You're Telling Me! (1934)

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Release Date: Jan 1, 1934 Wide

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W.C. Fields stars in a remake of his silent comedy So's Your Old Man. Fields plays Sam Bisbee, an erstwhile inventor who is the laughingstock of his small town. Returning in defeat from a disastrous big-city demonstration of his latest invention, Sam makes the acquaintance of a beautiful young woman (Adrienne Ames) who happens to be an incognito foreign princess. After Bisbee tells her of how he'd like to be a success for the sake of his family, the princess decides to use her celebrity to Sam's

Unrated, 1 hr. 7 min.

Classics, Comedy

Directed By: Erle C. Kenton

Written By: Walter DeLeon, Paul M. Jones

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1934 Wide

On DVD: Mar 20, 2007

Cast

W.C. Fields
Sam Bisbee
Joan Marsh
Pauline Bisbee
Buster Crabbe
Bob Murchison
Adrienne Ames
H.R.H. Princess Lescabo...
Louise Carter
Mrs. Bessie Bisbee
Kathleen Howard
Mrs. Murchison
Dell Henderson
Mayer Brown
Tammany Young
Caddy
Frederick Sullivan
Mr. Murchison
Harold Berquist
Doorman
Elise Cavanna
Mrs. Smith
Nora Cecil
Mrs. Price
Alfred Delcambre
Phil Cummings
Vernon Dent
Fat Man in Train
Billy Engle
Albert Hart
Lounger
George Irving
President of the Tire C...
James B. "Pop" Kenton
Doc Beebe
Edward J. Le Saint
Conductor
George MacQuarrie
Crabbe
Bob McKenzie
Charlie Bogle
James C. Morton
George Smith
Lee Phelps
1st Cop
Jerry Stewart
Frobisher
John Maurice Sullivan
Gray
Josephine Whittell
Bit
Frank O'Connor
Second Cop
Hal Craig
Motor Cop
George Ovey
Eddie Baker
Motorcycle Police Escor...
Dorothy Bay
Mrs. Kendall
Florence Enright
Mrs. Kelly
Isabelle La Mal
Rosita
William Robyns
Postman
Robert McKenzie

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Not W.C.'s best, but still very good, with some absolutely classic moments. The story just isn't well developed enough. The third act drags. But absolutely worth seeing. I mean, it's only 67 fucking minutes. Go for it. See all his movies. The man was a damn genius.

January 2, 2012

Cody Clarke

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