W.C. Fields - The Ping Pong Match

[From "Kovacs Corner" on YouTube.com] - W.C. Fields in his classic ping pong match from "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man". Towards the end of the scene, the gentleman on the staircase, who is later referred to as "Archibald", is actor Thurston Hall. No doubt his name and voice inflection was used as the inspiration for Jim Backus' character "Thurston Howell" on the 60's TV series "Gilligan's Island".

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• W.C.
• Fields
• ping
• pong
• John
• Arledge
• Jan
• Duggan
• Byron
• Munson
• James
• Bush
• Mary
• Forbes
• Thurston
• Hall

[enemyofbohemia]

Hahaha. That's great. When the ping pong ball was in the fountain it reminded me of the appearance of Rover in The Prisoner.

[rolko52]

@enemyofbohemia It reminds me more of The Muppets. :-)

[rolko52]

@enemyofbohemia Also, if Ernie were alive today, he would have probably CGI'ed Kermit's head over the ping pong ball!

[fedoanuja]

I was searching ping pong tricks and ended on this.

[beggin1967]

w.c was quite active and energetic in this his first effort with universal considering the health of the man. he had already had 2 brushes with the man in the bright nightgown as he called him. and as was the case with w.c. when his health was restored he stepped up his drinking

[oddsox1919]

Fields way ahead of his time.

[431516020205]

thanks buddy!! great!!