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It's a Gift (1934) 7.4
A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife. Director:Norman Z. McLeod |
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Cast
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Harold Bissonette
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Kathleen Howard | ... |
Amelia Bissonette
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Jean Rouverol | ... |
Mildred Bissonette
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Julian Madison | ... |
John Durston
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Tommy Bupp | ... |
Norman Bissonette
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Baby LeRoy | ... |
Baby Dunk
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Tammany Young | ... |
Everett Ricks
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Morgan Wallace | ... |
James Fitchmueller
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Charles Sellon | ... |
Mr. Muckle
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Josephine Whittell | ... |
Mrs. Dunk
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T. Roy Barnes | ... |
Insurance Salesman
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Diana Lewis | ... |
Miss Dunk
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Spencer Charters | ... |
Gate Guard
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Guy Usher | ... |
Harry Payne Bosterly
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Dell Henderson | ... |
Mr. Abernathy
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The owner of a general store (Harold Bisonette) is hounded by his status-anxious wife ("That's 'Bee-soh-nay'" and "I have no maid you know"). To get some sleep he goes out on the porch where he is tormented by a little boy from the floor above (Baby Dunk) and an insurance salesman down below ("LaFong. Capital L, small a..."). He uses an inheritance to buy an orange ranch through the mail, then drives off with his family for California. The orange grove consists of a withered tree, the ranch house is but a shack, and the car falls to pieces. But a racetrack operator wants the land, so all ends happily. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>
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California or Bust! And what they don't burn, they practically wreck...just as they will wreck you with laughter in this coast-to-coast joy-ride! See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
30 November 1934 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Che bel regalo See more »Filming Locations:
Paramount Ranch - 2813 Cornell Road, Agoura, California, USACompany Credits
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1.37 : 1
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Harold: None of your business.
Insurance Salesman: I'd say you were a man about 50.
Harold: You would say that.
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(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
Played during opening and end credits, as well as on a record
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The shaving cream on Harold's face changes when he tries to use the can as a mirror. See more »Quotes
Insurance Salesman: How old are you?Harold: None of your business.
Insurance Salesman: I'd say you were a man about 50.
Harold: You would say that.
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Crazy Credits
The confrontation between W.C. Fields and Baby LeRoy was such a popular success that for this rematch the title card includes "with Baby LeRoy" as if the infant had second billing. See more »Soundtracks
"California, Here I Come"(1924) (uncredited)
Music by Joseph Meyer
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If you can spell Carl LaFong, you can spell laugh....that's capital "L', small "a", small "u", small "g", small "h"!!! And Carl LaFong is only one of many bits that will have you weeping with laughter. This is, without a doubt, the best of Fields and it is more than 70 years old!! Watch some of the old comedies of the early 30's and be bored to death; very few stand the test of time as this one does. The story is simple - man inherits money, buys his dream, the dream turns bad, and then turns good, end of story. Fields' movies don't need much story; only something to frame his talents and the talents of his supporting players who are all spot-on in this film. The picnic scene will have you rolling in the aisles (or off the couch), the aforementioned Carl LaFong scene (in fact, the whole porch scene) and "Sit down, Mr. Muckle,honey" is a riot. Almost every set piece in "It's a Gift" will evoke laughter and as usual, the names of the characters are pure Fields madness. I give this classic a 10 and recommend it to all those comedy buffs who think that all humor has to have sexual or political content to succeed.