W.C. Fields, Vol. 1 & 2

Starring:W.C. Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson (II), Dagmar Oakland, Julia Griffith, Harry Bowen, Gloria Velarde, Frank Yaconelli, Joe Bordeaux, Joe Calder, Cyril Ring, Fay Holderness, John St. Clair, George Humbert, Dick Rush, Frank Alexander, Marjorie Kane, Arnold Gray, Dorothy Granger
Director: Arthur Ripley, Leslie Pearce
Studio: Madacy Records
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Great Shorts, Unbelievably Bad DVD
Subtract one star. Appalling DVD ruins some classic comedy
A General Rule of Thumb
Pure Exploitation

W.C. Fields, Vol. 1 & 2
Starring: W.C. Fields , Elise Cavanna , Harry Watson (II) , Dagmar Oakland , and Julia Griffith
Director: Arthur Ripley , and Leslie Pearce
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00000IC8L
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Customer Reviews:

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break.......2006-11-17

I chose this Fields title for this review because Amazon seems to be employing it as a business practice. I dearly love the movie of that title and would like to add it to my DVD library. So I entered it into the "search" field and clicked on "go." I was delighted...at first...to see this collection pop up and I 1-click ordered it immediately. Then I discovered the movie is not included; the set is merely the same old collection of shorts that have been issued and reissued over and over by other companies. I tried to cancel the order but was informed that it was already being processed and could not be cancelled or changed. It arrived and I returned it immediately.

Maybe some day NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK will become available (hopefully issued in the quality restoration it well deserves). But don't let Amazon sucker you into buying this set if it's the movie you're after. We deserve an even break!

Great Shorts, Unbelievably Bad DVD.......2004-11-25

I have an old 80s VHS of this from a budget label that cost me $4 back in the day. And it still looks better. Heads get cut off, scratches galore. And it sounded better--Madacy should've added subtitles to "The Pharmacist." Many of the shorts can't even track the audio; people talk a beat before their mouths move.
I didn't get my money's worth, and I paid $6!

Subtract one star. Appalling DVD ruins some classic comedy.......2004-02-28

W. C. Fields's short comedies of 1932-33, produced by Mack Sennett, offer some of this great comedian's best work. However, this particular DVD edition treats Mr. Fields (and the purchaser) quite shabbily. The sound is not always synchronized with the picture, the image is often gray, and in at least one instance the film seems to be copied from a VHS tape recorded at the slowest speed. Just plain bad; don't throw your money away (we did, and we also threw the discs away).

A General Rule of Thumb.......2004-02-15

Hmmmm....
If it's from Madacy, you will be MAD when you SEE what you paid for.

Before transferring a movie to video, these people would put a pristine print through a blender just to make sure their standards don't deviate.

Madacy=Garbage
This is one of those DVD's that doesn't deserve one star but it's as low as I could go.

Pure Exploitation.......2003-03-08

I have to make this very clear: I can think of very few DVDs Madacy has produced that were good (or even mediocre). This, however, is probably the worst I've seen. The company has spat upon the great comedian's grave. Several public domain shorts have been slapped on this DVD with terrible picture and sound that is downright disgraceful. In fact, this is the worst sound I've even heard on a DVD. There are also the traditionally stinky Madacy extras (Biography, Trivia, Quotes, Filmography).

Customer Reviews:

DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER.......2002-01-04

I ordered a video, W. C. Fields, Golf Specialist/Dentist/Fatal Glass of Beer, in October 2001. I paid for the video by check. The estimated shipping date was October 4-10, 2001. I have not received the video yet.

Poor synchronization.......2001-01-22

It would appear that the makers of these DVDs were unaware that movie film needs a specific length of film leading to the sound decoder. Most of the audio is out of sync.

Splendid short comedies.......2000-12-14

Extraordinary dry wit from the master. The Dentist and The Golf Specialist are great slapstick, must viewing for comedy lovers. The Fatal Glass of Beer is something a little different, however: a satirical morality play, at the climax of which Fields--one of entertainment's great drinkers--performs a droll and tuneless song about the perils of drink. There are few broad laughs in this short, the plot of which has something to do with the Yukon Gold Rush, but Fields here may have striven more to puzzle than to amuse.

Another display of comedy from one of the kings of comedy........2000-08-19

The comedic mannerisms of the veteran comedian W.C. Fields, as he utilizes them in his comedy, are highly effective. Suffice to say that any person who enjoys' his films will find themselves in a state of almost continuous laughter. These films are good fun for everyone and are for those who delight in the solemn insanities of that king of comedians, Mr. W.C. Fields. He is wholly enjoyable, and this yarn give him ample opportunity to display his wares. If your a fan of W.C. you must add these films to your collection.

Wonderfully Histerical Skits!!.......1999-04-08

The one and only W.C. Fields is a roar in these skits. If you love W.C. Fields, you'll love these classic performances!

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