W.C. Fields returns to films with "The Big Broadcast of 1938" directed by Mitchell Leisen

Title card: "W.C. Fields Acts Again" / CU Fields sitting in chair / director Mitchell Leisen walks over to Fields from rest of film crew, sits in folding director's chair and jokes with Fields about being arrested, Fields puts script aside and gets up / at lunch, Fields sits at table on golf course with Liesen and other men, pretending to drink milk from a bottle, can't do it so he puts milk bottle on table, Liesen hands it back to Fields who holds his nose, cigar in hand, pretends to take a sip / Fields rides up to green on a scooter dressed as an airplane, hops off / he walks over to sand trap followed by caddie, film crew in foreground, he takes club steps into sand and slices at ball twice missing / he picks up ball, shouts "fore", swings club, tosses ball onto green / on grass, he takes several practice swings then hits ball / Note: exact day not known.
Title card: "W.C. Fields Acts Again" / CU Fields sitting in chair / director Mitchell Leisen walks over to Fields from rest of film crew, sits in folding director's chair and jokes with Fields about being arrested, Fields puts script aside and gets up / at lunch, Fields sits at table on golf course with Liesen and other men, pretending to drink milk from a bottle, can't do it so he puts milk bottle on table, Liesen hands it back to Fields who holds his nose, cigar in hand, pretends to take a sip / Fields rides up to green on a scooter dressed as an airplane, hops off / he walks over to sand trap followed by caddie, film crew in foreground, he takes club steps into sand and slices at ball twice missing / he picks up ball, shouts "fore", swings club, tosses ball onto green / on grass, he takes several practice swings then hits ball / Note: exact day not known.
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Editorial #:
585473342
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
October 01, 1937
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License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released. More information
Clip length:
00:02:15:02
Location:
Hollywood, California, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr001781_04_01.mov