W.C. plays the title role of the Barber. He gets to flirt with the manicurist in his shop all day, and go upstairs to his unadoring wife at night. His shaving technique is truly frightening, and his steamroom is truly amazing. He even manages to babysit for a neighbor and to capture a criminal in his shop, through no fault of his own, during his very full day. And you haven't lived till you've heard Fields play the bass fiddle!
Fields is good as usual in this film; it's not as hilarious as others of his but is fairly even.
Fields is good as usual in this film; it's not as hilarious as others of his but is fairly even.