You're Telling Me! (1934)
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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… More 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 benefit. She arrives in his town and lets it be known of her high regard for the downtrodden Bisbee. Suddenly Sam is the town's big shot, enabling him to merchandise his inventions and do right by his wife and daughter. Sam earns the respect he's so long deserved--but he's never completely convinced that the princess is who she claims to be, and keeps congratulating her on her "racket." Based on a story by Julian Street, You're Telling Me is climaxed by a sidesplitting recreation of W.C. Fields' Ziegfeld Follies golf routine. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Erle C. Kenton
- Written By
- Walter DeLeon, Paul M. Jones
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1934 Wide
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Cast
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W.C. Fields
as Sam Bisbee
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Joan Marsh
as Pauline Bisbee
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Buster Crabbe
as Bob Murchison
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Adrienne Ames
as H.R.H. Princess Lescaboura
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Louise Carter
as Mrs. Bessie Bisbee
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Kathleen Howard
as Mrs. Murchison
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Dell Henderson
as Mayer Brown
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Tammany Young
as Caddy
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Frederick Sullivan
as Mr. Murchison
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Harold Berquist
as Doorman
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Elise Cavanna
as Mrs. Smith
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Nora Cecil
as Mrs. Price
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Alfred Delcambre
as Phil Cummings
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Vernon Dent
as Fat Man in Train
- Billy Engle
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Albert Hart
as Lounger
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George Irving
as President of the Tire Company
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James B. "Pop" Kenton
as Doc Beebe
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Edward J. Le Saint
as Conductor
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George MacQuarrie
as Crabbe
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Bob McKenzie
as Charlie Bogle
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James C. Morton
as George Smith
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Lee Phelps
as 1st Cop
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Jerry Stewart
as Frobisher
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John Maurice Sullivan
as Gray
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Josephine Whittell
as Bit
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Frank O'Connor
as Second Cop
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Hal Craig
as Motor Cop
- George Ovey
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Eddie Baker
as Motorcycle Police Escort
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Dorothy Bay
as Mrs. Kendall
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Florence Enright
as Mrs. Kelly
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Isabelle La Mal
as Rosita
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William Robyns
as Postman
- Robert McKenzie