Slapstick Festival 2025
Wednesday 12th February to Sunday 16th February 2025, Bristol, UK
Opening 12 February with
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With Dr Harriet Fields and Andrew Kelly
Wednesday 12 February,
15:30:
Watershed, Bristol, UK
W.C.Fields in this early silent comedy he shines as the henpecked Elmer. Host Andrew Kelly will be talking live via Zoom to Dr.Harriet Fields, granddaughter of W.C Fields.
Rare insights into W.C. Fields by granddaughter Dr. Harriet Fields, Patron Slapstick Festival
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(https://slapstick.org.uk/w-c-fields-global-stage-to-silent-and-talking-films-and-radio/)
or the picture below for more information.
(https://slapstick.org.uk/w-c-fields-global-stage-to-silent-and-talking-films-and-radio/)
or the picture below for more information.
W.C. FIELDS – Global Stage to Silent and Talking
Films and Radio
Films and Radio
We cannot separate W.C. Fields silent films from the totality of his career.
Achieving great success on the stage in nearly every continent, combining stage
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Achieving great success on the stage in nearly every continent, combining stage
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Cast of Running Wild, 1927, Astoria Studios, Queens, NYC
Front row seated, Gregory La Cava, Mary Brian, W.C. FIELDS
W.C. FIELDS in 'So's Your Old Man' - 2nd WCF film in National Film Registry of the Library of Congress
Saturday Nov. 16, 7: 30pm, Preservation Hall, Noblesville, Indiana
1274 Logan St.; Phone: 317-426-1672; Tickets 10$ at Door.
Eric Grayson's Vintage Movie Series sponsored by Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission and the Lacy Arts Building.
Special Guest: Dr. Harriet Fields, WCF's only granddaughter
Live Piano score by Roger Lipppincott
The deadline for the Library of Congress
National Film Registry 2024 nominations is August 15.
View a list of films in our Filmography.
Nominate now!
Let's all add Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) as the next W.C. Fields Film to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. A portrait of family life in all its travails in W.C. Fields inimitable sweetness and gentleness, and keen insights into the human condition.
Nomination form on www.wcfields.com scroll to left and down and on https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/nominate/
You can nominate up to 50 films. Another suggestion for nomination is the 1935 version of David Copperfield with W.C. Fields as Micawber. It is opined Charles Dickens must have had W.C. Fields in mind for this role.
YOU'RE TELLING ME (1934) the talking version of 'So’s Your Old Man' on the National Film Registry since 2008. Plus, nominate your favorite W.C. Fields FILMS!
DAVID COPPERFIELD (1935) with W.C. Fields as Wilkins Micawber. My dear father, W. Claude Fields, Jr., and I met George Cukor, Director of 'David Copperfield', who told us that W.C. Fields was the "nicest sweetest person he has ever worked with". Cukor has said he did not have to direct W.C. Fields for he "inhabited Micawber".
W.C. Fields as Wilkins Micawber in David Copperfield (1935 version)
Current W.C. Fields films on National Film Registry - 'The Bank Dick' (1992); 'So's Your Old Man' (2008); 'It's A Gift' (2012).
TCM (Turner Classic Movies) is Airing W.C. Fields Star of the Month
TCM airs throughout March 2024, Introduction to W.C. FIELDS STAR OF THE MONTH from June 2005 narrated by
Monty Python's John Cleese.
TCM Star of the Month: W.C. Fields https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl8Qlu4l0YM
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Happy St. Patrick's Day 2024!
Timeless cross-cultural insights for St. Patrick's Day. Will Eno, award-winning playwright, describes W.C. Fields as a "quiet revolutionary". All done with a profound insight and compassion for the human condition, knowing truth through Humor helps Heal. As W.C. Fields said, "If I can make them laugh and through that laughter makes this old world seem just a little brighter, then I am satisfied." An expression of love.
On St. Patrick's Day enjoy W.C. Fields’ letter from mythical "niece Maggie" referring to "Uncle Bill's" letter to "Aunt Bridget" in Ireland.
And, letter to long time business friend, Bill Grady, referring to "Aunt Maggie". W.C. Fields kept the thread going to be included in a possible radio script.
Veterans Day Gravestone Flag Placement Ceremony Honoring W.C. Fields' Parents
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Knights of Pythias – Greenwood Cemetery, 930 Adams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, PA - On Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, 2023, at 1:00 PM, Dr. Harriet Fields, granddaughter of the iconic W.C. Fields, will lead a special ceremony at Knights of Pythias – Greenwood Cemetery, located at 930 Adams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA. The event will involve the placement of new gravestones at the resting sites of James and Kate Dukenfield, parents of W.C. Fields.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a Civil War marker for Pvt. James L. Dukenfield, recognizing and honoring his dedicated service during the Civil War. This poignant ceremony, featuring a brief flag placing ritual, serves as a testament to the enduring love and respect passed down through generations. Dr. Harriet Fields, drawing on the legacy of her grandfather W.C. Fields, recognized by the Library of Congress as the "Icon of American Culture and Humor," will commemorate the sacrifice and immigrant heritage of her family.
