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W.C. Fields Comedy Collection, Vol. 2 (The Man on the Flying Trapeze / Never Give A Sucker An Even Break / You're Telling Me! / The Old Fashioned Way / Poppy)
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Legendary actor and entertainer W.C. Fields is an American comedy treasure - a headliner who always left audiences laughing for more of his sharp-tongued one-liners, slapstick shenanigans and notoriously caustic wit. Now you can catch more of his unique comedic style in five of his most uproarious films: You're Telling Me!, The Old Fashioned Way, Man on the Flying Trapeze, Poppy and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break. Loaded with classic comedy routines, the W.C. Fields Comedy Collection: Volume Two is more of Fields at his finest, proving that the master of the one-liner can still keep fans laughing out loud!
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS:
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025193230621
Format: Box set
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2007-03-20
Running Time: 351
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: 1941-10-10
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
Great collection - 
Must have for the W C Fields fan. All of the movies are very clean, looks like they remastered everything.
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As a fan of Fields, I knew I'd like this DVD set (and vol. 1) before I opened the plastic wrapper. I was pleasantly surprised how pristine the copies of all five films are. Sound and picture quality are first-rate. "You're Telling Me" is a rare gem--a film I had never seen before--and very funny. (The one time it was supposed to be on television, my local station showed the 1942 Hugh Herbert movie instead. Arrgh!) "The Man on the Flying Trapeze" and "The Old Fashioned Way" are mid-1930s classics. Fields is at the top of his form in both films. You will find yourself humming "The Banks of the Wabash" and that shell-gathering song by Jan Duggan for weeks afterward. "Poppy" is the sound version of Fields' starring stage play. He was very sick during the filming, but it's still an amusing film. "Never Give a Sucker..." is a plotless mess with flashes of his usual brilliance. It was Fields' last starring movie--worth seeing for that reason alone. Both DVD collections belong in your comedy library. Adults and kids will watch and laugh over and over.
If you don't get Fields at first..."then try, try again"...and DON'T give up -
"A thing worth having, is a thing worth cheating for."
That may be true, Great Man, yet I am sorry to admit that I could never try to cheat this set to me. Having done such an exquisite job restoring the rest of the very best of one of the most side-splitting and original funny-men to ever enter the screen, Universal deserves all the credit they can get. Not quite as much credit as the man who made it all possible in the first place, though: W.C. Fields!
The debate as to which film is the best in this set seems to vary to such a tremendous degree that I'll not bother to try telling you which one to watch first. MAN ON THE FLYING TRAPEZE, YOU'RE TELLING ME!, THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY--if you appreciate golden humor from the golden era in the least sense, you can't go wrong with any of these. NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK is also terrific, despite what some may say. The only bit of a letdown to me was POPPY, which focused too much on the difficult love affair between a boy and the daughter of the Great Man than the Great Man himself (he's as hilarious as always, no worries; I just wish he could be seen more in it). There's a little documentary from the mid-1960's as a bonus on one of the discs, covering his life and (mostly) career through clips from his films. Sadly, the doco has not aged one tenth as well as the films it presents, but is nevertheless charming to the fan. Just don't try to introduce the unaqcuainted with it.
Fields does not seem to appeal to everyone. I, for one, had a hard time figuring out what this "Great Man" was all about for a while. Thankfully, I was patient, and now I am completely addicted; I can't get enough of this outstanding comic genius. His style is so delicately spontaneous and lacks every trace of self-absorbness that you may not recognize at first that only a true craftsman could do it. So if you happen to be one of those "jabbernowls" who don't appreciate his brand of comedy; Give Him An Even Break, will ya.
Best of all, Fields taught me to laugh at the pains of troubled family life, to recognize the absurdity which an argument of incomprehensible threats and acusassions actually possesses. Thank you ever so much.
Essential for any fan - BUY IT! -
Watch The Master at work. Laugh. Repeat.
For those that don't understand or care for Fields' brand of humor, tell them to take a hike while you watch it alone. If they pester you while you are watching it, enjoy having something in common with The Great McGonigle!
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If you love ol' W.C. this, and volume one, are must-haves! I guarantee you will laugh and marvel once again at the guy's genius, his delivery, timing, physical comedy, and daredevil political incorrectness. And if you want to turn your kids on to Fields, it's a sure shot- my son was laughing so hard we missed the next five lines of dialogue! Sure not every moment of every film is glowing. Unfortunately the studios seemed to have saddled W.C. with young starlets singing shmaltzy songs - but with the miracle of DVD you can just zip forward, or pick out the scenes that Fields is in from the menu. The films look and sound crisp, it's a great reissue, and most of these movies have been out of circulation for decades. So do yourself a favor and get a hold of these comedy treasures.
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