The read
It runs a compact 1h 16m.
Synopsis
Fields plays "Larsen E. Whipsnade", the owner of a shady carnival that is constantly on the run from the law. Whipsnade is struggling to keep a step ahead of foreclosure, and clearly not paying his performers, including Bergen and McCarthy, who try to coax money out of him, or in McCarthy's case, steal some outright.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
21 audience votes
Key crew
- George Marion Jr.Screenplay
- Edward F. ClineDirector
- Richard MackScreenplay
- George MarshallDirector
- Everett FreemanScreenplay
Cast
- W.C. FieldsLarson E. Whipsnade
- Edgar BergenThe Great Edgar / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
- Eddie 'Rochester' AndersonCheerful
- Constance MooreVictoria Whipsnade
- John ArledgePhineas Whipsnade
- James BushRoger Bel-Goodie
- Thurston HallMr. Archibald Bel-Goodie
- Mary ForbesMrs. Bel-Goodie
- Edward BrophyCorbett
- Arthur HohlBurr
- Princess BabaPrincess Baba, The Great Edgar's Assistant
- Charlie McCarthyCharlie (ventriloquist dummy)
Stills
Themes
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