The Fatal Glass of Beer

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The Fatal Glass of Beer

Released Mar 3, 1933

18m

Comedy

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An ex-convict (George Chandler) reunites with his father (W.C. Fields).

Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Rated: 5/5

Apr 8, 2004

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Stupefying stream-of-consciousness gags

Feb 6, 2010

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

W.C. Fields' most surreal short.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 29, 2006

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Donald J

A perpetually running series of hilarious gags that only serves to further the great and wacky mind of W.C. Fields.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/23

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Audience Member

An extremely funny WC Fields film. Wonderful!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

A work of genius. Way ahead of its time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable W.C.Fields short classic film, and his is in good form with his unique homor. Amusing and entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

I consider myself a strong appreciator of the irreverent and bizarre, but this W.C. Fields short takes a few too many liberties with its liberation and ends up being an inaccessible and generally unfunny outing. I do appreciate the storyline the film tries to follow, and I think there is something to be said about the unconventional jabs it takes at family living, but the script is too unfocused to allow for any real comic depth, or even any of the simplistic slapstick set pieces Fields' films are usually so full of.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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This is often considered Fields' most bizarre work. Indeed, I found it a little odd as he plays a Canadian prospector and acts rather silly. There are moments I loved such as when Fields is pelted with snow everytime he utters a certain phrase or the soup scene, but overall the film lacks in entertainment. "The Fatal Glass of Beer" refers to a song that Mr. Snavely (Fields) sings about his son. I didn't really get the humor in it and I just found the film, as a whole, rather boring. I guess I need a little more substance with my humor.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Clyde Bruckman

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W.C. Fields

Mr. Snavely

Rosemary Theby

Mrs. Snavely

George Chandler

Chester Snavely the Wastrel Son

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Synopsis

An ex-convict (George Chandler) reunites with his father (W.C. Fields).

Director: Clyde Bruckman
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 3, 1933, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 30, 2016
Runtime: 18m

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