There are so many funny sequences in IT'S A GIFT that it's no wonder W.C. FIELDS became a legend among screen comics with his gift for physical comedy.
KATHERINE HOWARD as his nagging wife with a penchant for non-stop talking, is a great foil for his brand of comedy. And the bathroom scene at the start, is a standout of comic timing by all concerned, as Fields attempts to shave by a mirror over the sink as all sorts of interferences from his family leads to hilarious hi-jinks.
CHARLES SELLON does a wacky and wonderful job as the blind man who almost single-handedly destroys Fields' grocery store. And once Fields and his family get on the road to California to buy an orange grove, the sight gags continue in fast and furious fashion.
On the negative side, BABY SANDY has so little to do that you have to wonder why he became so popular at the time.
Undoubtedly one of Fields' best films of the '30s, a bundle of laughs from start to finish.
KATHERINE HOWARD as his nagging wife with a penchant for non-stop talking, is a great foil for his brand of comedy. And the bathroom scene at the start, is a standout of comic timing by all concerned, as Fields attempts to shave by a mirror over the sink as all sorts of interferences from his family leads to hilarious hi-jinks.
CHARLES SELLON does a wacky and wonderful job as the blind man who almost single-handedly destroys Fields' grocery store. And once Fields and his family get on the road to California to buy an orange grove, the sight gags continue in fast and furious fashion.
On the negative side, BABY SANDY has so little to do that you have to wonder why he became so popular at the time.
Undoubtedly one of Fields' best films of the '30s, a bundle of laughs from start to finish.