Comedy · United States of America · 1934 · 1h 8m

It's a Gift

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Director
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast
W.C. Fields as Harold Bissonette Baby LeRoy as Baby Dunk Kathleen Howard as Amelia Bissonette Jean Rouverol as Mildred Bissonette Julian Madison as John Durston Tommy Bupp as Norman Bissonette
Crew
Henry Sharp — Director of Photography John Leipold — Original Music Composer Jack Cunningham — Screenplay W.C. Fields — Story William LeBaron — Producer
Tagline

LOOK THIS GIFT IN THE FACE IF YOU WANT A BIG HORSE-LAUGH

Synopsis

After he inherits some money, Harold Bissonette ("pronounced bis-on-ay") decides to give up the grocery business, move to California and run an orange grove. Despite his family's objections and the news that the land he bought is worthless, Bissonette packs up and drives out to California with his nagging wife Amelia and children.

Trailer It's a Gift — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipgrocerinheritancegrocery storehenpecked husbandmolassesdomineering wifenagging wifeorange grovenoise
Key Collaborators
Norman Z. McLeod Director Henry Sharp Director of Photography John Leipold Original Music Composer Jack Cunningham Screenplay W.C. Fields Story William LeBaron Producer
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