Chapter 1
From juggling to Broadway
Chapter 2
The silver screen and iconic persona
Chapter 3
The man behind the pool cue
YOUR GOAL
Master of The comedy of W.C. Fields
Ch 2 · The silver screen and iconic persona
schopenhauer W.C. Fields
Crooked cue sticks, crooked cue sticks! Watch him sink the trick shot!
schopenhauer W.C. Fields shared a hilarious, highly publicized on-screen feud with Hollywood's most famous infant actor, Baby LeRoy.
schopenhauer W.C. Fields wrote many of his own screenplays using absurd pseudonyms to mock the Hollywood establishment.
BETA
schopenhauer Match famous quotes to classic movies to discover the legendary persona of W.C. Fields.
Fun Fact
Fake names: W.C. Fields once accepted a writing credit under the name 'Otis Criblecoblis' because he claimed the studio wouldn't pay him his demanded writing fee under his real name.
Glossary
persona (noun)
The role or character adopted by an actor or public figure. Fields established his cynical, henpecked screen identity in 1930s comedy classics like The Bank Dick.
The role or character adopted by an actor or public figure. Fields established his cynical, henpecked screen identity in 1930s comedy classics like The Bank Dick.
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In which 1940 Western comedy did W.C. Fields co-star with the famous actress Mae West?
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Which infant actor was W.C. Fields's famous on-screen rival in films like The Old Fashioned Way?
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Which film studio produced most of W.C. Fields's highly successful 1930s comedy feature films?
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Which of these was a recurring character trait of W.C. Fields's on-screen persona?
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Which pseudonym did W.C. Fields use to write the screenplay for his classic film The Bank Dick?
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What did W.C. Fields famously do to Baby LeRoy's bottle on set to keep the toddler quiet?
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What was the profession of W.C. Fields's character, Harold Bissonette, in the 1934 masterpiece It's a Gift?
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In The Bank Dick, what accidental heroic act gets W.C. Fields's character hired as a security guard?