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J. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.J. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.J. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.
Allan Bennett
- Guest in Lobby
- (uncredited)
William Black
- Guest in Lobby with Letter
- (uncredited)
Naomi Casey
- Little Girl
- (uncredited)
John Dunsmuir
- Deep Sea McGurk - House Detective
- (uncredited)
Shirley Grey
- House Detective's Wife
- (uncredited)
Jack Irvin
- Deep Sea McGurk
- (uncredited)
Johnny Kane
- Walter - The Desk Clerk
- (uncredited)
Harriet E. MacGibbon
- Lady Walking Dog
- (uncredited)
Allen Wood
- The Caddy
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- W.C. Fields(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe picture of Bellweather on the wanted poster shows W.C. Fields in costume for his "Fatal Glass of Beer" sketch. It obviously is taken from a stage presentation of the well-tried routine, as the comedian would not film it until 1933.
- GoofsWhen the paper from the pie are interfering with Bellweather's golf swing, the whirring sound of the fan blowing them can be heard clearly on the sound track.
- Quotes
J. Effingham Bellweather: Don't stand there! Don't you know I'll smite you in the sconce with this truncheon?
- ConnectionsEdited into W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000)
- SoundtracksHappy Days Are Here Again
(1929) (uncredited)
Music by Milton Ager
Lyrics by Jack Yellen
The first three words of the song is sung a cappella by W.C. Fields.
Featured review
a smaller bit in the long list of W.C. Fields work
W.C. Fields brightened up anything he was a part of. this twenty minute shortie is like a vaudeville bit. The house detective's wife flirts with the paying guests, and then waits for hubby to come along and chase him off. One of the hotel guests is J. Effington Bellweather (Fields). even his name is a naughty joke. wearing his typical straw hat, he apparently owes someone a ton of money, and tries to stay one step ahead. the women and girls in this bit all screech and scream... yeegods. then Fields goes into his physical comedy... slapstick humor with things sticking to shoes, shoes that squeak, and accidentally hitting things with a club. Gotta say, this is one of the more annoying bits by Fields... i usually LOVE his antics, but with the yelling, screaming, and un-inspired bits, can't rate this one as high as I usually do for Fields. Although the list of crimes he has committed is pretty funny, as the camera pans down the list. the opening music and picture are pretty messed up, since the tape is so old, but it clears up after a few minutes. this one is just SO-SO. Extra interesting as a bit of W.C. Fields' history, but some of the slapstick humor is a pretty dated at this point in time.
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- Apr 22, 2020
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- Broadway Headliners: The Golf Specialist
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- Runtime20 minutes
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- 1.20 : 1
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