7.2 / 10
(4 votes)
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
United States of America
Drama
111 minutes
1976
Arthur Hiller
Universal Pictures
1999
7.7
2002
8.4
1993
8.6
2001
7.9
1955
7.4
1956
7.2
1957
7.2
2000
7.4
1947
5.0
1962
0.0
1996
6.6
2016
5.4
2021
0.0
2001
6.8
2018
7.1
2017
6.9
1937
5.0
2015
9.0
1954
6.0
2004
7.2