Includes excerpts from “The Bank Dick” this is WC Fields at his best. Portraying small town inventor Sam Bisbee whose works (eg. a keyhole finder for drunks) have brought him only poverty. His daughter is in love with the son of the town snob. Events conspire to ruin his bullet-proof tire just as success seems near. Another of his inventions prohibits him from committing suicide, so Sam decides to go on living.
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ACMI Identifier
300502
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)