W.C. Fields And Me

Though the great comedian would have hated this film, this movie biography of W.C. Fields has a certain appeal thanks to Steiger's handling of the lead role. The story opens in 1924. Steiger is appearing in the Ziegfeld Follies, but Stewart (as Flo Ziegfeld) grows angry with the comedian's ribald humor. Steiger is hit with a double blow when his mistress, Peters, runs off with another man and his broker ends up losing Steiger's life savings. With nothing to keep him in New York, Steiger talks his diminutive friend Barty into financing a trip for the two to California. After operating a wax museum in Santa Monica, Steiger is given a chance to appear in the movies. S...