W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 31, 1976

Runtime

1h 51m

Genres

Drama

User Score

78%

Original Title

W.C. Fields and Me

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Director

Arthur Hiller

Description

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.