And that's it really. It is a pretty funny film that packs a lot of gags (verbal and sight) into a short running time. Highlights include the dog in the sled team who is too short to reach the ground and the high kicking Salvation Army girl.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
An enjoyable comedy short from W.C. Fields. A parody of Yukon melodramas where Fields plays a long suffering gold prospector in the frozen wastes. He gets hit in the face with snow a lot and his dog sled team are rather mismatched. His son Chester (George Chandler), a good for nothing who went off to the city and ended up in prison, finally comes home after finishing his sentence...
