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17 November 1934 (USA)
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Tagline:
LOOK THIS GIFT IN THE FACE IF YOU WANT A BIG HORSE-LAUGH (original herald - all caps) more
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A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife. full summary | add synopsis
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Summit Reinvigorates Weitz Into Making More Films
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tMF Perspectives: Brilliante Mendoza's Kinatay & The Current State of Philippine Cinema (Part 1)
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tMF Perspectives: Brilliante Mendoza's Kinatay & The Current State of Philippine Cinema (Part 1)
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Never Gets Old. Such a Hilarious Movie
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | W.C. Fields | ... | Harold Bissonette |
 | Kathleen Howard | ... | Mrs. Amelia Bissonette |
| Jean Rouverol | ... | Mildred Bissonette (also as Jean Rouveral) |
| Julian Madison | ... | John Durston (Mildred's fiance) |
| Tommy Bupp | ... | Norman Bissonette (as Tom Bupp) |
| Baby LeRoy | ... | Baby Elwood Dunk |
| Tammany Young | ... | Everett Ricks, Mr. Bissonette's assistant |
| Morgan Wallace | ... | Fitchmueller (where are my kumquats?) |
| Charles Sellon | ... | Mr. Muckle (blind man) |
| Josephine Whittell | ... | Mrs. Dunk |
| T. Roy Barnes | ... | Insurance Salesman |
| Diana Lewis | ... | Miss Dunk |
| Spencer Charters | ... | Gate Guard |
| Guy Usher | ... | Harry Payne Bosterly |
| Dell Henderson | ... | Mr. Abernathy (as Del Henderson) |
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73 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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USA:Approved (certificate number not listed)
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The final scene, on Bissonette's "orange ranch", was filmed at the house and property W.C. Fields was living in at the time of the filming. For his entire life, Fields rented living quarters, adamantly refusing to buy a house or land.
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Continuity: The earphone that the old blind man has disappears from his hand when he falls into the boxes.
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Referenced in "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir: It's a Gift! (#1.20)" (1969)
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California, Here I Come
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I just watched my laserdisc of this again last night and laughed just as hard as I did 20 times ago when I first watched it. What a great, truly classic comedy. And I have to mention how much of this is due to Kathleen Howard's hysterical performance as his wife. She is an absolute scream! "Harold, are you drunk or crazy?" "Harold, would you please be quiet!" "Seems to me you're getting pretty familiar with Mrs. Dunk upstairs" "Funny thing, the maternity hospital calling asking for you"