The Barber Shop (1940)

Synopsis: Fields portrays Cornelius O'Hare, the local barber who also happens to be the purveyor of village gossip and solver of countless individual problems, both from his customers and passerbys. All... Fields portrays Cornelius O'Hare, the local barber who also happens to be the purveyor of village gossip and solver of countless individual problems, both from his customers and passerbys. All seems to be going well enough, albeit awkwardly, until a gangster walks into the shop and demands that O'Hare change his appearance. Another in the line of farces that allows Fields to showcase his wit and comic sensibilities. [More]

Starring: W.C. Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland

Starring: W.C. Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland, Frank Yaconelli

Director: Arthur Ripley

Director: Arthur Ripley
Screenwriter: W.C. Fields
Producer: Mack Sennett

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