About this title: W.C. Fields plays Egbert Souse, a bibulous denizen of Lompoc who supports his family by winning radio contests. When a fleeing bank robber is knocked cold upon tripping over the park bench where Egbert sits, Souse is hailed as a hero and offered the job of bank guard. The next day, he is approached by one J. Frothingham Waterbury (Russell Hicks), who offers to sell Egbert shares in the Beefsteak Mines. Souse raises the necessary money by convincing bank clerk Og Oggilby (Grady Sutton), the fiance of Egbert's daughter Myrtle (Una Merkel), to "borrow" some funds from the bank; it isn't really ...
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Description: W. C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn Del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Grady Sutton, Franklin Pangborn, Shemp Howard,... Very good in good packaging. 1940 Run time: 73. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Studio: Criterion
Date: 2000
UPC:715515010627
Description: W.C. Fields, Cora Witherspoon, Una Merkel, Evelyn del Rio, Jessie Ralph, Franklin Pangborn. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 73 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.33: 1. Originally released: 1940. New, Mint, Sealed. NOT CRITERION DVD but similar including cover, 72 min. B/W. Region 0 plays fine on US DVD players. Korean subtitles. One of Field's last & best comedies, directed in typical uninhibited form by Eddie Cline. 1ST CLASS FAST read more
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