W.C. Fields - Beefsteak Mine

From the Bank Dick.

Con man resorts to taradiddle to sell shares in the Beefsteak Mine.

"I'd rather part with my dear old grandmother's paisley shawl or her wedding ring then to part with these bonds."

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• w.c. fields
• bank dick
• beefsteak mine
• paisley shawl

[vpo2g2]

This nine-minute clip teaches more about life than four years at Yale.

[kustomride]

"had he been a younger man, you probably would have made it." lol

[jvblhc]

Some of my favorite comedy scenes ever belong to W. C. Fields. I always loved how he had no qualms about sharing scenes with people he thought were funny (Russell Hicks as the con man, Grady Sutton as Ogg, Jan Duggan as the "nose full of nickels" lady, Franklin Pangbourne as the bank examiner). And he could make the simplest lines like "I'll have a fountain pen by that time" funny. A true comedy genius!

[bullsnutsoz]

is that shemp as barkeep?

[LRPharm54]

Shemp Howard (March 4, 1895 – November 22, 1955) was an American actor and comedian best known as a part of the Three Stooges comedy team. Born Samuel Horwitz, he was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Litvak accent. He was an older brother of both Moe Howard and Curly Howard as well as the "third stooge" in the early years of the act. He would rejoin the trio in May 1946 after Curly suffered a stroke.

[elbethere]

@lordkoos It's shemp.

[OldschoolVgamer]

@lordkoos Moe was the one with the bowl haircut who always smacked Larry and Curly. The bartender here was Shemp.

[scuntpunter420]

The banker guy kinda looks like Ponceman.

[ThePretzelHead]

we got plenty of mustard at the house

[aardvaark069]

I wish he hadn't gotten sick during production. It really shows in his voice starting when Snoopington shows up. Earlier, Fields reactions to Waterburies confidence patter are just hysterical.

[mrbeautiful999]

That is Shemp Howard from the 3 stooges

[lordkoos]

Notice the bar tender is Moe Howard from the Three Stooges...