W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes (1949)

Record Details:

Title:
W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes
Date:
1949
Publisher:
Garden City, NY : Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Volume:
W. C. Fields : his follies and fortunes
Leaf #:
000234
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
August 08, 2024
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W. C. Fields "I'm going to play it, Gene," he told Fowler a couple of weeks later. "It'll make a wonderful picture." Following his instinct and his often-repeated vow, Fowler declined, with thanks, and tried to change the subject, but Fields persisted. "I finally got the impression that he really wanted the book," Fowler says, "and naturally I could use the money. So we arranged a meeting." When they got together, at Fields' home, they settled a few details, and Fowler said, "Now about the money, Bill. I think we ought to work out a fair percentage split." Fields began to take on a vacant, faraway look; he muttered indistinctly about some new hollyhocks he had in the side yard. Then he arose and wandered away from the disturbing table. Since the meeting seemed unlikely to return to its announced topic, Fowler went home. A few days later Fields called up and said, "About that book of yours — the one you were trying to sell me for a movie." Fowler began an indignant protest, but Fields broke in. "The only way I work," he said emphatically, "is cash on the barrelhead!" "Why, you miserable old devil!" Fowler cried. "I don't give a damn whether you " "Cash on the barrelhead," yelled Fields, drowning him out. "Cash on the barrelhead." He hung up before he heard Fowler's next comment, which, all things considered, was probably just as well. 202