It’s a Gift
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"It’s a Gift" is a 1934 American comedy film starring W. C. Fields, widely regarded as one of his finest and most influential screen comedies.
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| It's a Gift | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | W. C. Fields’ stage sketches ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Henry Sharp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of W. C. Fields’ finest screen comedies ⓘ |
| director | Norman Z. McLeod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| era | Pre-Code Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Harold Bissonette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | LeRoy Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American dream of land ownership
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domestic conflict ⓘ middle-class family life ⓘ |
| hasTitle | It’s a Gift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later American screen comedy ⓘ |
| leadActor | W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | grocery store owner ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Leipold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeResolution | family moves to California orange grove ⓘ |
| notableScene |
driving sequence with Baby LeRoy
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grocery store chaos sequence ⓘ porch-sleeping sequence with noisy neighbors and salesman ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | W. C. Fields filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | William LeBaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1934-11-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
J. P. McEvoy
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Jack Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
California
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New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Baby LeRoy
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Jean Rouverol NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathleen Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Tammany Young NERFINISHED ⓘ W. C. Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1934 ⓘ |
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It's a Gift (1923 film)
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It's a Gift