W.C. Fields Comedy Collection (The Bank Dick / My Little Chickadee / You Can't Cheat an Honest Man / It's a Gift / International House)

The stock was fine though the packaging looked a little chafed. The DVDs themselves were apparently fine. We are looking forward to a WC Festival soon.The delivery came very quickly, ca. two days, after the order was placed!

My Little Chickadee is a very good film starring W.C. Fields and Mae West. Sure, maybe the rumors are true that they didn't like each other; but you'd never know it when you watch this movie. Their on screen chemistry is good and the plot moves along at a good pace. It held my attention every step of the way and the acting is very convincing as well.The action begins when Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) is kidnapped by the masked bandit when he holds up her stagecoach. Amazingly enough, Flower Belle returns that night unharmed--and a love affair starts to blossom between her and the masked bandit! He has even given Flower Belle some of the gold he stole from the stagecoach. The people of Little Bend finally give up on Flower Belle when she is caught after she obviously had another tryst with the masked bandit. She is not allowed to return to Little Bend until she is "respectable"--and married.Flower Belle boards the train to Greasewood with her escort Mrs. Gideon (Margaret Hamilton) and she fakes a marriage along the way to a ne'er-do-well Cuthbert J. Twillie (W.C. Fields), a complete stranger she meets on the train--but she thinks Cuthbert has money so they have a wedding with a fake preacher just so Flower Belle can get her hands on that money--and she does, only to find out it was as fake as her marriage to Twillie! Flower Belle has some time avoiding Twillie who wants to consummate their "marriage;" but true to form Flower Belle always manages to get out of THAT situation.Moreover, Flower Belle meets two men in Greasewood who catch her eye--the straight and narrow good guy Wayne Carter (Dick Foran) and the owner of a huge saloon and party club, Jeff Badger (Joseph Calleia). All sorts of interesting scenes ensue as the two men pursue Flower Belle and flirt with her even though they still think she is actually married to Twillie. Badger even makes Twillie the town's new sheriff because that's the quickest way to bump him off--and get Flower Belle to be his wife!Of course, from here the plot can go anywhere. Will Twillie survive being sheriff? Will Flower Belle eventually be free of Twillie to marry either Badger or Wayne Carter? What about Mrs. Gideon--will she cause trouble for Flower Belle as she flirts with all these men? No plot spoilers here, folks--watch the movie and find out.Of course, this VHS tape has no extras. This movie is available on a DVD set called Mae West - The Glamour Collection; but even there according to the reviewers there is only the extra of the original trailer for this movie.My Little Chickadee is an entertaining film with lots of action, comedy, suspense and great acting. Mae West and W.C. Fields fans will love this film; and fans of classic movies in general will also enjoy this movie.

