It's a Gift

It's a Gift (1934)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 77% of users liked it
    (965 ratings)

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… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 11 min.
Directed By
Norman Z. McLeod
Written By
Jack Cunningham, J.P. McEvoy
Genres
Classics, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 30, 1934 Limited
On DVD
Nov 9, 2004
Universal Studios Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Gabe Leibowitz, Film and Felt

    There's plenty to enjoy here, and little to dislike.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It's W.C. Fields at the top of his game; a classic comical study on the horrors of bourgeois family life.

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    W.C. Fields is a near-forgotten comedic treasure waiting to be unearthed by anyone with a DVD player.

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    W.C. Fields in his prime. If not his best, not far from it.

  • Tim Dirks, Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films

    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,

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ken S


    My Favorite WC Fields Movie

  • cody f


    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… More

  • Anthony V


    Oh so funny. Love the orange juice at the end.

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