The Pharmacist

Typically worthless W.C. Fields. It's not very funny and everything is flat and dull, but at least it's not actively unfunny, nor especially grating.

A few of the gags were amusing but overall I found this rather dull.

Comedy has come a long way. This one continues the zany commentary of misanthrope Fields (when you can hear him, that is) as he tries to run a pharmacy and deal with his family. The pieces don't really fit together, and the gags somehow seem very old even if you've never seen them before.

Not as good as The Fatal Glass of Beer from the same year, but it has a few minor moments in true W.C. Fields style like the bird thing and board game. But this one seems to just fall apart and get worse as it went along.