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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)
George Moran
- Indian Chief
- (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
- Indian Chief
- (uncredited)
Ted Stroback
- Student Drinker
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- W.C. Fields(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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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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Classic W. C. Fields
This is the ultimate satire on those "lost in the wilderness" and "alcohol is the devil" films, done in the early days of the talkies. W. C. plays the patriarch of the family, who seem to live in the midst of an endless snowstorm in the Yukon; every single time he opens a door and proclaims "It's not a fit night out for man nor beast", he gets a faceful of snow. His son, Chester, played by the wonderful George Chandler, was put in jail for 3 years for stealing bank bonds after drinking a single, fatal glass of beer. He comes home and is welcomed by his crying mother and his father, who wasn't crying when he first greeted his son, but soon does when the son starts to cry and the mother won't quit. W.C. goes out to "milk an elk", and of course gets a faceful of snow. In fact, he is covered in fake snow throughout this short, even inside.
There are hilarious cuts of W.C. against a background screen, which show either the snowy wastes careening by and W.C. and the dog sled team merely walking, or a herd of elk stampeding while W.C. talks pleadingly to them to "come to papa". He goes out to get water, but gets nothing but ice cubes from the pump. I laughed more at this than anything else I've seen lately; it's a real gem.
There are hilarious cuts of W.C. against a background screen, which show either the snowy wastes careening by and W.C. and the dog sled team merely walking, or a herd of elk stampeding while W.C. talks pleadingly to them to "come to papa". He goes out to get water, but gets nothing but ice cubes from the pump. I laughed more at this than anything else I've seen lately; it's a real gem.
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- Marta
- Aug 19, 2000
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- It Ain't a Fit Night Out for Man or Beast
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- Runtime18 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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