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John Milton

not a Fields fan, but this was quite enjoyable! easily the best I've seen from his many films
9 years 7 months ago
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melle224

I think that guy wanted some kumquats.
10 years 10 months ago
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george4mon

i liked the last 2 minutes. the rest was very frustrating
11 years 6 months ago
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invisiblecities

man this film stressed me out so bad
11 years 6 months ago
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thetramp

Absolutely hilarious and the manner in which Fields seems to casually accept his misfortune in each scene as if it's the natural state of things, but keeps pressing on is great, and his timing and delivery is always exceptional.

Great dialogue even if it doesn't have the one liner crackle and pop of a Marx brothers routine. Deservedly an all timer.
6 years 2 months ago
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ClassicLady

There are funny scenes (the porch sleeping scene) which stand up over time. There are others that didn't age so well. Overall, a very funny movie.
10 years 3 months ago
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TheMajor

The lines and jokes in this film aren't much different from a Married...with Children episode, so I don't see what some people refer to as 'dated comedy'.

I thought it was hilarious. Very good.
12 years 10 months ago
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Duke of Omnium

I think the problem with Fields today, as with so many other comedians of the era, is that so much of their acts have been absorbed. To modern viewers, there's nothing in this film that we haven't seen before a dozen times over. To contemporary audiences, this would have been groundbreaking comedy.
13 years 7 months ago
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lauli

I'm not crazy about it. I too thought it was quite dated, and I see nothing in it that matches the Marx brothers (who still manage to crack me up)
12 years 9 months ago
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MarkE89

Indeed.
However, great material generally keeps its appeal "forever", which is the reason many of Marx Brothers' comedies still work - Everyone can fall on their ass, not everyone can come up with great lines though ("Women should be obscene, not heard!")

Slapstick generally ages badly unless it is particularly daring, like some of Keaton's or Lloyd's stunts.

Other Fields-stuff, such as "The Bank Dick", have moments of greatness ("Take your hat off in the presence of a gentleman!" - adressing a liquor bottle), this one just falls flat unfortunately...
13 years 5 months ago
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jhhayes

Very funny film with great dialogue.
13 years 11 months ago
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monty

Spectacularly unfunny.
13 years 8 months ago
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MMDan

I haven't been able to find this online, so I just ordered a VHS copy from Amazon.
8 years 12 months ago

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