Average Rating: 8.8/10
Reviews Counted: 11
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 0
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Release Date: Nov 30, 1934 Limited
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W.C. Fields is in fine fettle as small-town grocer Harold Bissonette (pronounced Biss-o-NAY). Harold dreams of becoming a California orange farmer, but his gorgon wife (Kathleen Howard) will have none of it. After a grueling day at the store, during which his electric light stock is destroyed by a cane-wielding blind man (Charles Sellon), and his floor is flooded with molasses by the impish Baby LeRoy, Harold announces that he's sold the store and bought an orange grove. Seeking to escape his
Nov 30, 1934 Limited
Nov 9, 2004
Universal Studios Home Video
All Critics (14) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (0) | DVD (1)
There's plenty to enjoy here, and little to dislike.
It's W.C. Fields at the top of his game; a classic comical study on the horrors of bourgeois family life.
W.C. Fields is a near-forgotten comedic treasure waiting to be unearthed by anyone with a DVD player.
W.C. Fields in his prime. If not his best, not far from it.
It's A Gift (1934) is often cited as W. C. Fields' best and funniest picture - it is undoubtedly one of the greatest, classic comedies ever made,
If you like W.C. Fields films then you will enjoy this one. Not my favorite of his films, but a lot of fun. Fields is a unlucky pushover who dreams of moving to California and owning a orange grove. Along the way his wife nags, kids bother him, he drinks,and he can't seem to get any sleep. It has some great site gags
February 5, 2010Super Reviewer
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