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'So's Your Old Man' is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring W. C. Fields and Alice Joyce. It was written by J. Clarkson Miller based on the story "Mr. Bisbee's Princess" by Julian Leonard Street as adapted by Howard Emmett Rogers. It was filmed at Astoria Studios in Queens, New York City.IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017410/locations Filming locations]

The film was remade as a talkie in 1934, with W. C. Fields again starring, under the title 'You're Telling Me!' In 2008, 'So's Your Old Man' was added to the United States National Film Registry.[https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2008/08-237.html "Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry"] 'News from the Library of Congress' (December 30, 2008)

Plot



Sam Bisbee (W. C. Fields) is a small-town glazier who's always trying to get rich quick, and his schemes are driving his wife (Marcia Harris) crazy. When he invents an unbreakable glass windshield, his attempt to demonstrate it at a convention of automobile manufacturers is ruined when his car gets switched with another, and instead of bouncing off, the brick he throws at it smashes the windshield to pieces. On the train ride home, Bisbee considers suicide, but instead rescues a pretty young woman (Alice Joyce) whom he believes is trying to kill herself. It turns out the woman is really Princess Lescaboura, and their friendship brings social success to the Bisbees.Erickson, Hal [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:110802~T0 Overview (Allmovie)]Stephan, Ed [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017410/plotsummary Plot summary (IMDB)]TCM [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=500044&category=Full%20Synopsis Full synopsis]

Cast



*W. C. Fields as Samuel Bisbee

*Alice Joyce as Princess Lescaboura

*Charles "Buddy" Rogers as Kenneth Murchison

*Kittens Reichert as Alice Bisbee (credited as Catherine Reichert)

*Marcia Harris as Mrs. Bisbee

*Julia Ralph as Mrs. A. Brandewyne Murchison

*Frank Montgomery as Jeff, a fellow scientist

*Jerry Sinclair as Al

*Frederick Burton as Senator (uncredited)

*Charles Byer as Prince Lescaboura (uncredited)

*Walter Walker as Mayor of Waukeagus (uncredited)

Notes




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