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The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
Richard Cramer
- Officer Posthlewhistle
- (as Rychard Cramer)
Ernie Alexander
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Balto
- Siberian Husky
- (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Gordon Douglas
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Junior Fuller
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Marvin Loback
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
George Moran
- Indian Chief
- (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
- Indian Chief
- (uncredited)
Ted Stroback
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaHere are the lyrics to the song:
There was once a poor boy And he left his country home And he came to the city to look for work
He promised his ma and pa He would lead a civilized life And always shun the fatal curse of drink
Once in the city He got a situation in a quarry And there he made the acquaintance of some college students
He little thought they were demons For they wore the best of clothes But the clothes do not always make the gentleman
So they tempted him to drink And they said he was a cow'rd Until at last he took the fatal glass of beer
When he found what he'd done He dashed the glass upon the floor And he staggered through the door with delirium tremens
Once upon the sidewalk He met a Salvation Army girl And wickedly he broke her tambourine
All she said was, "Heaven bless you" And placed a mark upon his brow With a kick she'd learned before she had been saved
Now, as a moral to young men Who come down to the city Don't go 'round breaking people's tambourines.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Pa Snavely: And it ain't a fit night out for man or beast.
[a gust of wind blows a blast of snow into his face]
- ConnectionsEdited into W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000)
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That Fatal Glass Of Beer refers to a glass that George Chandler took on a trip to the big city which led to a life of crime. This particular short subject for Mack Sennett that W.C. Fields did was one of his masterpieces.
It's not a series of gags although there are some good ones here including that recurring one where he goes to the cabin door and says it's not a fit night out for man nor beast and then gets hit with a blast of studio snow. But the film itself is a really good satire on all the Victorian morality plays that Fields grew up with in his youth.
Rosemary Theby as his wife and George Chandler as their son get a few laughs as well. Chandler left the Yukon wilds and went to the big city where demon rum got a hold of him and he robbed a bank of some bonds which he was carrying as a messenger.
Such stories were the staple of the theater while Fields grew up in the 1880s and 1890s. That Fatal Glass Of Beer is a great spoof on all of them. As one of the great tipplers of Hollywood, Fields had little patience with pompous moralizers. And remember Prohibition was coming to a close when That Fatal Glass Of Beer was made. People were very tired of the great experiment as it was called and this film no doubt found an eager audience.
Definitely the best of the short subjects of W.C. Fields.
It's not a series of gags although there are some good ones here including that recurring one where he goes to the cabin door and says it's not a fit night out for man nor beast and then gets hit with a blast of studio snow. But the film itself is a really good satire on all the Victorian morality plays that Fields grew up with in his youth.
Rosemary Theby as his wife and George Chandler as their son get a few laughs as well. Chandler left the Yukon wilds and went to the big city where demon rum got a hold of him and he robbed a bank of some bonds which he was carrying as a messenger.
Such stories were the staple of the theater while Fields grew up in the 1880s and 1890s. That Fatal Glass Of Beer is a great spoof on all of them. As one of the great tipplers of Hollywood, Fields had little patience with pompous moralizers. And remember Prohibition was coming to a close when That Fatal Glass Of Beer was made. People were very tired of the great experiment as it was called and this film no doubt found an eager audience.
Definitely the best of the short subjects of W.C. Fields.
- bkoganbing
- Jun 13, 2011
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- It Ain't a Fit Night Out for Man or Beast
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- Runtime18 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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