Summary
You're telling me!: A hard-drinking, socially-awkward inventor wrecks his daughter's chances of marriage into a rich family and bungles his own chances of success by selling one of his more practical inventions.The old fashioned way: The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.
Man on the flying trapeze: Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.
Poppy: Carny con artist and snake-oil salesman Eustace McGargle tries to stay one step ahead of the sheriff but is completely devoted to his beloved daughter Poppy.
Never give a sucker an even break: A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Contents
[Disc 1]. You're telling me! / a Paramount picture ; Paramount presents ; directed by Erle C. Kenton ; screen play by Walter De Leon and Paul M. Jones ; dialogue by J.P. McEvoy ; adapted from a story by Julian Street (1934, 67 min.). [Disc 2]. The old fashioned way / a Paramount picture ; Adolph Zukor presents ; directed by William Beaudine ; produced by William LeBaron ; screen play by Garnett Weston and Jack Cunningham ; from a story by Charles Bogle (1934, 72 min.). [Disc 3]. Man on the flying trapeze / a Paramount picture ; Adolph Zukor presents ; produced by William LeBaron ; directed by Clyde Bruckman ; screen play by Ray Harris and Sam Hardy ; from a story by Charles Bogle and Sam Hardy (1935, 67 min.). [Disc 4]. Poppy / a Paramount picture ; Adolph Zukor presents ; produced by William LeBaron ; directed by A. Edward Sutherland ; screen play by Waldemar Young and Virginia Van Upp ; based on a play by Dorothy Donnelly (1936, 74 min.). [Disc 5]. Never give a sucker an even break / a Universal picture ; Universal presents ; screenplay, John T. Neville, Prescott Chaplin ; original story, Otis Criblecoblis ; directed by Edward Cline (1941, 71 min.).Additional Information
| Subjects |
Inventors
-- Drama.
Inventions -- Drama. Theatrical producers and directors -- Drama. Theatrical companies -- Drama. Swindlers and swindling -- Drama. Wrestling matches -- Drama. Impostors and imposture -- Drama. Fathers and daughters -- Drama. Motion picture industry -- Drama. Feature films. Comedy films. Musical films. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2007 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Other Titles | You're telling me! (Motion picture : 1934) Old fashioned way (Motion picture) Man on the flying trapeze (Motion picture) Poppy (Motion picture : 1936) Never give a sucker an even break (Motion picture) Mr. Bisbee's princess. Poppy. W.C. Fields comedy collection. |
| Contributors |
Fields, W. C.
(William Claude), 1880-1946, screenwriter, actor. Kenton, Erle C., 1896-1980, film director. Beaudine, William, 1892-1970, film director. Bruckman, Clyde, 1894-1955, film director. Sutherland, A. Edward (Albert Edward), 1897-1973, film director. Cline, Edward, 1892-1961, film director. DeLeon, Walter, 1884-1947, screenwriter. Jones, Paul M. (Screenwriter), screenwriter. McEvoy, J. P. (Joseph Patrick), 1895-1958, screenwriter. Weston, Garnett, 1890-1980, screenwriter. Cunningham, Jack, 1882-1941, screenwriter. Harris, Ray, 1885-1971, screenwriter. Hardy, Sam, 1883-1935, screenwriter. Young, Waldemar, 1878-1938, screenwriter. Van Upp, Virginia, screenwriter. Neville, John Thomas, 1886-1970, screenwriter. Chaplin, Prescott, 1897-1968, screenwriter. Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976, presenter. LeBaron, William, 1883-1958, film producer. Marsh, Joan, 1913-2000, actor. Crabbe, Buster, 1908-1983, actor. Ames, Adrienne, 1907-1947, actor. Carter, Louise, 1875-1957, actor. Howard, Kathleen, 1884-1956, actor. Young, Tammany, 1887-1936, actor. Henderson, Dell, 1877-1956, actor. Kenton, James B., 1866-1952, actor. McKenzie, Robert, 1880-1949, actor. Cecil, Nora, -1954, actor. Irving, George, 1874-1961, actor. Morrison, Joe, 1904-1972, actor. Baby Le Roy, actor. Allen, Judith, 1911-1996, actor. Duggan, Jan, 1881-1977, actor. Mulhall, Jack, 1887-1979, actor. Flint, Sam, actor. Marion, Ruth, 1901-1984, actor. Carle, Richard, 1871-1941, actor. Brian, Mary, 1906-2002, actor. Littlefield, Lucien, 1895-1960, actor. Lewis, Vera, 1873-1956, actor. Apfel, Oscar, 1879-1938, actor. Sutton, Grady, 1908-1995, actor. Kelly, Lew, 1879-1944, actor. Brennan, Walter, 