Poppy (1936)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Remake of D.W. Griffith's Sally of the Sawdust has W.C. Fields playing the same role of a con man who tries to get his daughter (Rochelle Hudson) into a rich family. I was somewhat disappointed by this film and must say that the Griffith film is somewhat better even though that wasn't that good either. Fields has a few good jokes but for the most part the film doesn't contain too many laughs but it still kept me entertained throughout its 73-minute running time. I think the best joke happens early in the film when Fields sells a "talking dog" to a bar owner. I think several of the jokes don't work and that includes a long running gag dealing with a guy buying five bottles of something even though he didn't want them. The supporting cast includes Richard Cromwell, Granville Bates and Catherine Doucet.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Remake of D.W. Griffith's Sally of the Sawdust has W.C. Fields playing the same role of a con man who tries to get his daughter (Rochelle Hudson) into a rich family. I was somewhat disappointed by this film and must say that the Griffith film is somewhat better even though that wasn't that good either. Fields has a few good jokes but for the most part the film doesn't contain too many laughs but it still kept me entertained throughout its 73-minute running time. I think the best joke happens early in the film when Fields sells a "talking dog" to a bar owner. I think several of the jokes don't work and that includes a long running gag dealing with a guy buying five bottles of something even though he didn't want them. The supporting cast includes Richard Cromwell, Granville Bates and Catherine Doucet.