Wealthy Sam Hunter is approached by scheming Richard Whitehead about investing in oil. There appears to be no oil, and everyone is angry until (surprise) oil is re-discovered.
If you’re coming to Fools for Luck expecting the fully-formed, whiskey-soaked persona of W.C. Fields from his later sound films, you’re going to be disappointed. This is 1928, and the studio was clearly trying to force a 'comedy duo' dynamic between Fields and Chester Conklin that doesn't always land. It’s worth watchi...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Charles Reisner
Vernon Stallings
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"If you’re coming to Fools for Luck expecting the fully-formed, whiskey-soaked persona of W.C. Fields from his later sound films, you’re going to be disappointed. This is 1928, and the studio was clearly trying to force a 'comedy duo' dynamic between Fields and Chester Conklin that doesn't always land. It’s worth watching if you have a soft spot for late-silent era oddities or if you just want to see Fields before he became a caricature of himself, but anyone looking for a tight, laugh-a-minute s..."
Harry Fried, Sam Mintz, Hank Mann, Grover Jones, George Marion Jr., J. Walter Ruben
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