1894-1974, actor. Hudson, Rochelle, 1916-1972, actor. Cromwell, Richard, 1910-1960, actor. Doucet, Catharine, 1875-1958, actor. Overman, Lynne, 1887-1943, actor. Bates, Granville, 1882-1940, actor. Eburne, Maude, 1875-1960, actor. Wolfe, Bill, 1894-1975, actor. Morris, Michael, 1907-1941, actor. Culli, Rosalind, actor. Remley, Ralph, 1885-1939, actor. Jean, Gloria, actor. Errol, Leon, 1881-1951, actor. Lenhart, Billy, 1930-2013, actor. Brown, Kenneth, 1932-1997, actor. Dumont, Margaret, 1882-1965, actor. Miller, Susan, 1920- actor. Pangborn, Franklyn, 1889-1958, actor. Barrie, Mona, 1909-1964, actor. Lang, Charles, 1915-2004, actor. Nagel, Anne, 1915-1966, actor. O'Day, Nell, actor. Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965, actor. Gilbert, Jody, 1916-1979, actor. Urecal, Minerva, 1896-1966, actor. Vogan, Emmett, 1893-1969, actor. Monti, Carlotta, actor. Gilks, Alfred, director of photography. Reynolds, Benjamin, director of photography. Mellor, William C., 1903-1963, director of photography. Van Enger, Charles J., 1890-1980, director of photography. Heisler, Stuart, 1896-1979, editor. Hilton, Arthur, 1897-1979, editor. Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959, composer, lyricist. Revel, Harry, 1905-1958, composer, lyricist. Morros, Boris, 1891-1963, contributor. Rainger, Ralph, 1901-1942, composer, lyricist. Robin, Leo, composer, lyricist. Coslow, Sam, 1902-1982, composer, lyricist. Hollaender, Friedrich, composer, lyricist. Previn, Charles, 1888-1973, contributor. Skinner, Frank, 1897-1968, composer. Head, Edith, costume designer. West, Vera, costume designer. Dreier, Hans, 1885-1966, contributor. Herzbrun, Bernard, contributor. Otterson, Jack, contributor. Street, Julian, 1879-1947. Mr. Bisbee's princess. Donnelly, Dorothy, 1880-1928. Poppy. Paramount Productions, presenter, production company. Universal Pictures Company, presenter, production company. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
You're telling me!: W.C. Fields, Joan Marsh, Larry "Buster" Crabbe, Adrienne Ames, Louise Carter, Kathleen Howard, Tammany Young, Del Henderson, James B. "Pop" Kenton, Robert McKenzie, Nora Cecil, George Irving. The old fashioned way: W.C. Fields, Joe Morrison, Baby Le Roy, Judith Allen, Jan Duggan, Tammany Young, Nora Cecil, Jack Mulhall, Samuel Ethridge, Ruth Marion, Richard Carle. Man on the flying trapeze: W.C. Fields, Mary Brian, Kathleen Howard, Lucien Littlefield, Vera Lewis, Oscar Apfel, Grady Sutton, Lew Kelly, Tammany Young, Walter Brennan. Poppy: W.C. Fields, Rochelle Hudson, Richard Cromwell, Catharine Doucet, Lynne Overman, Granville Bates, Maude Eburne, Bill Wolfe, Adrian Morris, Rosalind Keith, Ralph Remley. Never give a sucker an even break: W.C. Fields, Gloria Jean, Leon Errol, Butch & Buddy, Margaret Dumont, Susan Miller, Franklin Pangborn, Mona Barrie, Charles Lang, Anne Nagel, Nell O'Day, Irving Bacon, Jody Gilbert, Minerve Urecal, Emmett Vogan, Carlotta Monti. |
| Other Contributors |
You're telling me!: Photography, Alfred Gilks. The old fashioned way: Photography, Benjamin Reynolds ; lyrics and music, Mack Gordon, Harry Revel. Man on the flying trapeze: Photography, Alfred Gilks. Poppy: Photography, William C. Mellor ; editor, Stuart Heisler ; musical direction, Boris Morros ; music and lyrics, Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin, Sam Coslow, Frederick Hollander ; costume designer, Edith Head ; art direction, Hans Dreier, Bernard Herzbrun. Never give a sucker an even break: Director of photography, Charles Van Enger ; film editor, Arthur Hilton ; musical director, Charles Previn ; musical score, Frank Skinner ; gowns, Vera West ; art director, Jack Otterson. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English French Spanish In English with optional Spanish or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Notes |
Collective title from container. Originally released as motion pictures between 1934-1941. Full screen (1.33:1). Special features: trailer for 'The old fashioned way'; "Wayne & Shuster take an affectionate look at W.C. Fields," a vintage documentary (1964, 52 min.). |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital 2.0. |
| Description |
5 videodiscs (411 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |