Kino: Three W.C. Fields Films Detailed for Blu-ray
HomeKino: Three W.C. Fields Films Detailed for Blu-ray
Posted August 24, 2021 05:41 PM by Webmaster
Kino Lorber have detailed three upcoming Blu-ray release of films starring W.C. Fields. They are: It's a Gift (1934), The Old Fashioned Way (1934), and The Bank Dick (1940). The three releases will be available for purchase on November 9.
The Bank Dick
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (It's a Gift) stars in one of his most famous roles as The Bank Dick. Egbert Sousé (Fields) is an unemployed drunk who divides his time between the Black Pussy Cat Café and his dreadful family. After unwittingly capturing a bank robber, he lands a job as a security guard which leads to complete absurdity. Written by the comedian himself under the pseudonym Mahatma Kane Jeeves and directed by Edward F. Cline (Fields' partner-in-gags on My Little Chickadee and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), The Bank Dick is one of the great classics of American comedy! The uproarious cast includes Una Merkel (42nd Street), Dick Purcell (Arise, My Love), "third stooge" Shemp Howard (Soup to Nuts), Franklin Pangborn (Hail the Conquering Hero), Grady Sutton (Man on the Flying Trapeze), Jessie Ralph (After the Thin Man) and Cora Witherspoon (Personal Property).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) battles creditors, widows and obnoxious children in the rib-tickling classic The Old Fashioned Way. Staying one step ahead of the law, The Great McGonigle (Fields) and his impoverished theatrical troupe arrive in a small town to perform The Drunkard, a Victorian temperance play. Discovering they have only sold a handful of tickets, McGonigle promises a part to the wealthy mother of an annoying toddler (Baby LeRoy, It's a Gift) with her appearance guaranteeing a sell-out. Staving off the local sheriff who intends to collect the receipts, McGonigle gives a performance the town will never forget in an uproarious farce featuring Fields' legendary juggling act! Hollywood veteran William Beaudine (The Ape Man) directed this gag-filled salute to Fields' early vaudeville days.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) is up to his hilarious antics again alongside Baby LeRoy (The Old Fashioned Way) in It's a Gift. Harold Bissonette (Fields), an inept grocer who is constantly badgered by his family, dreams of escaping to the California sunshine. A small inheritance from his Uncle Bean tempts Bissonette to sell everything and buy his dream orange ranch—sight unseen. After making the journey to California, the family quickly realizes they have been swindled and chaos ensues. Filled with some of the funniest dialogue ever to hit the silver screen, this classic comedy from director Norman Z. McLeod (Alice in Wonderland) showcases W.C. Fields at his finest!
The Bank Dick
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (It's a Gift) stars in one of his most famous roles as The Bank Dick. Egbert Sousé (Fields) is an unemployed drunk who divides his time between the Black Pussy Cat Café and his dreadful family. After unwittingly capturing a bank robber, he lands a job as a security guard which leads to complete absurdity. Written by the comedian himself under the pseudonym Mahatma Kane Jeeves and directed by Edward F. Cline (Fields' partner-in-gags on My Little Chickadee and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break), The Bank Dick is one of the great classics of American comedy! The uproarious cast includes Una Merkel (42nd Street), Dick Purcell (Arise, My Love), "third stooge" Shemp Howard (Soup to Nuts), Franklin Pangborn (Hail the Conquering Hero), Grady Sutton (Man on the Flying Trapeze), Jessie Ralph (After the Thin Man) and Cora Witherspoon (Personal Property).
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Filmmaker/Historian Michael Schlesinger
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) battles creditors, widows and obnoxious children in the rib-tickling classic The Old Fashioned Way. Staying one step ahead of the law, The Great McGonigle (Fields) and his impoverished theatrical troupe arrive in a small town to perform The Drunkard, a Victorian temperance play. Discovering they have only sold a handful of tickets, McGonigle promises a part to the wealthy mother of an annoying toddler (Baby LeRoy, It's a Gift) with her appearance guaranteeing a sell-out. Staving off the local sheriff who intends to collect the receipts, McGonigle gives a performance the town will never forget in an uproarious farce featuring Fields' legendary juggling act! Hollywood veteran William Beaudine (The Ape Man) directed this gag-filled salute to Fields' early vaudeville days.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian James L. Neibaur, Author of The W.C. Fields Films
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
Description: Comedy legend W.C. Fields (The Bank Dick) is up to his hilarious antics again alongside Baby LeRoy (The Old Fashioned Way) in It's a Gift. Harold Bissonette (Fields), an inept grocer who is constantly badgered by his family, dreams of escaping to the California sunshine. A small inheritance from his Uncle Bean tempts Bissonette to sell everything and buy his dream orange ranch—sight unseen. After making the journey to California, the family quickly realizes they have been swindled and chaos ensues. Filled with some of the funniest dialogue ever to hit the silver screen, this classic comedy from director Norman Z. McLeod (Alice in Wonderland) showcases W.C. Fields at his finest!
- NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian James L. Neibaur, Author of The W.C. Fields Films
- Theatrical Trailer
- Optional English Subtitles
