The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933)
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- Passed
- 18min
- Short, Comedy
- 03 Mar 1933 (USA)
- Short
The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
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Cast verified as complete
| W.C. Fields | ... |
Pa Snavely
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| Rosemary Theby | ... |
Ma Snavely
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| George Chandler | ... |
Chester Snavely - Their Son
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| Richard Cramer | ... |
Officer Posthlewhistle
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Ernie Alexander | ... |
Student Drinker (uncredited)
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Balto | ... |
Siberian Husky (uncredited)
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Jack Cooper | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Gordon Douglas | ... |
Student Drinker (uncredited)
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Junior Fuller | ... |
Student Drinker (uncredited)
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Marvin Loback | ... |
Bartender (uncredited)
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| George Moran | ... |
Indian Chief (uncredited)
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| Artie Ortego | ... |
Indian Chief (uncredited)
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Ted Stroback | ... |
Student Drinker (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Clyde Bruckman | ||
Written by
| W.C. Fields | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Mack Sennett | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jean Yarbrough | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Mack Sennett | ... | all rights reserved by |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1933) (United States) (theatrical) (as A Paramount Release) (Paramount presents: A Mack Sennett Star Comedy)
- Paramount Film Service (1933) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1933) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1933) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Joseph Brenner Associates (JBA) (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- The Criterion Collection (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- The Voyager Company (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- The Criterion Collection (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Alpha Video Distributors (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
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Other Companies
- Screen Time Images (audio restoration)
- Screen Time Images (film restoration)
- U.M.&M. TV Corp. (copyright holder)
- UCLA Film and Television Archive (preserved by)
Storyline
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Mr. Snavely, a Yukon prospector, lost his only son years ago to the temptations of the big city; now the prodigal Chester, released from prison, comes home to Ma and Pa. A parody of Yukon melodrama; includes the famous looking-out-the-door routine.
Written by Rod Crawford |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Here are the lyrics to the song: There was once a poor boy And he left his country home And he came to the city to look for work He promised his ma and pa He would lead a civilized life And always shun the fatal curse of drink Once in the city He got a situation in a quarry And there he made the acquaintance of some college students He little thought they were demons For they wore the best of clothes But the clothes do not always make the gentleman So they tempted him to drink And they said he was a cow'rd Until at last he took the fatal glass of beer When he found what he'd done He dashed the glass upon the floor And he staggered through the door with delirium tremens Once upon the sidewalk He met a Salvation Army girl And wickedly he broke her tambourine All she said was, "Heaven bless you" And placed a mark upon his brow With a kick she'd learned before she had been saved Now, as a moral to young men Who come down to the city Don't go 'round breaking people's tambourines. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000). See more » |
| Quotes |
[repeated line]
Pa Snavely: And it ain't a fit night out for man or beast. [a gust of wind blows a blast of snow into his face] See more » |
