The CFILM Podcast! Ben Model on W.C. Fields and It's the Old Army Game!
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Our discussion of W. C. Fields' It's a Gift continues with a surprise episode by Visiting Professor Ben Model! Model explores Fields' surprisingly rich history of silent film. How does such a verbal comedian come to make silent films? How do they fit into his body of work? Model uses It's the Old Army Game, the predecessor to It's A Gift, as a jumping off point for these questions and more.
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