The ceremony holds broader implications for current events, drawing connections between the historical context of the Civil War and contemporary issues. It highlights the profound impact of individuals like W.C. Fields and his family on shaping American culture and reflects on the enduring themes of love, sacrifice, and resilience.
Event Details:
- Date: Saturday, November 11, 2023
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Location: Knights of Pythias – Greenwood Cemetery, 930 Adams Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Members of the media are invited to cover this significant and heartfelt event.
TCM screening W.C. Fields in "If I Had A Million"
TCM screening W.C. Fields in If I Had A Million Tuesday, July 18 at 2:15am ET (11:15pm PT July 17). With an ensemble cast, W.C. Fields and Alison Skipworth decked out in high elegance and W.C. Fields flowering appellations for his beloved, use their Million to avenge their pet peeve - road hogs. The Library of Congress termed this segment, the first film as criticism of American built huge and gas guzzling motor vehicles.
"So’s Your Old Man" Opens Library of Congress Inaugural Film Festival Thursday June 15, 2023 at 8pm
A festival highlight presented in archival 35mm print features this W.C. Fields Film added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress (2008)
“So’s Your Old Man” (1926) starring W.C. Fields as a small-town businessman who invents an unbreakable car windshield. This hilarious film confirms that Fields could be a star comedian even without his unique voice. With disarmingly endearing scene on the Train with Princess Lescaboura – portraying W.C. Fields true character of sweetness and gentleness, also in talking version You’re Telling Me.
Festival Runs June 15 to 18, 2023 at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, Silver Spring, MD
Still, the timelessness of W.C. Fields' art and humor is alive for generations to come.
The Columbus Moving Picture Show
(https://www.columbusmovingpictureshow.com)
Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. -
"So's Your Old Man" (1926)
Introduced by granddaughter Dr. Harriet Fields via Zoom.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941).
Vintage Movie Night Series
Featuring film historian Eric Grayson with granddaughter Dr. Harriet Fields' call-in introductions, this series presents W.C. Fields throughout the summer at Garfield Park Arts Center, Indianapolis.
Pre-registration not needed. Pay $5 the night of the event. Movies viewed inside the main gallery.
Poppy (1936).
The Old Fashioned Way (1934).
Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound Present W.C. Fields - Radio and Film Careers in the Golden Age, program created by Dr. Harriet Fields, the Great One’s granddaughter.
W.C. Fields' Timeless Art in all forms: featured here at REPS (Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound), Seattle, WA, February 5, 2022.
See the recorded event REPS with W.C. Fields and granddaughter Dr. Harriet Fields available on our YouTube WCFieldsChannel...
Slapstick Festival 2022, Bristol UK honors W.C. Fields with screening of Sally of the Sawdust, January 28, 2022, one day before the anniversary of W.C. Fields' birth on January 29.
Dr. Harriet Fields, granddaughter and Patron of the Slapstick Festival 2022, will share a message online with an introduction by Chris Serle. This event includes live piano accompaniment by John Sweeney.
Dir: D.W. Griffith.
Filmed in Astoria Studios, Queens, NY. The year before (1924), W.C. Fields starred on Broadway in Poppy, the stage version of the silent film Sally of the Sawdust. In 1934, W.C. Fields starred in Hollywood in the talking film Poppy.
W.C. Fields is the only Icon who, after touring the world performing, stayed in New York in the 1920's starring on the Broadway stage, with forays across the East River to make his silent films, perfecting his timing, and growing love and admiration of audiences and sister/fellow performers. Of all the Icons, W.C. Fields is the only one to find success in talking films and radio in Hollywood.
Powerhouse Films, UK issues My Little Chickadee as part of a box set of Mae West films. This UK distribution includes The Film Foundation's restored version of the classic film!
Martin Scorsese and Stephen Spielberg of The Film Foundation partner with Universal to restore a “handpicked selection of Universal's classic titles”. Of all W.C. Fields' films at Universal, Scorsese and Spielberg choose My Little Chickadee for their partnership with the Universal restoration project.
Founded by Martin Scorsese, The Film Foundation's mission is to preserve and restore the global art form of film and to make their work “accessible to the public through programming at festivals, museums, and educational institutions around the world”.
That is our goal for our grandfather, so generations to come can know the joy and comfort that W.C. Fields' art through humor brings to the human condition. Powerhouse Films, UK edition includes an interview in appreciation of My Little Chickadee with Dr. Harriet Fields, granddaughter.
Fields for President!
Fields for President
with new foreword by Dick Cavett.
W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for our nation's highest office.
Re-issued in French Fields Président!
with new foreword by Pierre Etaix.
