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THE FATAL GLASS OF BEER (Paramount, 1933), a Mack Sennett Star Comedy directed by Clyde Bruckman, features W.C. Fields in his third comedy short (second for Sennett) that ranks something of an oddity, especially for Fields, whose screenplay taken from "The Stolen Bonds."
The Fatal Glass of Beer. An ex-convict (George Chandler) reunites with his father (W.C. Fields). Rent The Fatal Glass of Beer on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. Page 1 of...
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- W.C. Fields, Rosemary Theby, George Chandler
- Clyde Bruckman
- Comedy
The Fatal Glass of Beer Reviews. W.C. Fields' most surreal short. Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review? Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted...
The Fatal Glass of Beer: Directed by Clyde Bruckman. With W.C. Fields, Rosemary Theby, George Chandler, Richard Cramer. The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
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- Short, Comedy, Western
- Clyde Bruckman
- 1933-03-03
The Fatal Glass of Beer is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy short film starring W. C. Fields, produced by Mack Sennett, and released theatrically by Paramount Pictures. Written by Fields and directed by Clyde Bruckman, the film is a parody of rugged stage melodramas set in the Yukon.
Gathered here are six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak: The Golf Specialist, Pool Sharks (silent), The Pharmacist, The Fatal Glass of Beer, The Barber Shop, and, of course, the notorious The Dentist.
Review by Will Sloan ★★★★★ This parody of Victorian-era temperance melodramas endures even today because W.C. Fields puttering around a supremely shitty Yukon set and speaking on old-timey stage diction remains funny.
