History Creator / WCFields

* VisualInnuendo: A staggering moment in ''The Dentist'' where Fields, as the dentist, is performing a difficult tooth extraction from an attractive woman. He winds up between her knees humping away while trying to extract the tooth, as her high-heeled shoes point at the camera while she moans (with pain). And if that weren't enough, he eventually pulls her out of the chair, and they go staggering around the office with her legs wrapped around his waist. Eventually he pulls the tooth, whereupon the woman slides to the floor in a heap. Even in UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra, that was really pushing it.

* VisualInnuendo: A staggering moment in ''The Dentist'' where Fields, as the dentist, is performing a difficult tooth extraction from an attractive woman. He winds up between her knees humping away trying to extract the tooth, as her high-heeled shoes point at the camera while she moans (with pain). And if that weren't enough, he eventually pulls her out of the chair, and they go staggering around the office with her legs wrapped around his waist. Eventually he pulls the tooth, whereupon the woman slides to the floor in a heap. Even in UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra, that was really pushing it.

* VisualInnuendo: A staggering moment in ''The Dentist'' where Fields, the dentist, is performing a difficult tooth extraction from an attractive woman. He winds up between her knees humping away trying to extract the tooth, as her high-heeled shoes point at the camera while she moans (with pain). And if that weren't enough, he eventually pulls her out of the chair, and they go staggering around the office with her legs wrapped around his waist. Eventually he pulls the tooth, whereupon the woman slides to the floor in a heap. Even in UsefulNotes/ThePreCodeEra, that was really pushing it.

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Fields was best known for his comic persona as a misanthropic alcoholic who generally disliked dogs, women and children, an image that was somewhat TruthInTelevision. His films have been praised for their clever jokes and anti-sentimental comedy, which have made him a cult favorite even to this day. Creator/JohnCleese has pointed out how Fields was doing Pythonesque humor long before Creator/MontyPython. ''The Bank Dick'' (1940), in particular, has been VindicatedByHistory as one of the greatest comedy films of all time. He was also known for his memorable radio appearances opposite ventriloquist Creator/EdgarBergen's dummy Charlie [=McCarthy=].

Being the funny comedian he was, Fields is endlessly quotable. Not all of it is safe for work, though.

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* ''[[Film/AliceInWonderland1933 Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1933) -- Fields plays Humpty Dumpty, which was later caricatured in the [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Silly Symphony]] "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" (1938)

Fields was best known for his comic persona as a misanthropic alcoholic who generally disliked dogs, women and children, an image that was somewhat TruthInTelevision. His films have been praised for their clever jokes and anti-sentimental comedy, which have made him a cult favorite even to this day. Creator/JohnCleese has pointed out how Fields was doing Pythonesque humor long before Creator/MontyPython. And ''The Bank Dick'' (1940), in particular, has been VindicatedByHistory as one of the best comedy films of all time. Fields was also well known for his radio appearances opposite Creator/EdgarBergen's dummy Charlie [=McCarthy=].

William Claude Dukenfield, aka [[StageNames W. C. Fields]] (January 29, 1880 – December 25, 1946), was an American comedian, actor, juggler, and writer, most famous during the 1930s and '40s. He made several classic comedy films, but was also well known for his radio appearances opposite Creator/EdgarBergen's dummy Charlie [=McCarthy=].

Fields was best known for his comic persona as a misanthropic alcoholic who generally disliked dogs, women and children, an image that was somewhat TruthInTelevision. His films have been praised for their clever jokes and anti-sentimental comedy, which have made him a cult favorite even to this day. Creator/JohnCleese has pointed out how Fields was doing Pythonesque humor long before Creator/MontyPython. And ''The Bank Dick'' (1940), in particular, has been VindicatedByHistory as one of the best comedy films of all time.

* ''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice in Wonderland]]'' (1933) -- Fields plays Humpty Dumpty, which was later caricatured in the [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Silly Symphony]] "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood" (1938)

* VolleyingInsults: Fields revived his career in the late 1930s with his radio feud with Creator/EdgarBergen's Charlie [=McCarthy=] character. [=McCarthy=] mocked Fields' penchant for drinking, while Fields mocked [=McCarthy=]'s status as a wooden dummy.