W.C. Fields Straight Up

• 1986

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A profile of William Claude Dukenfield (1879-1946), better known as W.C. Fields. The documentary includes film clips from "It's a Gift," "The Bank Dick," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Poppy." Also: interviews with Fields' prop man Harry Caplin, Fields' grandson Ronald and film critic Leonard Maltin.