The Fatal Glass of Beer

The Fatal Glass of Beer (1933) is an American pre-Code short film starring W.C. Fields, produced by Mack Sennett, and released theatrically by Paramount Pictures. Written by Fields and directed by Clyde Bruckman, the film is a parody of rugged stage melodramas set in the Yukon.
Ma and Pa Snavely live in a wooden hut in the Yukon. Many years before, their son Chester left for the big city and became involved in crime after "the fatal glass of beer". He returns home after getting out of prison, and promises his father not to tell his Mother what he really did. He makes the same promise to his Mother. They both chase him out of the house.
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==Links to Peel==
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Peel and producer John Walters were both fans of the comedy of W.C. Fields and became firm friends after attending a festival of Fileds' films held in London in 1970. On the 04 July 1970 Top Gear, the DJ appealed to cinema owners to show The Fatal Glass of Beer, which he described as "the best film ever made". Whether anyone took up this suggestion is not known, but Fields' films were featured regularly in arthouse and repertory cinemas in the 1970s.
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