Well THANK YOU UNIVERSAL!!! It's about time!!! W.C. Fields is one of THE greatest comedians EVER, yet his catalog has been grossly overlooked. I can be certain with Universal issuing these the quality will be top notch. Criterion had already issued The Bank Dick, so I'm not sure why it's on here too, but I won't complain as the other 4 are certainly worth the price of admission!Now, PLEASE continue to release the many other Fields movies that are out there. I'm really hoping this is only 1 of several volumes that will be issued.Any and all Fields fans should buy this, buy another 1 or 2 for gifts to family and friends, the better this release does the better chances of more to follow!And if you haven't seen Fields ever??? You have to buy this, this man is one of THE building blocks of all modern comedy!MUST SEE CLASSIC CINEMA! Fields slow burn style of comedy is a drastic opposite to today's modern, cheap, "fast food" style of comedy. Today's comedy is a quick laugh and it's over, never as funny the second time around, but with Fields, each viewing makes you laugh more as you start to relate pesonally to W.C. and all his trials and tribulations of life that he interweaves into his comedy. On a personal level Fields as a comedian sneaks into your heart and mind causing you to develop a rapport with him and the daily events of life that shape and mold all of us to a certain extent. Fields, in his never ending struggle for control of those daily events brings about some of the most classic comedy ever to be captured on film. This my friends is THE golden age of comedy captured for all to enjoy, do not miss it.----------------------------------------------------------FINAL FOLLOWUP:I've watched all the discs now and quality is as good as it's going to get, very, very good. The packaging is very nicely done too.As far as the choice of movies included... Well it's too bad they put the Bank Dick in taking a spot away from another possible inclusion, seeing a high quality Criterion Collection version is already available. International House is a scream, I've always liked it, not so sure it is a "fit" in a Fields collection however, but his material is very good in the movie. Perhaps 3 more collections can come out making enough room in each of the collections for movies like this where Fields only had a part in them.Someone mentioned Six Of A Kind, IT IS available on DVD as part of the Burns Allen collection, as well as The Big Broadcast, Sally Of The Sawdust, and 6 shorts Fileds on Criterion Collection which is superb quality.NOW, it is a must that all fans e-mail Universal and ask for MORE releases!!!!!!!! Here's what we need in no particular order.1.Mississippi2.Man On The Flying Trapeze3.You're Telling Me4.The Old Fashioned Way5.Poppy6.Tillie And Gus7.Never Give a Sucker An Even Break8.If I Had A Million9.Tales Of Manhattan10.Her Majesty Love11.Song Of The Open Road12.Sensations of 194513.Alice In Wonderland14.It's The Old Army Game15.Follow The Boys16.Running Wild17.Million Dollar LegsIt can be seen that there is enough material for 3 more collections. PLEASE UNIVERSAL!!!!!!!

Finally own. Saw as youngster on black & white tube tv. Only remembered train scene with attack by Indians. After 5O years it still holds upAnd makes me laugh. What more can l sayLizard

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DVD ließ sich problemlos auf normalem DVD-Player abspielen.Für Fans von W. C. Fields ein echter Genuss. Leicht behäbige,aber häufig urkomische Komödie aus einer Zeit, die heute keinermehr kennt.

Es ist in Deutschland gar nicht so einfach, Filme mit W.C. Fields auf DVD zu bekommen. Diese britische 2008er-Pressung des Films aus dem Jahr 1940 (Deutscher Titel: "Mein kleiner Gockel") besitzt natürlich keinen deutschen Ton, aber immerhin britische Untertitel und ein wirklich gutes Bild. Der Humor der Komödie ist nämlich ziemlich krude und auch etwas veraltet, vor allem aber im Original nur für Fortgeschrittene verständlich.Flower Belle Lee (Mae West) wird beschuldigt, Geliebte des "Masked Bandit" zu sein, der die Gegend terrorisiert, und wird der Stadt verwiesen. Sie darf diese erst wieder betreten, wenn sie mit einem ehrbaren Mann verheiratet ist. Im Zug lernt sie den Glücksspieler Cuthbert J. Twillie (WC Fields) kennen und heiratet ihn zum Schein, verweigert jedoch irgendwelche Intimitäten. Der Masked Bandit besucht sie weiterhin in ihrem Zimmer, allerdings ohne ihr seine Identität zu offenbaren. Als Twillie davon Wind bekommt, verkleidet er sich selbst als Masked Bandit und wird prompt geschnappt. Jetzt wartet der Galgen auf ihn...Die einzige Zusammenarbeit von Fields und West ist eine heutzutage etwas behäbig wirkende Westerncomedy, bei der nur ein Bruchteil der Gags sitzt. Mae West taugte als Zugpferd auch nur bedingt, denn sie war 1940 bereits 47 Jahre alt und hatte ihre besten Zeiten schon hinter sich. Ihr zur Schau getragenes Schlampenimage wirkt auf mich deshalb auch etwas bemüht. Letztendlich ist der 80 Minuten lange Film okay, aber man sollte nicht zu viel erwarten. Bonusmaterial gibt es leider nicht.

I've got both volumes and the movies are some of the funniest I've seen. Get both volumes and see one of the greatest comedians.