An inept barber maintains his good-humored optimism in his small town shop despite having a hen-pecking harridan for a wife and a total lack of tonsorial skill..


Is it worth your time? If you like W.C. Fields being grumpy and clumsy, yes. If you need a plot that actually goes somewhere, skip it. This is strictly for people who want to see a master of physical comedy fail at the simplest task imaginable. There is no real story here. It is just a guy in a shop causing chaos. The...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is it worth your time? If you like W.C. Fields being grumpy and clumsy, yes. If you need a plot that actually goes somewhere, skip it. This is strictly for people who want to see a master of physical comedy fail at the simplest task imaginable. There is no real story here. It is just a guy in a shop causing chaos. The man cannot cut hair to save his life. It’s painful to watch, but in that way where you can’t look away. The wife character is just… loud. She’s the classic nagging archetype, and..."

Harry Watson
W.C. Fields
United States

1933 · IMDb 6.4

