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 woman… 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

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 7 min.
Directed By: Erle C. Kenton
Written By: Walter DeLeon, Paul M. Jones
Genres: Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1934 Wide
On DVD: Mar 20, 2007

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Cast

            W.C. Fields as Sam Bisbee

            Joan Marsh as Pauline Bisbee

            Buster Crabbe as Bob Murchison

            Adrienne Ames as H.R.H. Princess Lescaboura

            Louise Carter as Mrs. Bessie Bisbee

            Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Murchison

            Dell Henderson as Mayer Brown

            Tammany Young as Caddy

            Frederick Sullivan as Mr. Murchison

            Harold Berquist as Doorman

            Elise Cavanna as Mrs. Smith

            Nora Cecil as Mrs. Price

            Alfred Delcambre as Phil Cummings

            Vernon Dent as Fat Man in Train

            Billy Engle
            
            Albert Hart as Lounger

            George Irving as President of the Tire Company

            James B. "Pop" Kenton as Doc Beebe

            Edward J. Le Saint as Conductor

            George MacQuarrie as Crabbe

            Bob McKenzie as Charlie Bogle

            James C. Morton as George Smith

            Lee Phelps as 1st Cop

            Jerry Stewart as Frobisher

            John Maurice Sullivan as Gray

            Josephine Whittell as Bit

            Frank O'Connor as Second Cop

            Hal Craig as Motor Cop

            George Ovey
            
            Eddie Baker as Motorcycle Police Escort

            Dorothy Bay as Mrs. Kendall

            Florence Enright as Mrs. Kelly

            Isabelle La Mal as Rosita

            William Robyns as Postman

            Robert McKenzie
            
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