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W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Directed by Arthur Hiller
“Even a man who hates children and dogs has to love someone.”
Drama · 1h 51m
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
Cast
Rod Steiger
W. C. Fields
Valerie Perrine
Carlotta Monti
John Marley
Harry Bannerman, Studio Head
J
Jack Cassidy
John Barrymore
Bernadette Peters
Melody
Dana Elcar
Dockstedter
Paul Stewart
Florenz Ziegfeld
Billy Barty
Ludwig
Allan Arbus
Gregory LaCava
Milt Kamen
Dave Chasen
Louis Zorich
Gene Fowler
Andrew Parks
Claude Fields
Crew
- Director
- Arthur Hiller
- Screenplay
- Bob Merrill
- Director of Photography
- David M. Walsh
- Original Music Composer
- Henry Mancini
- Editor
- John C. Howard
- Producer
- Jay Weston
Details
- Release date
- 1976-03-31
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal Pictures