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3 March 1933 (USA) morePlot:
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast." full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
An absolute gem and delightful to watch more (22 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast)| W.C. Fields | ... | Mr. Snavely | |
| Rosemary Theby | ... | Mrs. Snavely | |
| George Chandler | ... | Chester Snavely the wastrel son | |
| Richard Cramer | ... | Officer Posthlewhistle Canadian Mounted Police (as Rychard Cramer) |
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Mono (RCA Photophone System)Fun Stuff
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On his 2001 album ‘Love And Theft’, Bob Dylan quotes Fields from this film when he sings in 'Lonesome Day Blues,' "well the road's washed out, the weather's not fit for man or beast!" moreQuotes:
Chester: I feel so tired, I think I'll go to bed.Mr. Snavely: Why don't you lie down and take a little rest first, Chester?
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This is quite possibly the crown jewel in the long and illustrious career of an extremely troubled and very funny man. Fields has a field day sending up a style of melodrama popular at the time. At one and the same time, this is atypical of Fields' work generally, but still has his fingerprints all over it as well. Highlights are far too numerous to list, but Fields's rendition of the song, "The Fatal Glass of Beer" (you can't really accurately call it singing), the running gag, "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast" and the ending are hilariously perfect, with a sense of timing of which Chaplin would have been proud. Most joyously recommended