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The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."The prodigal son of a Yukon prospector comes home on a night that "ain't fit for man nor beast."
Richard Cramer
- Officer Posthlewhistle
- (as Rychard Cramer)
Ernie Alexander
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Balto
- Siberian Husky
- (uncredited)
Jack Cooper
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Gordon Douglas
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Junior Fuller
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
Marvin Loback
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
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- Director
- Writer
- W.C. Fields(uncredited)
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Storyline
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- TriviaHere 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.
- 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]
- ConnectionsEdited into W.C. Fields: 6 Short Films (2000)
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An absolute gem and delightful to watch
This is quite possibly the crown jewel in the long and illustrious career of an extremely troubled and very funny man. Fields has a field day sending up a style of melodrama popular at the time. At one and the same time, this is atypical of Fields' work generally, but still has his fingerprints all over it as well. Highlights are far too numerous to list, but Fields's rendition of the song, "The Fatal Glass of Beer" (you can't really accurately call it singing), the running gag, "It ain't a fit night out for man or beast" and the ending are hilariously perfect, with a sense of timing of which Chaplin would have been proud. Most joyously recommended
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- llltdesq
- Dec 14, 2001
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- It Ain't a Fit Night Out for Man or Beast
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- Runtime18 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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