Movie · 1976
W.C. Fields and Me
Released 31 March 1976 More from 1976 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
In 1920s New York City, W. C. Fields is a successful headlining entertainer, but when his girlfriend leaves him and his broker loses his money, Fields begins anew in California. Working at a wax museum, Fields eventually lands a film role that ascends him to stardom. Back in the limelight and palling around with John Barrymore and the like, Fields meets an aspiring actress Carlotta Monti at a party, with whom he forms a rocky relationship.
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How old were they?
Paul Stewart
as Florenz Ziegfeld
Milt Kamen
as Dave Chasen
Louis Zorich
as Gene Fowler
Billy Barty
as Ludwig
Dana Elcar
as Dockstedter
Paul Mantee
as Edward
Valerie Perrine
as Carlotta Monti
Bernadette Peters
as Melody
Andrew Parks
as Claude Fields
Linda Purl
as Ingenue
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The numbers
48years between the oldest and youngest billed
68Paul Stewart — oldest on the call sheet
20Linda Purl — youngest billed
42average age of the credited cast