Gathered here are six gems that feature the comic genius at his peak. Griffith, starring carol dempster not as poppy, but as sally. This one isnt as wacky as the dentist but its pure w c fields. Fields was slim, dapper and fifty years old when a movie audience heard his style of speech for the first time in rkos oneshot golf. Field golf course is just 30 minutes south of boston. View key info about course database including course description, tee yardages, par and handicaps, scorecard, contact info, course tours, directions and more. He gets a telephone call from charlie frobisher bud jamison to come out for a game of golf. Wc fields, joan blondell, douglas fairbanks, jr, and glenda. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. Fields driving on the queens and lake success section of the long island motor parkway in 1925. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Ipecac was meant as an emetic in its a gift, after baby leroys mother falsely accused fields of stuffing the child with grapes and giving him colic. In between winning his legendary grand slam in golf and the masters tournament, this original sports superstar shot a series of instructional shorts in two series for warner bros, how i play golf and how to break 90.
Field golf course, established in 1927, is a stiles and van kleek designed golf course and stands as a testament to the classic design of golf course architecture. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. With very affordable rates, the course is worth the drive for those in the metro atlanta area thanks to the playability of youngs design, the condition of the course and the quality grill with its pleasant views. Fields comic persona was a misanthropic and harddrinking egotist, who remained a sympathetic character despite his. Bud jamison, who plays fields golf buddy charlie frobisher, was a movie.
Fields the golf specialist public domain by tinseltown90028. Rory mcilroy shares tips to improve your drive golfpass. The more rotund half of laurel and hardy was a member of lakeside golf club in the 1930s and played alongside the likes of bing crosby. Edward sutherland, stars wc fields as professor eustace mcgargle, a role he originated in the 1923 stage production of the same name, and reprized in a silent 1925 adaptation retitled sally of the sawdust for united artists, directed by d. The dialogue is better than the film, which is frankly an amateurish mess. Fields in his classic ping pong match from you cant cheat an honest man. William claude dukenfield january 29, 1880 december 25, 1946, better known as w. Fields riding a very interesting golf cart and showing his talent for golfing and lying. Actually, the toxic and hallucinogenic properties of absinthe turned out to be pure myth, and the liqueur was recently legalized in the usa. Field golf course 331 oakt street brockton, ma 02301 phone.
Fields and mae west just happened to make in their spare time, on the studio lot, back in 1940. There is one where he is a dentist, and another where he is playing golf. The golf specialist, pool sharks silent, the pharmacist, the fatal glass of beer, the barber shop, and, of course, the notorious the dentist. William claude dukenfield was the eldest of five children born to cockney immigrant james dukenfield and philadelphia native kate felton. The walkon pretty girls were flo ziegfelds idea, the comments were bills, so they stayed in the sketch. This film is in public domain copyright disclaimer. The golf specialist rko radio, 1930, directed by monte brice, stars comedian w. From kovacs corner on william claude dukenfield, known professionally as w. Subscribe, like and click the notification bell for the best of classic comedy and cartoons. Still, the great man gets away with several amusing moonshinelaced gags, and fields classic golf routine which he tacked onto. After a couple of pricechops, it was pulled from the market in june.
Fields in the golf specialist 1930a veritable tiger youtube. Fields, with his bizarre and iconoclastic sense of. Fields showing his talent for golfing and lying youtube. The golf specialist is a 1930 precode comedy short subject from rko pictures, starring w. Here are some of the classics, many found on youtube for your enjoyment. Field golf course detailed scorecard course database. Fields was listed in the 1940 census as single and living at 2015 demille drive cecil b. Fields on the long island motor parkway in 1925 youtube. I got a hat inspiried by the caddys hat, its my favorite. Fields in the context of his contemporaries is to be amazed at the fame and popularity of a character that was really quite subversive. Fields prolific career placed him at the forefront of slapstick comedy. Demille lived at 2000, the only other address on the street.
It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. Fields in his first sound comedy, a comic supplement of one of his famous vaudeville routines. Distributed on video cassette in 1998 as part of the wc fields collection, million dollar legs only known contribution on cable tv was on turner classic movies in june 4, 2001, as part of its star of the month tribute to w. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. I agree with the previous posts about his earlier films from the 30s, but by all means seek out some of his shorts. Fields, was an american comedian, actor, juggler, and writer. Towards the end of the scene, the gentleman on the staircase, who is later. The fields golf club 257 s smith rd, lagrange, ga 30241. Golf has always been a silly game to me so i think i must have seen this when i was young because fields thinks so too. Watch how wc juggles with his golf club, hat, and paper debris blown by the. In this early tworeel talkie, fields recreates one of his most famous stage sketches, an incident on the links, a piece had he had used on broadway many times over the years in the annual ziegfield follies, as well as several times in silent features. Subscribe, like and click the notification bell for the best of classic. Broderick crawford michelangelo antonioni marcello mastroianni donald sutherland joan crawford richard basehart sunset boulevard famous directors female directors. Edgar begen charlie mccarthy wc fields golf by wayne morris.
Fields wore it in his first sound film, the golf specialist 1930 a tworeeler. The fields golf club, 257 south smith road, lagrange, ga, 30241, united states 7068457425. West gas best kept secret, come play before it gets out. Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. Fieldssix short films 1933 the criterion collection. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube.
This unique collection will delight new generations of viewers with fields s hilariously sardonic. Field golf course 331 oak street, brockton, ma 02301 reservations. A wild and crazy comedy, million dollar legs is something that needs to be seen to be believed. Field park and offers beautiful views of the olmstead designed park. This 18 hole layout meanders through the historic d.
Fields wore it in his first sound film, the golf specialist 1930a tworeeler. You definitely picked the wrong movie to start your study of wc. Oliver hardy strange as it may seem, hardy was not just an avid golfer, but an exceptionally good one too. Sports skit ideas resources triton troupers circus. The dentist begins at home where the dentist wc fields is reading his newspaper at the breakfast table while his daughter tries to put in a big chunk of ice into the ice box.
The 18hole course, which dates back to 1927, has a classic design that is player friendly enough for all skill levels, though its best for beginners. The film was shot in fort lee, new jersey when many early film studios in americas first motion picture industry were based there in the early part of the 20th century. The budget was not as ample as miss wests er, well anyway, its a pretty big picture but not that big. Edward sutherland, stars wc fields as professor eustace mcgargle, a role he originated in the 1923 stage.