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Release Date:
March 31, 1976
Original Title:
W.C. Fields and Me
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Universal Pictures
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
US: PG
Runtime: 111
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
Cinematography:
David M. Walsh
Costume Design:
Edith Head
Bill Jobe
Director:
Arthur Hiller
Editor:
John C. Howard
Electrician:
Chris Strong
First Assistant Director:
Frederic W. Brost
Hairstylist:
Connie Nichols
Lighting Technician:
Earl C. Williman
Makeup Designer:
Stan Winston
Original Music Composer:
Henry Mancini
Producer:
Jay Weston
Production Design:
Robert F. Boyle
Screenplay:
Bob Merrill
Script Supervisor:
Dolores Rubin
Second Assistant Director:
Gary Daigler
Set Costumer:
Mary Lou Reinbold
Set Decoration:
Arthur Jeph Parker
Sound Mixer:
Robert L. Hoyt
John K. Kean
Special Effects:
Stan Winston
Special Effects Technician:
Albert Whitlock
Stunts:
Larry Holt
Title Designer:
Wayne Fitzgerald
Unit Production Manager:
Peter V. Herald
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