THE ECCENTRIC JUGGLER: The life of WC Fields

[Music] put that down what's the matter pop don't you love me anymore certainly i love you don't you straight that child well he's not going to tell me i don't love him you know there's something awfully big about you thank you thank you dear thank you your nose nothing off everything about you too spoke mulligan tells me you buried your wife several years ago oh yes i had to she died throughout the 1930s wc fields was the preeminent cinema comic born in humble circumstances in 1880 he chose vaudeville to lift out of poverty performing as the juggler and later the eccentric juggler by the turn of the century fields was hailed as the world's greatest juggler he toured australia in 1903 and 1914. perth critic concluded that year he does everything with a touch of humour for 20 minutes and more mr fields kept his audience in a continual uproar of laughter from 1915 he transitioned to broadway and silent movies however fields didn't lose his juggling touch reprising the skill in a 1934 movie [Music] ah the weapons [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] in that same movie he demonstrated his famous cigar box act [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] wc fields combined the physical finesse developed in juggling with an acid tunnel to create an unforgettable yet politically incorrect character by the late 1930s his heavy drinking was catching up with him here he is in 1944 yeah you guys get back to work give me those orange guys this used to be my racket throw them over the shoulder like that that's my racket but it isn't anymore wc field starred christmas day in 1946 but not before he had the last word have you any last wish yes i'd like to see paris before i die philadelphia will do [Music] you

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Length: 4min 46sec (286 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 06 2021