he meets the House Detective's wife who likes to flirt with other men. After brief encounters with a little girl and the House Detective, Bellweather offers to teach the Detective's Wife how to play golf.