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      It's a Gift

      1934, Comedy, 1h 13m

      16 Reviews 1,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Harold Bissonette (W.C. Fields) is the owner of a small-town grocery store, husband of a harassing wife (Kathleen Howard) and father of two spoiled children, and his customers aren't much better. When Bissonette has the opportunity to buy an orange grove in California, he jumps at the chance to move across the country -- at the very least, to avoid an annoying insurance salesman (T. Roy Barnes). Unfortunately for him, the orange grove is not what he expected.

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Norman Z. McLeod

      • Producer: William LeBaron

      • Writer: Jack Cunningham

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Production Co: Paramount Pictures

      Cast & Crew

      W.C. Fields
      Baby LeRoy
      Kathleen Howard
      Tommy Bupp
      Tammany Young
      Morgan Wallace
      T. Roy Barnes
      Jack Cunningham
      Henry Sharp

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      • Aug 04, 2013

        A shop owner comes into an inheritance and moves his family to California. Filled with physical bits and an occasional wise-crack, <i>It's a Gift</i> showcases W.C. Fields's vaudevillian humor. But the bits are in slow motion, like watching underwater comedy, and the wise-cracks aren't all that wise. Some of the - "kumquats!" - moments that thrive on - "kumquats!" - repetition are - "kumquats!" - more annoying than - "kumquats!" - funny. In terms of character development, the stock annoying wife character is never seriously or humorously dealt with, and there's nothing about Harold's character that makes us celebrate his eventual success. Overall, I had hoped to like Fields, who was billed as a equal of Groucho Marx, but I was disappointed.

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      • Feb 05, 2010

        If you like W.C. Fields films then you will enjoy this one. Not my favorite of his films, but a lot of fun. Fields is a unlucky pushover who dreams of moving to California and owning a orange grove. Along the way his wife nags, kids bother him, he drinks,and he can't seem to get any sleep. It has some great site gags and typical W.C. mumblings that are hilarious. I prefer Never Give A Sucker A Even Break, but this a good one.

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      • Jul 16, 2008

        Oh so funny. Love the orange juice at the end.

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      • Jul 20, 2007

        My Favorite WC Fields Movie

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