Harold Bissonette
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It's a Gift is a 1934 American comedy film starring W.C. Fields as a grocer who inherits some money and moves to California. The film features many of Fields' classic routines and is considered a comedy classic.
Dec 30, 2020 · W.C. Fields in It's a Gift (1934)-Aww, That's Awful. "It's A Gift" added to National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, 2010.
- 4 min
- 43.9K
- W.C. Fields
It's a Gift: Directed by Norman Z. McLeod. With W.C. Fields, Kathleen Howard, Jean Rouverol, Julian Madison. A henpecked New Jersey grocer makes plans to move to California to grow oranges, despite the resistance of his overbearing wife.
- (5.8K)
- Comedy
- Norman Z. McLeod
- 1934-11-30
Harold Bissonette (W.C. Fields) is the owner of a small-town grocery store, husband of a harassing wife (Kathleen Howard) and father of two spoiled children,...
- (16)
- W.C. Fields
- Norman Z. Mcleod
- Comedy
In New Jersey, inept storekeeper Harold Bissonette is constantly badgered by his domineering wife Amelia, his obnoxious son Norman and his lovestruck daughter Mildred. When his Uncle Bean dies, Harold uses his $5,000 inheritance to buy an orange ranch in California through Mildred's boyfriend, John Durston, but does not tell Amelia.
- Norman Mcleod
- W. C. Fields
A hilarious and memorable film about a henpecked grocer who dreams of moving to California with his inheritance. Watch Fields' masterful verbal humor, vaudeville sketches, and slapstick scenes with his family, customers, and neighbors.
It's a Gift (1934) is often cited as W. C. Fields' best and funniest picture - it is undoubtedly one of the greatest, classic comedies ever made, although it is probably less well-known than his other two masterpieces: The Bank Dick (1940) and My Little Chickadee (1940).
