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      The Fatal Glass of Beer

      Released Mar 3, 1933 18m Comedy List
      Reviews 64% Audience Score 100+ Ratings An ex-convict (George Chandler) reunites with his father (W.C. Fields). Read More Read Less

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      Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 5/5 Apr 8, 2004 Full Review Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Stupefying stream-of-consciousness gags Feb 6, 2010 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) W.C. Fields' most surreal short. Rated: 5/5 Aug 29, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member An extremely funny WC Fields film. Wonderful! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member A work of genius. Way ahead of its time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      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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