W.c. Fields And Me (1976)
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W.C. Fields and Me is the film version of the Fields biography written by the comedian's former mistress Carlotta Monti. W. C. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, who was noted for his ability to say the most hilariously cutting and mean things in a cheery, bright… More W.C. Fields and Me is the film version of the Fields biography written by the comedian's former mistress Carlotta Monti. W. C. Fields was a great comedian in vaudeville and early talking films, who was noted for his ability to say the most hilariously cutting and mean things in a cheery, bright tone of voice. He had amazing skills in the manipulation of objects, from pieces of paper to crooked cue sticks. Rod Steiger plays Fields, while Valerie Perrine portrays Ms. Monti. Jack Cassidy is also on hand as Fields' close friend and drinking crony John Barrymore. The film is not above sacrificing facts for a good story, notably in its recreation of Fields' celebrated "dentist" routine which. W. C. Fields and Me depicts the great juggler/comedian as a straightforwardly mean-spirited man, whereas he is generally believed to have been more complex than that. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Hiller
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG,
- In Theaters
- Mar 31, 1976 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
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Cast
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Rod Steiger
as W.C. Fields
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Valerie Perrine
as Carlotta Monti
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John Marley
as Studio Head Bannerman
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Jack Cassidy
as John Barrymore
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Bernadette Peters
as Melody
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Dana Elcar
as Agent Dockstedter
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Billy Barty
as Ludwig
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Allan Arbus
as Gregory La Cava
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Milt Kamen
as Dave Chasen
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Louis Zorich
as Gene Fowler
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Andrew Parks
as Claude Fields
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Eddie Firestone
as Private Detective
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George Loros
as Schmidt
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Paul Mantee
as Edward
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Linda Purl
as Ingenue
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Hank Rolike
as Leon
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Clay Tanner
as Assistant Director
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Elizabeth Thompson
as Woman Patient
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Kenneth Tobey
as Parker
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Paul Stewart
as Florenz Ziegfeld
